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Geotechnical engineering principles and practices / Donald P. Coduto, Man-chu Ronald Yeung and William A. Kitch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Uttar Pradesh, India : Pearson India Education Services, c2018Edition: Second editionDescription: xxiv, 784 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789332587427
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TA 705 .C63 2018
Contents:
Introduction to Geotechnical Measurement -- Engineering Geology -- Site Exploration and Characterization -- Soil Composition -- Soil Classification -- Excavation, Grading, and Compacted Fill -- Groundwater-fundamentals and one-dimensional flow -- Groundwater-multidimensional flow and applications -- Stress -- Compressibility and settlement -- Rate of Consolidation -- Soil strength -- Stability of Earth Slopes -- Foundations -- Spread footing design -- earth retaining structures -- Lateral earth pressures
Summary: This introductory geotechnical engineering text explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice. It offers a rigorous, yet accessible and easy-to-read approach, as well as technical depth and an emphasis on understanding the physical basis for soil behavior. The second edition has been revised to include updated content and many new problems and exercises, as well as to reflect feedback from reviewers and the authors’ own experiences.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Civil Engineering GC TA 705 .C63 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000015953

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to Geotechnical Measurement -- Engineering Geology -- Site Exploration and Characterization -- Soil Composition -- Soil Classification -- Excavation, Grading, and Compacted Fill -- Groundwater-fundamentals and one-dimensional flow -- Groundwater-multidimensional flow and applications -- Stress -- Compressibility and settlement -- Rate of Consolidation -- Soil strength -- Stability of Earth Slopes -- Foundations -- Spread footing design -- earth retaining structures -- Lateral earth pressures

This introductory geotechnical engineering text explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice. It offers a rigorous, yet accessible and easy-to-read approach, as well as technical depth and an emphasis on understanding the physical basis for soil behavior. The second edition has been revised to include updated content and many new problems and exercises, as well as to reflect feedback from reviewers and the authors’ own experiences.

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