Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice
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Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice

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Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice

About this book

The definitive guide to unsaturated soil— from the world's experts on the subject

This book builds upon and substantially updates Fredlund and Rahardjo's publication, Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils, the current standard in the field of unsaturated soils. It provides readers with more thorough coverage of the state of the art of unsaturated soil behavior and better reflects the manner in which practical unsaturated soil engineering problems are solved. Retaining the fundamental physics of unsaturated soil behavior presented in the earlier book, this new publication places greater emphasis on the importance of the "soil-water characteristic curve" in solving practical engineering problems, as well as the quantification of thermal and moisture boundary conditions based on the use of weather data. Topics covered include:

  • Theory to Practice of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
  • Nature and Phase Properties of Unsaturated Soil
  • State Variables for Unsaturated Soils
  • Measurement and Estimation of State Variables
  • Soil-Water Characteristic Curves for Unsaturated Soils
  • Ground Surface Moisture Flux Boundary Conditions
  • Theory of Water Flow through Unsaturated Soils
  • Solving Saturated/Unsaturated Water Flow Problems
  • Air Flow through Unsaturated Soils
  • Heat Flow Analysis for Unsaturated Soils
  • Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils
  • Shear Strength Applications in Plastic and Limit Equilibrium
  • Stress-Deformation Analysis for Unsaturated Soils
  • Solving Stress-Deformation Problems with Unsaturated Soils
  • Compressibility and Pore Pressure Parameters
  • Consolidation and Swelling Processes in Unsaturated Soils

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice is essential reading for geotechnical engineers, civil engineers, and undergraduate- and graduate-level civil engineering students with a focus on soil mechanics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1: Theory to Practice of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
  8. Chapter 2: Nature and Phase Properties of Unsaturated Soil
  9. Chapter 3: State Variables for Unsaturated Soils
  10. Chapter 4: Measurement and Estimation of State Variables
  11. Chapter 5: Soil-Water Characteristic Curves for Unsaturated Soils
  12. Chapter 6: Ground Surface Moisture Flux Boundary Conditions
  13. Chapter 7: Theory of Water Flow through Unsaturated Soils
  14. Chapter 8: Solving Saturated/Unsaturated Water Flow Problems
  15. Chapter 9: Air Flow through Unsaturated Soils
  16. Chapter 10: Heat Flow Analysis for Unsaturated Soils
  17. Chapter 11: Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils
  18. Chapter 12: Shear Strength Applications in Plastic and Limit Equilibrium
  19. Chapter 13: Stress-Deformation Analysis for Unsaturated Soils
  20. Chapter 14: Solving Stress-Deformation Problems with Unsaturated Soils
  21. Chapter 15: Compressibility and Pore Pressure Parameters
  22. Chapter 16: Consolidation and Swelling Processes in Unsaturated Soils
  23. Appendix: Units and Symbols
  24. References
  25. Index
  26. End User License Agreement

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