Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering:Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering deals with its principles in an elegant, yet simplified, manner in this text. It presents all the material required for a firm background in the subject, reinforcing theoretical aspects with sound practical |
Contents
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| 25 | |
Identification and Classification of Soils | 61 |
Compaction of Soils | 77 |
Permeability and Capillarity | 99 |
Seepage | 129 |
Stress and Stress Distribution in Soil | 159 |
Consolidation and Consolidation Settlement | 203 |
Shallow Foundations | 535 |
Pile Foundations | 563 |
Drilled Piers and Caisson Foundations | 605 |
Ground Investigation | 631 |
Soil Improvement | 659 |
Embankment Dams | 689 |
Dynamic Loading of Soil | 719 |
Environmental Geotechnology | 737 |
Shear Strength of Soils | 243 |
Laboratory Measurement of Soil Properties | 289 |
Lateral Earth Pressure | 361 |
EarthRetaining Structures | 401 |
Stability of Slopes | 445 |
Bearing Capacity of Soils | 487 |
Introductory Rock Mechanics | 745 |
List of Symbols | 773 |
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analysis angle backfill bearing capacity caissons clay cohesive soils compaction compression Compute concrete condition considered consolidation construction curve deposits depth determined diameter direct shear test distribution drainage drains dry density earth dam earth pressure effective stress elastic embankment equation excavation factor of safety fine-grained soils flow footing forces foundation Geotextiles given ground surface groundwater horizontal increase Indian Standards layer liquid limit load material maximum method moisture content non-cohesive obtained particles penetration pier plane plastic pore pressure pore water pressure rock sample sand seepage settlement shear strength shear strength parameters shear stress shear test sheet pile shown in Fig sieve silt skin friction slope soil mass Solution specific gravity specimen stability stress–strain structure thickness triaxial undrained unit weight vertical stress vibrations void ratio volume water content water table width zone σ σ