BASIC SOIL MECHANICS. 2ND EDITION

The author intends this book to be a main text in the basic theory and principles of soil mechanics, to serve the needs of undergraduates and technicians as well as practising engineers in the fields of building and civil engineering. The book contains a large number of worked examples within the text and many practical exercises at the ends of chapters; answers are provided at the end of the book. Chapters cover the following topics: 1) origins and composition of soil; 2) classification of soils for engineering purposes; 3) basic physical properties of soils; 4) water in soil: occurrence and effects; 5) water in soil: permeability and seepage; 6) stresses and strains in soils; 7) measurement of shear strength; 8) lateral earth pressure; 9) stability of slopes; 10) soil compressibility and settlement; 11) bearing capacity of foundations, and 12) site investigations and in-situ testing. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Longman Group UK Limited

  Longman House, Burnt Mill
  Harlow, Essex,   England 
• Authors:
  • Whitlow, R
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 544 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Compressibility; Earth pressure; Engineering soils; Field tests; Foundation soils; Permeability; Physical properties; Properties of materials; Seepage; Settlement (Structures); Shear strength; Slope stability; Soil mechanics; Soil types; Soil water; Soils; Strain (Mechanics); Stresses; Textbooks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation; Soil classification
• Old TRIS Terms: Lateral earth pressure; Soil bearing capacity; Soil composition; Soil permeability; Strains
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 8513: Classification; 5595: Deformation; 5567: Load; 5921: Permeability; 5412: Pressure; 5925: Properties; 5792: Settlement; 5531: Shear; 5722: Site investigation; 5783: Slope stability; 5755: Soil mechanics; 5544: Strength (mater); 4355: Water
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00609881
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-582-04564-9
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1991 12:00AM