Theoretical soil mechanics /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Terzaghi, Karl, 1883-1963
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : London : J. Wiley and Sons, Inc. ; Chapman and Hall, Limited, [1943]
Series:Core historical literature of agriculture. Agricultural engineering.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Stress Conditions for Failure in Soils
  • Plastic Equilibrium in a Semi-Infinite Mass with a Plane Surface
  • Application of General Theories to Practical Problems
  • Arching in Ideal Soils
  • Retaining Wall Problems
  • Passive Earth Pressure
  • Bearing Capacity
  • Stability of Slopes
  • Earth Pressure on Temporary Supports in Cuts, Tunnels, and Shafts
  • Anchored Bulkheads
  • Effect of Seepage on the Conditions for Equilibrium in Ideal Sand
  • Theory of Consolidation
  • Capillary Forces
  • Mechanics of Drainage
  • Theories Involving a Coefficient of Subgrade, Soil, or Pile Reaction
  • Theory of Semi-Infinite Elastic Solids
  • Theory of Elastic Layers and Elastic Wedges on a Rigid Base
  • Vibration Problems.