TY - BOOK AU - Budhu, Muni. TI - Soil Mechanics and Foundations SN - 981253265X AV - TA 710 .B83 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - New Jersey PB - John Wiley & Son, Inc. KW - SOIL MECHANICS N1 - 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 ER -