Soil mechanics : principles and practice / Graham Barnes.
By: Barnes, Graham (Graham E.)
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BookPublisher: Basingstoke ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave, c2000Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xviii, 493 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 033377776X; 9780333777763.Subject(s): Soil mechanicsDDC classification: 624.15136 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Providing coverage of the basic principles of soil mechanics for undergraduate students of civil engineering, this new edition has features such as Euro code and key concepts boxes, and case studies illustrating the principles in real world situations. Necessary changes have been made to conform with changing British Standards.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477- 484) 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.
CIT Module CIVL 8015 - Supplementary reading