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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Include index
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