Soil Mechanics : Concepts and Applications, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Powrie, William

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 676
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Origin and classification of soilsIntroduction: what is soil mechanics?Structure of the earthOrigin of soilsSoil mineralogyPhase relationships for soilsUnit weightEffective stressParticle size distributionsSoil filtersSoil descriptionIndex tests and classification of clay soilsCompactionHouses built on clayKey pointsSelf-assessment and Learning QuestionsOrigins and mineralogy of soilsPhase relationships, unit weight and calculation of effective stressesParticle size analysis and soil filtersIndex tests and classificationCompactionNotesReferencesSoil strengthIntroductionStress analysisSoil stre. Read more...

Abstract: Origin and classification of soilsIntroduction: what is soil mechanics?Structure of the earthOrigin of soilsSoil mineralogyPhase relationships for soilsUnit weightEffective stressParticle size distributionsSoil filtersSoil descriptionIndex tests and classification of clay soilsCompactionHouses built on clayKey pointsSelf-assessment and Learning QuestionsOrigins and mineralogy of soilsPhase relationships, unit weight and calculation of effective stressesParticle size analysis and soil filtersIndex tests and classificationCompactionNotesReferencesSoil strengthIntroductionStress analysisSoil stre

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front Cover
Contents
General symbols
Preface
Chapter 1. Origin and classification of soils
Chapter 2. Soil strength
Chapter 3. Groundwater flow and control
Chapter 4. One-dimensional compression and consolidation
Chapter 5. Triaxial test and soil behaviour
Chapter 6. Calculation of soil settlements using elasticity methods
Chapter 7. Plasticity and limit equilibrium methods for earth pressures and retaining walls
Chapter 8. Foundations and slopes
Chapter 9. In-ground retaining structures: embedded walls and tunnels Chapter 10. Calculation of improved bearing capacity factors and earth pressure coefficients using plasticity methodsChapter 11. Site investigation, in situ testing and modelling
Author Biography
Back Cover