The day the house fell : homeowner soil problems-- from landslides to expansive clays and wet basements /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Handy, Richard L. (Richard Lincoln), 1929-
Other Authors: Cybermouse
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, Va. : ASCE Press, ©1995.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Jack and Jill Do Their House on the Hill
  • Chapter 2 There's Many a Slip: An Overview of Landslides
  • Chapter 3 The Day the House Fell
  • Chapter 4 Slopes Alive
  • Chapter 5 How to Stop a Landslide
  • Chapter 6 Archimedes, Buoyancy, and Quicksand
  • Chapter 7 The Well in the Basement
  • Chapter 8 Uncharitable Foundations
  • Chapter 9 The No. 1 Foundation Problem, Expansive Clay
  • Chapter 10 Getting Control of Expansive Clay
  • Chapter 11 River Tales
  • Chapter 12 Collapsible Soils and Sand Dunes
  • Chapter 13 Glacial Action
  • Chapter 14 Bedrock, Caverns, and Sinks
  • Chapter 15 Mines and Landfills
  • Chapter 16 It's a Gas
  • Chapter 17 Frost Action
  • Chapter 18 Walls Calling
  • Chapter 19 Where the Action Is Compaction
  • Chapter 20 The Final Shakedown: Earthquakes.