Soil Mechanics and Foundations
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Soil Mechanics and Foundations

  1. 780 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Soil Mechanics and Foundations

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Soil Mechanics and Foundations 3rd Edition presents the basic concepts and principles of soil mechanics and foundations in the context of basic mechanics, physics, and mathematics. It is appropriate for a single course combining introduction to soil mechanics and foundations, or for a two-course geotechnical engineering sequence. The author presents topics thoroughly and systematically without diluting technical rigor, and gives students confidence in learning the principles of soil mechanics and its application to foundation analysis by clearly defining what they should learn from this text, and providing tools to help them organize and assess their own learning. Soil Mechanics and Foundations 3rd Edition supports active learning and student self-assessment by defining learning outcomes and objectives, providing questions to guide their reading, definitions of key terms, multimedia supporting self-assessment, and homework exercises defined to target theory, problem-solving, and practical applications. Web-based applications available with the text include interactive animations, interactive problem solving, interactive step-by-step examples, virtual soils laboratory, e-quizzes, and more! The text is written using 100% SI Units.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780470556849
eBook ISBN
9781118136041
Edition
3
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Civil Engineering
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Preface
  5. NOTES for Students and Instructors
  6. Notes for Instructors
  7. Contents
  8. Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS
  9. Chapter 2: GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PARTICLE SIZES OF SOILS
  10. Chapter 3: SOILS INVESTIGATION
  11. Chapter 4: PHYSICAL SOIL STATES AND SOIL CLASSIFICATION
  12. Chapter 5: SOIL COMPACTION
  13. Chapter 6: ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW OF WATER THROUGH SOILS
  14. Chapter 7: STRESSES, STRAINS, AND ELASTIC DEFORMATIONS OF SOILS
  15. Chapter 8: STRESS PATH
  16. Chapter 9: ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT OF FINE-GRAINED SOILS
  17. Chapter 10: SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS
  18. Chapter 11: A CRITICAL STATE MODEL TO INTERPRET SOIL BEHAVIOR
  19. Chapter 12: BEARING CAPACITY OF SOILS AND SETTLEMENT OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
  20. Chapter 13: PILE FOUNDATIONS
  21. Chapter 14: TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW OF WATER THROUGH SOILS
  22. Chapter 15: STABILITY OF EARTH-RETAINING STRUCTURES
  23. Chapter 16: SLOPE STABILITY
  24. Appendix A: A COLLECTION OF FREQUENTLY USED SOIL PARAMETERS AND CORRELATIONS
  25. Appendix B: DISTRIBUTION OF VERTICAL STRESS AND ELASTIC DISPLACEMENT UNDER A UNIFORM CIRCULAR LOAD
  26. Appendix C: DISTRIBUTION OF SURFACE STRESSES WITHIN FINITE SOIL LAYERS
  27. Appendix D: LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS (KERISEL AND ABSI, 1990)
  28. REFERENCES
  29. INDEX
  30. Notations