Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics for Sedimentary and Residual Soils (Wesley/Fundamentals Soil Mechanics) || Special Soil Types

✍ Scribed by Wesley, Laurence D.

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 345 KB
• Edition: 1
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 0470376260
• DOI: 10.1002/9780470549056.ch16

✦ Synopsis

introducing The First Integrated Coverage Of Sedimentary And Residual Soil Engineering

despite Its Prevalence In Under-developed Parts Of The United States And Most Tropical And Sub-tropical Countries, Residual Soil Is Often Characterized As A Mere Extension Of Conventional Soil Mechanics In Many Textbooks. Now, With The Rapid Growth Of Construction In These Regions, It Is Essential To Gain A Fuller Understanding Of Residual Soils And Their Properties—one That's Based On An Integrated Approach To The Study Of Residual And Sedimentary Soils. One Text Puts This Understanding Well Within Reach: Fundamentals Of Soil Mechanics For Sedimentary And Residual Soils.

the First Resource To Provide Equal Treatment Of Both Residual And Sedimentary Soils And Their Unique Engineering Properties, This Skill-building Guide Offers:

• a Concise Introduction To Basic Soil Mechanics, Stress-strain Behavior, Testing, And Design

• in-depth Coverage That Spans The Full Scope Of Soil Engineering, From Bearing Capacity And Foundation Design To The Stability Of Slopes

• a Focus On Concepts And Principles Rather Than Methods, Helping You Avoid Idealized Versions Of Soil Behavior And Maintain A Design Approach That Is Consistent With Real Soils Of The Natural World

• an Abundance Of Worked Problems Throughout, Demonstrating In Some Cases That Conventional Design Techniques Applicable To Sedimentary Soils Are Not Valid For Residual Soils

• numerous End-of-chapter Exercises Supported By An Online Solutions Manual

• full Chapter-ending References

taken Together, Fundamentals Of Soil Mechanics For Sedimentary And Residual Soils Is A Comprehensive, Balanced Soil Engineering Sourcebook That Will Prove Indispensable For Practitioners And Students In Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, And Geology.