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Book An Introduction to Soil Mechanics

Download or read book An Introduction to Soil Mechanics written by Arnold Verruijt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook offers a superb introduction to theoretical and practical soil mechanics. Special attention is given to the risks of failure in civil engineering, and themes covered include stresses in soils, groundwater flow, consolidation, testing of soils, and stability of slopes. Readers will learn the major principles and methods of soil mechanics, and the most important methods of determining soil parameters both in the laboratory and in situ. The basic principles of applied mechanics, that are frequently used, are offered in the appendices. The author’s considerable experience of teaching soil mechanics is evident in the many features of the book: it is packed with supportive color illustrations, helpful examples and references. Exercises with answers enable students to self-test their understanding and encourage them to explore further through additional online material. Numerous simple computer programs are provided online as Electronic Supplementary Material. As a soil mechanics textbook, this volume is ideally suited to supporting undergraduate civil engineering students. “I am really delighted that your book is now published. When I “discovered” your course a few years ago, I was elated to have finally found a book that immediately resonated with me. Your approach to teaching soil mechanics is precise, rigorous, clear, concise, or in other words “crisp." My colleagues who share the teaching of Soil Mechanics 1 and 2 (each course is taught every semester) at the UMN have also adopted your book.” Emmanuel Detournay Professor at Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA

Book An Introduction to Soils Engineering

Download or read book An Introduction to Soils Engineering written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil and geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in geotechnical and soils engineering. Here is what is discussed: 1. BEARING CAPACITY ANALYSIS 2. DISTRIBUTION OF STRESSES IN SOIL 3. ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOIL AND ROCK 4. LABORATORY TESTING OF SOILS 5. SEEPAGE AND DRAINAGE 6. SETTLEMENT AND VOLUME EXPANSION 7. SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS 8. SOIL GROUTING.

Book Geotechnical Engineering

Download or read book Geotechnical Engineering written by Jean-Louis Briaud and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 1783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Destined to become the next leading text in the field, this book presents a new approach to teaching the subject, based on fundamentals of unsaturated soils, and extending the description of applications of soil mechanics to a wide variety of topics. This groundbreaking work features a number of topics typically left out of undergraduate geotechnical courses.

Book An Introduction to Soils Engineering

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. Paul Guyer
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-06-11
  • ISBN : 9781548022105
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book An Introduction to Soils Engineering written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in soils engineering. Here is what is discussed: 1. BEARING CAPACITY ANALYSIS, 2. DISTRIBUTION OF STRESSES IN SOIL, 3. ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOIL AND ROCK, 4. LABORATORY TESTING OF SOILS, 5. SEEPAGE AND DRAINAGE, 6. SETTLEMENT AND VOLUME EXPANSION, 7. SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS, 8. SOIL GROUTING.

Book An Introduction to Soils Engineering

Download or read book An Introduction to Soils Engineering written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in soils engineering. Here is what is discussed: 1. BEARING CAPACITY ANALYSIS, 2. DISTRIBUTION OF STRESSES IN SOIL, 3. ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOIL AND ROCK, 4. LABORATORY TESTING OF SOILS, 5. SEEPAGE AND DRAINAGE, 6. SETTLEMENT AND VOLUME EXPANSION, 7. SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS, 8. SOIL GROUTING.

Book An Introduction to Soil Mechanics and Foundations

Download or read book An Introduction to Soil Mechanics and Foundations written by C. R. Scott and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-14 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is mainly intended to meet the needs of undergraduate students of Civil Engineering. In preparing the first edition of this book, I had two principal aims: firstly to provide the student with a description of soil behavior-and of the effects of the clay minerals and the soil water on such behavior-which was rather more detailed than is usual in an elementary text, and secondly to encourage him to look critically at the traditional methods of analysis and design. The latter point is important, since all such methods require certain simplifying assumptions without which no solution is generally possible. Serious errors in design are seldom the result of failure to understand the methods as such. They more usually arise from a failure to study and understand the geology of the site, or from attempts to apply analytical methods to problems for which the implicit assumptions make them unsuitable. In the design of foundations and earth structures, more than in most branches of engineering, the engineer must be continually exercising his judgment in making decisions. The analytical methods cannot relieve him of this responsibility but properly used, they should ensure that his judgment is based on sound knowledge and not on blind intuition. I hope that the book will prove to be of use to students when their courses are over, and help to bridge the awkward gap between theory and practice.

Book Geotechnical Engineering

Download or read book Geotechnical Engineering written by Richard L. Handy and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-01-26 with total page 933 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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: Over 400 detailed illustrations and photographs Unique background material on the geological, pedological, and mineralogical aspects of soils with emphasis on clay mineralogy, soil structure, and expansive and collapsible soils. New coverage of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE); intermediate foundations; in-situ soil testing: statistical analysis of data; “FORE,” a scientific method for analyzing settlement; writing the geotechnical report; and the geotechnical engineer as a sleuth and expert witness. 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

Book An Introduction to Engineering Properties of Soil and Rock

Download or read book An Introduction to Engineering Properties of Soil and Rock written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil and geotechnical engineers interested in engineering properties of soil and rock. Here is what is discussed: 1. SCOPE 2. COMPACTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SOILS 3. DENSITY OF COHESIONLESS SOILS 4. PERMEABILITY 5. CONSOLIDATION 6. SWELLING, SHRINKAGE, AND COLLAPSIBILITY 7. SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS 8. ELASTIC PROPERTIES 9. MODULUS OF SUBGRADE REACTION 10. COEFFICIENT OF AT-REST EARTH PRESSURE 11. PROPERTIES OF INTACT ROCK 12. PROPERTIES OF TYPICAL SHALES.

Book Soil Engineering

    Book Details:
  • Author : Fu Hua Chen
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 1999-09-28
  • ISBN : 142004981X
  • Pages : 298 pages

Download or read book Soil Engineering written by Fu Hua Chen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-09-28 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last forty years, at least fifty books have been written on the subject of soil mechanics, most of them textbooks. Only a few touch on practical applications. Soil Engineering: Testing, Design, and Remediation supplies the information needed to fill the gap between textbook learning and practical know-how. When engineers deal with major p

Book An Introduction to Engineering Properties of Soil and Rock for Professional Engineers

Download or read book An Introduction to Engineering Properties of Soil and Rock for Professional Engineers written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in engineering properties of soil and rock. Here is what is discussed: 1. SCOPE, 2. COMPACTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL, 3. DENSITY OF COHESIONLESS SOILS, 4. PERMEABILITY, 5., CONSOLIDATION, 6. SWELLING, SHRINKAGE AND COLLAPSIBILITY, 7. SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS, 8. ELASTIC PROPERTIES, 9. MODULUS OF SUBGRADE REACTION, 10. COEFFICIENT OF AT-REST EARTH PRESSURE.

Book Modeling and Computing for Geotechnical Engineering

Download or read book Modeling and Computing for Geotechnical Engineering written by M.S. Rahman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeling and computing is becoming an essential part of the analysis and design of an engineered system. This is also true of "geotechnical systems", such as soil foundations, earth dams and other soil-structure systems. The general goal of modeling and computing is to predict and understand the behaviour of the system subjected to a variety of possible conditions/scenarios (with respect to both external stimuli and system parameters), which provides the basis for a rational design of the system. The essence of this is to predict the response of the system to a set of external forces. The modelling and computing essentially involve the following three phases: (a) Idealization of the actual physical problem, (b) Formulation of a mathematical model represented by a set of equations governing the response of the system, and (c) Solution of the governing equations (often requiring numerical methods) and graphical representation of the numerical results. This book will introduce these phases. MATLAB® codes and MAPLE® worksheets are available for those who have bought the book. Please contact the author at [email protected] or [email protected]. Kindly provide the invoice number and date of purchase.

Book An Introduction to Engineering Properties of Soil

Download or read book An Introduction to Engineering Properties of Soil written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-03 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil and geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in engineering properties of soils. Here is what is discussed:1. GENERAL2. SHEAR STRENGTH3. VOLUME CHANGE4. PERMEABILITY5. ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL GROUPS6. CHANGES IN SOIL PROPERTIES7. WORKABILITY8. FROST ACTION9. ERODIBILITY10. DISPERSIVE CLAY11. DYNAMIC PROPERTIES.

Book An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

Download or read book An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering written by Robert D. Holtz and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1981 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A descriptive, elementary introduction to geotechnical engineering - with applications to civil engineering practice. *focuses on the engineering classification, behavior, and properties of soils necessary for the design and construction of foundations and earth structures. *introduces vibratory and dynamic compaction, the method of fragments, the Schmertmann procedure for determining field compressibility, secondary compression, liquefaction, and an extensive use of the stress path method.

Book An Introduction to Soil Dynamics

Download or read book An Introduction to Soil Dynamics written by Arnold Verruijt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-09 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: to Soil Dynamics Arnold Verruijt Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Arnold Verruijt Delft University of Technology 2628 CN Delft Netherlands [email protected] A CD-ROM accompanies this book containing programs for waves in piles, propagation of earthquakes in soils, waves in a half space generated by a line load, a point load, a strip load, or a moving load, and the propagation of a shock wave in a saturated elastic porous material. Computer programs are also available from the website http://geo.verruijt.net ISBN 978-90-481-3440-3 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3441-0 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3441-0 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009940507 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, micro?lming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied speci?cally for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Preface This book gives the material for an introductory course on Soil Dynamics, as given for about 10 years at the Delft University of Technology for students of civil en- neering, and updated continuously since 1994.

Book An Introduction to Soil Stabilization for Pavements

Download or read book An Introduction to Soil Stabilization for Pavements written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil and geotechnical engineers interested in soil stabilization for pavement. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 PUPOSE 1.2 SCOPE 1.3 DEFINITIONS 1.4 USES OF STABILIZATION 2. SELECTION OF ADDITIVE 2.1 SOIL TYPES AND ADDITIVES 2.2 USE OF STABILIZED SOILS IN FROST AREAS 2.3 THICKNESS REDUCTION FOR BASE AND SUBBASE COURSES 3. DETERMINATION OF STABILIZER CONTENT 3.1 STABILIZATION WITH PORTLAND CEMENT 3.2 STABILIZATION WITH LIME 3.3 STABILIZATION WITH LIME-FLY ASH (LF) AND LIME-CEMENT-FLY ASH (LCF) 3.4 STABILIZATION WITH BITUMEN 3.5 STABILIZATION WITH LIME-CEMENT AND LIME-BITUMEN.

Book Soils and Foundations for Architects and Engineers

Download or read book Soils and Foundations for Architects and Engineers written by Chester I. Duncan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soils and Foundations for Architects and Engineers, Second Edition is a practical guide to the technology of soil mechanics and foundations, and the application of that technology to the design and construction process. This text provides an up-to-date overview of the classification of soils, the design of foundations, and the behavior of soils under load. Particular emphasis has been given to the subject of piles, piers, and caissons, and to the design and details of construction of basement and retaining walls. New to this edition: Expanded coverage of shear strength of soils, settlement analysis, and expansive soil. Design requirements for prestressed tiebacks, tiedowns, and rock anchors. Expansion of information on pile driving techniques including the use of the Engineering News Formula. A table of British-metric conversions. Many new solved problems and illustrations. In addition to the numerous new improvements, the author also includes: effects of high water tables on architectural and engineering considerations, design of shear keys used in the transfer of lateral earth pressure from a wall to the supporting element, various drainage alternatives to the structural treatment of adjacent footings, and much more. Soils and Foundations for Architects and Engineers, Second Edition can be used in advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses offered in architectural engineering and civil engineering, as well as be used as a reference book by practicing architects, insurance adjusters and attorneys who litigate or adjudicate claims involving soils and foundations.