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Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice

 Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice
Item #: 330-8658-96
Author: Karl Terzaghi, Ralph B. Peck, Gholamreza Mesri
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:0471086584
Format: Hardcover
 Your Price: $159.95
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The Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice is essential reading for the geotechnical engineer
This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation. 592 pp.

Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice - Table of Contents:

  • PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS
    • Index Properties of Soils
    • Soil Exploration
    • Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Soils
  • THEORETICAL SOIL MECHANICS
    • Hydraulics of Soils
    • Plastic Equilibrium in Soils
    • Settlement and Contact Pressure
  • PROBLEMS OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
    • Ground Improvement
    • Earth Pressure and Stability of Slopes
    • Foundations
    • Settlement Due to Extraneous Causes
    • Dams and Dam Foundations
  • References
  • Indexes
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