Geotechnical Engineering: Soil and Foundation Principles and Practice, 5th Ed.Master the Latest Developments in Soil Testing and New Applications of Geotechnical Engineering Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices offers students and practicing engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach to the principles and methods of soil and geotechnical engineering. This updated classic builds from basic principles of soil mechanics and applies them to new topics, including mechanically stabilized earth (MSE), and intermediate foundations. This Fifth Edition features:
Get Quick Access to Every Soil and Geotechnical Engineering Topic • Igneous Rocks as Ultimate Sources for Soils • The Soil Profile • Soil Minerals • Particle Size and Gradation • Soil Fabric and Soil Structure • Soil Density and Unit Weight • Soil Water • Soil Consistency and Engineering Classification • Compaction • Seepage • Stress Distribution • Settlement • Shear Strength • Lateral Stress and Retaining Walls • MSE Walls and Soil Nailing • Slope Stability, Landslides, Embankments, and Earth Dams • Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations • Deep Foundations • Intermediate Foundations • Loads on Pipes • In-Situ Testing • Introduction to Soil Dynamics • The Geotechnical Report |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Igneous Rocks Ultimate Sources for Soils | 18 |
3 Special Problems with Sedimentary Rocks | 38 |
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Answer bearing capacity boring calculated capillary clay minerals coefficient cohesion compaction compression curve decrease defined density deposits depth determine diameter drainage drilling earth dam earthquake effective stress elastic equation example expansive clay factor of safety failure Figure flow force foundation friction angle geotechnical engineering grains gravel ground surface groundwater table grout horizontal hydraulic hydraulic conductivity increase indicate landslide lateral stress layer liquid limit load loess maximum measured method modulus moisture content occur overburden pressure particles percent pier pile pipe plastic plasticity index pore pressure pore water pressure problem quick clay reduced resistance result retaining wall rock sample sand saturated secondary consolidation sediments seepage settlement shear strength shear test shearing stress shown in Fig side friction silt sliding slip surface slope smectite stability structure Terzaghi thickness trench unit weight vertical stress void ratio zone