ELEMENTS OF SOIL MECHANICS. 6TH EDITION

This book presents in concise form the applications of soil mechanics to the field of civil engineering and also includes a number of worked examples. The latest edition of the book has been revised to include a large amount of new material dealing with the moisture condition apparatus, site investigation, and ground improvement techniques. The topics of lateral soil pressure and earth retaining structures have been expanded into two separate chapters. The subject is discussed in the following chapters: 1) classification and identification properties of soils; 2) soil water, permeability and flow; 3) shear strength of soils; 4) elements of stress analysis; 5) stability of slopes; 6) lateral earth pressure; 7) earth retaining structures; 8) bearing capacity of soils; 9) foundation, settlement, soil compression; 10) rate of foundation settlement; 11) compaction and soil mechanics aspects of highway design; 12) soil suction and partial saturation; 13) critical state theory; and 14) site investigation and ground improvement.

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• Corporate Authors:

  BSP Professional Books

  Osney Mead
  Oxford,   England 
• Authors:
  • SMITH, G N
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 516 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Classification; Compaction; Compression; Earth pressure; Foundations; Ground settlement; Highway design; Mathematical analysis; Permeability; Road construction; Seepage; Shear strength; Slope stability; Soil mechanics; Soil suction; Soils; Strength of materials; Structural analysis; Textbooks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Active earth pressure; Passive earth pressure
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 3085: Bearing capacity; 8513: Classification; 3686: Compaction; 5532: Compression; 5726: Earth pressure (active); 5727: Earth pressure (passive); 3377: Foundation; 2855: Highway design; 5921: Permeability; 3665: Road construction; 4315: Seepage; 5792: Settlement; 5531: Shear; 5783: Slope stability; 4156: Soil; 5755: Soil mechanics; 5544: Strength (mater); 5573: Stress analysis; 5771: Suction; 8526: Textbook
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00606873
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-632-02616-2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM