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Principles of geotechnical engineering / Braja M. Das.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Australia : Cengage, c2022Edition: Tenth editionDescription: xix, 732 pages : 28 cm. Illustrations (Colored)ISBN:
  • 9780357420485
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23rd ed. 624.1513 DAS
Contents:
Table of Contents. - Ch. 1 Geotechnical engineering - A historical perspective. - Ch. 2 Origin of soil and grain size. - Ch. 3 Weight - Volume relationships. - Ch. 4 Plasticity and structure of soil. - Ch. 5 Engineering classification of soil. - Ch. 6 Soil Compaction. - Ch. 7 Permeability. - Ch. 8 Seepage. - Ch. 9 In Situ Stresses. - Ch. 10 Stresses in a soil mass. - Ch. 11 Compressibility of soil - Elastic settlement. - Ch. 12 Consolidation. - Ch. 13 Shear strength of soil. - Ch. 14 Lateral earth pressure: At-Rest, Rankine, and Coulombo. - Ch. 15 Lateral earth pressure: curved failure surface. - Ch. 16 Slope stability. - Ch. 17 Soil-Bearing capacity for a shallow foundation. - Ch. 18 Subsoil exploration. - Ch. 19 An introduction to geosynthetics.
Summary: "SI version of a popular introduction to the principles of geotechnical engineering"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents. - Ch. 1 Geotechnical engineering - A historical perspective. - Ch. 2 Origin of soil and grain size. - Ch. 3 Weight - Volume relationships. - Ch. 4 Plasticity and structure of soil. - Ch. 5 Engineering classification of soil. - Ch. 6 Soil Compaction. - Ch. 7 Permeability. - Ch. 8 Seepage. - Ch. 9 In Situ Stresses. - Ch. 10 Stresses in a soil mass. - Ch. 11 Compressibility of soil - Elastic settlement. - Ch. 12 Consolidation. - Ch. 13 Shear strength of soil. - Ch. 14 Lateral earth pressure: At-Rest, Rankine, and Coulombo. - Ch. 15 Lateral earth pressure: curved failure surface. - Ch. 16 Slope stability. - Ch. 17 Soil-Bearing capacity for a shallow foundation. - Ch. 18 Subsoil exploration. - Ch. 19 An introduction to geosynthetics.

"SI version of a popular introduction to the principles of geotechnical engineering"-- Provided by publisher.

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