Geotechnology

Preface1. Engineering in Earth Materials The Scope of Geotechnology Soil Mechanics Rock Mechanics The Classification of Earth Materials Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes Consistency Limits Liquid Limit Plastic Limit The Unified Soil Classification Engineering Classification of Rocks and Rock Masses Terzaghi's Rock Classification USBM Classification Coates' Rock Classification Deere and Miller's Classification System Rock-Quality Designation C-Factor Ege's Stability Index Franklin Point Load Index Systematic Description of Geological Factors Appraisal of Rock Mass Structure The Range of Problems in Geotechnology2. The Behavior of Earth Materials Under Static Load Some Fundamental Concepts Stress Normal and Shear Stress Components Principal Stresses, Stress in Three Dimensions Strain Infinitesimal Strain Finite Strain The Strain Ellipsoid Pure Shear and Simple Shear Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Strain Plane Stress Plane Strain Springs, Dashpots, and Weights Elastic Materials Young's Modulus Bulk Modulus Modulus of Rigidity Poisson's Ratio Rheological Properties of Earth Materials Rheological Models Elastic Behavior in Real Earth Materials Rock Hysteresis Stress-Strain Relationships in Soils3. Time-Dependent Behavior of Earth Materials Creep in Rocks The Creep Laws in Rock Materials The Effect of Stress on the Strain Rate Practical Implications of Creep in Earth Materials Pressure-Relief Technique in Elastic and Near-Elastic Rocks Creep in Plastic Rocks Effects of Temperature on Creep Creep of Ice and Frozen Ground Creep in Soils4. Failure Criteria for Soils and Rocks More Fundamental Concepts Structural Failure Friction Mohr's Circle of Stress Procedure Maximum Shear Strength Theories of Failure Failure of Elastic Materials Failure of Earth Materials Criteria of Failure Mohr's Theory of Failure Determination of the Mohr Failure Envelope The Coulomb Criterion of Failure for Soils Cohesion Internal Friction The Coulomb-Navier Criterion of Failure for Rocks The Griffith Brittle Failure Criterion5. The Engineering Properties of Soils Pore Fluid Pressure Effective Stress The Determination of Soil Strength The Shear Box Test Triaxial Compression Test for Soils The Unconflned Compressive Strength of Soils The Vane Shear Test for Soils Consolidation of Soils Normally Consolidated Clays Over Consolidated Clays Settlement of Foundations Compaction Density Relative Density of Soils Expansion and Shrinkage in Clay Soils Expansion Shrinkage Weathering of Clay Rocks6. Fluids in Soils and Rocks Groundwater Held Water Soil Suction "Held Water" in Rocks Porosity The Flow of Groundwater Permeability Laboratory Determination of the Coefficient of Permeability for Soils Laboratory Determination of the Permeability of Rocks The Determination of Permeability Coefficients in the Field Pumping-in Test Lugeon Test Pumping-Out Test Fluid Potential Determination of Fluid Potential Flow Nets Seepage in Earth and Rock Masses Seepage Pressures7.