Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
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An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering offers a descriptive, elementary introduction to geotechnical engineering with applications to civil engineering practice.
Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering.Index and Classification Properties of Soils. 1. Soil Classification. 2. Clay Minerals and Soil Structure. 3. Compaction. 4. Water in Soils I: Capillarity, Shrinkage, Swelling, and Frost Action. 5. Water in Soils II: Permeability, Seepage, and Effective Stress. 6. Consolidation and Consolidation Settlements. 7. Time Rate of Consolidation. 8. Mohr Circle, Failure Theories, and Stress Paths. 9. Shear Strength of Sands and Clays.Appendix A: Application of the SI System of Units to Geotechnical Engineering.Appendix B-1: Derivations of Laplace's Equations.Appendix B-2: Derivation and Solution of Terzaghi's One-Dimensional Consolidation Theory.Appendix B-3: Pore Pressure Parameters.References.Index.
