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Soil mechanics in engineering practice /

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One of the best-known and most respected books on geotechnical engineering, this updated version features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure and consolidation. In the years since publication of the past editions there has been a proliferation of so...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Terzaghi, Karl, 1883-1963
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Peck, Ralph B. (Ralph Brazelton), Mesri, Gholamreza, 1940-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Wiley, ©1996.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Soil mechanics.
Mécanique des sols.
soil mechanics.
Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Civil Engineering.
Mecanica dos solos.
Fundacoes e escavacoes.
Soils > Mechanics
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Physical properties of soils: Index properties of soils
  • Soil exploration
  • Hydraulic and mechanical properties of soils.
  • Part II: Theoretical soil mechanics: Hydraulics of soils
  • Plastic equilibrium in soils
  • Settlement and contact pressure.
  • Part III: Problems of design and construction: Ground improvement
  • Earth pressure and stability of slopes
  • Foundations
  • Settlement due to extraneous causes
  • Dams and dam foundations.