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Soil mechanics: principles and practice / Graham Barnes.

By: Barnes, Graham (Graham E.) [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xxiv, 560 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781137512208 (paperback).Subject(s): Soil mechanicsDDC classification: 624.15136
Contents:
Soil formation and nature -- Soil description and classification -- Permeability and seepage -- Effective stress and pore pressure -- Contact pressure and stress distribution -- Compressibility and consolidation -- Shear strength -- Shallow foundations - stability -- Shallow foundations - settlements -- Pile foundations -- Lateral earth pressures and retaining structures -- Slope stability -- Earthworks and soil compaction -- Site investigation.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 624.15136 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Cork Module CIVL7012 - Core reading. 00218848
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Now in its fourth edition, this popular textbook provides students with a clear understanding of the nature of soil and its behaviour, offering an insight into the application of principles to engineering solutions. It clearly relates theory to practice using a wide-range of case studies, and dozens of worked examples to show students how to tackle specific problems. A comprehensive companion website offers worked solutions to the exercises in the book, video interviews with practising engineers and a lecturer testbank.

With its comprehensive coverage and accessible writing style, this book is ideal for students of all levels on courses in geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, highway engineering, environmental engineering and environmental management, and is also a handy guide for practitioners.

New to this Edition:
- Brand-new case studies from around the world, demonstrating real-life situations and solutions
- Over 100 worked examples, giving an insight into how engineers tackle specific problems
- A companion website providing an integrated series of video interviews with practising engineers
- An extensive online testbank of questions for lecturers to use alongside the book

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Soil formation and nature -- Soil description and classification -- Permeability and seepage -- Effective stress and pore pressure -- Contact pressure and stress distribution -- Compressibility and consolidation -- Shear strength -- Shallow foundations - stability -- Shallow foundations - settlements -- Pile foundations -- Lateral earth pressures and retaining structures -- Slope stability -- Earthworks and soil compaction -- Site investigation.

MTU CORK Module CIVL 7012 - Core reading.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Graham Barnes is an Independent Consultant and Researcher, whose industrial experience includes working for site investigation and civil engineering contractors, and consulting engineers. He has taught soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering at Higher National, degree and postgraduate level.
Graham Barnes is an Independent Consultant and Researcher, whose industrial experience includes working for site investigation and civil engineering contractors, and consulting engineers. He has taught soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering at Higher National, degree and postgraduate level.