Soil Mechanics and Foundations
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Discover the Principles that Support the Practice Combining multimedia, realistic situations, clear explanations, and practical examples, Budhu’s Second Edition of Soil Mechanics and Foundations helps you quickly master the key principles behind the practice of soil mechanics. Using language that is easy to understand, the text explains key concepts and principles in the context of basic mechanics, physics, and mathematics. Many worked-out examples illustrate problem-solving techniques step by step. You’ll have many unique opportunities for interactive exploration, as you learn the fundamentals of soil mechanics, including:How to characterize and classify soilsHow to plan and conduct a soil investigationThe role of effective stresses, consolidation, shear strength, and critical state soil mechanics linking consolidation and shear strengthThe effects of seepage on stabilityHow to estimate bearing capacity and settlementHow to analyze and design simple geotechnical systems Now revised, this Second Edition features a new chapter on basic geology, more examples and problems, shorter chapters, and a stronger integration with the resources on the accompanying CD. Users can follow different learning pathways depending on the educational goals. Multimedia resources provide a hands-on learning environment The CD packaged with this textbook includes:Virtual soils laboratoryInteractive animations of basic conceptsInteractive problem solvingInteractive step-by-step examplesElectronic quizzesComputer programs Aslib Book Guide ...clearly written and well presented.
Ch. 1Introduction to soil mechanics and foundations1Ch. 2Geological characteristics of soils and soils investigation6Ch. 3Physical soil parameters32Ch. 4One-dimensional flow of water through soils78Ch. 5Stresses, strains, and elastic deformations of soils103Ch. 6One-dimensional consolidation settlement of fine-grained soils166Ch. 7Shear strength of soils221Ch. 8A critical state model to interpret soil behavior284Ch. 9Bearing of capacity of soils and settlement of shallow foundations340Ch. 10Pile foundations399Ch. 11Two-dimensional flow of water through soils459Ch. 12Stability of earth retaining structures489Ch. 13Slope stability565App. AA collection of frequently used soil parameters and correlations604App. BDistribution of vertical stress and elastic displacement under a uniform circular load607App. CDistribution of surface stresses within finite soil layers608App. DLateral earth pressure coefficients (Kerisel and ABSI, 1970)611
