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Geotechnical engineering : unsaturated and saturated soils / Jean-Louis Briaud

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Jersey : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2013Description: xxi, 998 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780470948569
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TA 705 .B75 2013
Contents:
Acknowledgments xxi CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 CHAPTER 2 Engineering Geology 15 CHAPTER 3 Soil Components and Weight-Volume Parameters 26 CHAPTER 4 Soil Classification 46 CHAPTER 5 Rocks 63 CHAPTER 6 Site Investigation, Drilling, and Sampling 80 CHAPTER 7 In Situ Tests 104 CHAPTER 8 Elements of Geophysics 151 CHAPTER 9 Laboratory Tests 172 CHAPTER 10 Stresses, Effective Stress, Water Stress, Air Stress, and Strains 245 CHAPTER 11 Problem-Solving Methods 280 CHAPTER 12 Soil Constitutive Models 345 CHAPTER 13 Flow of Fluid and Gas Through Soils 370 CHAPTER 14 Deformation Properties 401 CHAPTER 15 Shear Strength Properties 443 CHAPTER 16 Thermodynamics for Soil Problems 472 CHAPTER 17 Shallow Foundations 485 CHAPTER 18 Deep Foundations 553 CHAPTER 19 Slope Stability 649 CHAPTER 20 Compaction 698 CHAPTER 21 Retaining Walls 716 CHAPTER 22 Earthquake Geoengineering 784 CHAPTER 23 Erosion of Soils and Scour Problems 823 CHAPTER 24 Geoenvironmental Engineering 872 CHAPTER 25 Geosynthetics 904 CHAPTER 26 Soil Improvement 938 CHAPTER 27 Technical Communications 962 References 969 Index 983
Summary: Written by a leader on the subject, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering is first introductory geotechnical engineering textbook to cover both saturated and unsaturated soil mechanics.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Civil Engineering GC TA 705 .B75 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000013270

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Acknowledgments xxi CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 CHAPTER 2 Engineering Geology 15 CHAPTER 3 Soil Components and Weight-Volume Parameters 26 CHAPTER 4 Soil Classification 46 CHAPTER 5 Rocks 63 CHAPTER 6 Site Investigation, Drilling, and Sampling 80 CHAPTER 7 In Situ Tests 104 CHAPTER 8 Elements of Geophysics 151 CHAPTER 9 Laboratory Tests 172 CHAPTER 10 Stresses, Effective Stress, Water Stress, Air Stress, and Strains 245 CHAPTER 11 Problem-Solving Methods 280 CHAPTER 12 Soil Constitutive Models 345 CHAPTER 13 Flow of Fluid and Gas Through Soils 370 CHAPTER 14 Deformation Properties 401 CHAPTER 15 Shear Strength Properties 443 CHAPTER 16 Thermodynamics for Soil Problems 472 CHAPTER 17 Shallow Foundations 485 CHAPTER 18 Deep Foundations 553 CHAPTER 19 Slope Stability 649 CHAPTER 20 Compaction 698 CHAPTER 21 Retaining Walls 716 CHAPTER 22 Earthquake Geoengineering 784 CHAPTER 23 Erosion of Soils and Scour Problems 823 CHAPTER 24 Geoenvironmental Engineering 872 CHAPTER 25 Geosynthetics 904 CHAPTER 26 Soil Improvement 938 CHAPTER 27 Technical Communications 962 References 969 Index 983

Written by a leader on the subject, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering is first introductory geotechnical engineering textbook to cover both saturated and unsaturated soil mechanics.

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