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In-situ testing in geomechanics : the main tests /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schnaid, Fernando (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Taylor & Francis, 2009.
Subjects:
Soils > Testing.
Engineering geology.
Sols > Essais.
Géologie appliquée.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > Soil & Rock.
Engineering geology
Soils > Testing
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of symbols
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Standard penetration test (SPT)
  • 3. Piezocone penetration test (CPTU)
  • 4. Vane test
  • 5. Pressuremeter tests
  • 6. Flat dilatometer test (DMT)
  • 7. Design parameters : guidelines
  • References and further reading
  • Index.