Basic fundamentals of geotechnical engineering /

Besavilla, Jr., Venancio I.

Basic fundamentals of geotechnical engineering / Venancio I. Besavilla, Jr. - Fifth edition. - Cebu City, Philippines : VIB Publisher, c1998 - 930 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Chapter 1. Soil Composition -- Chapter 2. Atterberg Limits -- Chapter 3. Soil Classification -- Chapter 4. Soil Compaction -- Chapter 5. Permeability -- Chapter 6. Effective Stresses in Soil -- Chapter 7. Flow nets, Stresses in Soil Mass and Stress Distribution in Soils -- Chapter 8. Compressibility of Soil -- Chapter 9. Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity -- Chapter 10. Standard Penetration Test -- Chapter 11. Shear Strength of Soil -- Chapter 12. Lateral Earth Pressure -- Chapter 13. Sheet Piles -- Chapter 14. Braced Sheetings -- Chapter 15. Slope Stability -- Chapter 16. Plies -- Chapter 17. Settlement of Piles -- Chapter 18. Capacity of Group of Piles.

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