Martins, Ian James

Concepts of geotechnical engineering / by Ian James Martins - Los Angeles, California : Tritech Digital Media, 2018 - 1 online resource (679, pages) : color illustrations.

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1. Geotechnical engineering : a historical perspectives -- 2. Origin of soil and grain size -- 3. Weight-volume relationships --
4. Plasticity and structure of soil -- 5. Classification of soil -- 6. Soil compaction -- 7. Permeability -- 8. Seepage -- 9. In situ stresses -- 10. Stresses in a soil mass -- 11. Compressibility of soil -- 12. Shear strength of soil -- 13. Lateral earth pressure : at-rest rankine, and coulomb -- 14. Lateral earth pressure : curve failure surface -- 15. Slope stability -- 16. Soil-bearing capacity for shallow foundations -- 17. Landfill liners and geosynthetics -- 18. Subsoil exploration

978-1-64443-072-9 (e-book)


Geotechnical engineering
Engineering drawing

TA705 / M36 2018