Soil Mechanics Fundamentals
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439846448 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 340 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Concise, yet thorough, the text is organized incrementally, with earlier sections serving as the foundation for more advanced topics. Based on the authors’ more than 25 years of teaching soil mechanics to engineering students, Soil Mechanics Fundamentals presents a comprehensive introduction to soil mechanics, with emphasis on the engineering significance of what soil is, how it behaves, and why it behaves that way. More significantly, few of those texts go beyond memorization of equations and numbers to provide a practical understanding of why and how soil mechanics work. Explaining the varied behavior of soils through mathematics, physics and chemistry, the text covers: Engineering behavior of claysUnified and AASHTO soil classification systemsCompaction techniques, water flow and effective stressStress increments in soil mass and settlement problemsMohr’s Circle application to soil mechanics and shear strengthLateral earth pressure and bearing capacity theories Each chapter is accompanied by example and practicing problems that encourage readers to apply learned concepts to applications with a full understanding of soil behavior fundamentals. While many introductory texts on soil mechanics are available, most are either lacking in their explanations of soil behavior or provide far to
CE Student This book is a good introduction to soil mechanics. It gets to the point without a lot of other stuff. The figures are helpful because they show key ideas. The authors are looking to develop a sense of engineering judgment so they give some rules of thumb and some comparisons of key parame. "wonderful" according to Jabird212. Its a pocket sized soils text. Great for self learners because everything is explained very simply. As a note to the reader I am a mechanical engineering major with a civil minor and this is one of my first civil classes si its all new to me
Born in India, he obtained his bachelor of technology degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India and his Ph. D. He is also credited with serving as the editor of two books in his research fields. from the University of Washington in Seattle, he served as a faculty member at the University of Washington and Cornell University, before moving to Old Do
He has published more than 100 technical papers in international journals and for international conferences and symposia proceedings, several of which have appeared as contributed chapters in books. After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Seattle, he served as a faculty member at the University of Washington and Cornell University, before moving to Old Dominion in 1986. Born in India, he obtained his bachelor of technology degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India and his Ph. He is a member of the ASCE, ISSMFE, ASTM, EERI, and JGS. He is also credited with serving as the editor of two books in his re