Soil Mechanics and Foundations /

Budhu, Muni.

Soil Mechanics and Foundations / Muni Budhu - Second edition. - New Jersey : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2007 - xxi, 634 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Introduction to soil mechanics and foundations Geological characteristics of soils and soils investigation Physical soil parameters One-dimensional flow of water through soils Stresses, strains, and elastic deformations of soils One-dimentional consolidation settlement of fine-grained soils Shear strength of soils A critical state model to interpret soil behavior Bearing of capacity of soils and settlement of shallow foundations Pile foundations Two-dimensional flow of water through soils Stability of earth retaining structures Slope stability

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SOIL MECHANICS

TA 710 .B83 2007