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Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations : basic geotechnics / David F. McCarthy.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Always learningPublisher: Harlow, Essex, England : Pearson, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Seventh edition; Pearson new international editionDescription: 842 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781292039398
  • 1292039396
Other title:
  • Basic geotechnics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 624.15136 23
Contents:
1. The Soil and Rock of Planet Earth: Geologic Overview -- 2. Soil Types and Soil Structure -- 3. Soil Composition: Terminology and Definitions -- 4. Index Properties and Classification Tests, and Soil Classification Systems -- 5. Site Investigations: Purpose and Methods, Information and Procedures Available -- 6. Movement of Water Through Soil: Basic Hydrogeology, Subsurface Flow, Permeability, Capillarity -- 7. Movement of Water Through Soil: Practical Effects: Seepage, Drainage, Frost Heave, Contamination -- 8. Combined Stresses in Soil Masses: Stress at a Point and Mohr's Circle -- 9. Subsurface Stresses -- 10. Settlement: Soil Compression, Volume Distortion, Consolidation -- 11. Shear Strength Theory -- 12. Earthquakes and the Affects -- 13. Foundations: Introductory Concepts -- 14. Foundations: Design Considerations and Methods -- 15. Site Improvement: Earth Moving, Compaction, and Stabilization -- 16. Stability of Unsupported Slopes -- 17. Lateral Pressures and Retaining Structures -- Appendix: Laboratory procedure to determine coefficient of consolidation.
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Includes index.

1. The Soil and Rock of Planet Earth: Geologic Overview -- 2. Soil Types and Soil Structure -- 3. Soil Composition: Terminology and Definitions -- 4. Index Properties and Classification Tests, and Soil Classification Systems -- 5. Site Investigations: Purpose and Methods, Information and Procedures Available -- 6. Movement of Water Through Soil: Basic Hydrogeology, Subsurface Flow, Permeability, Capillarity -- 7. Movement of Water Through Soil: Practical Effects: Seepage, Drainage, Frost Heave, Contamination -- 8. Combined Stresses in Soil Masses: Stress at a Point and Mohr's Circle -- 9. Subsurface Stresses -- 10. Settlement: Soil Compression, Volume Distortion, Consolidation -- 11. Shear Strength Theory -- 12. Earthquakes and the Affects -- 13. Foundations: Introductory Concepts -- 14. Foundations: Design Considerations and Methods -- 15. Site Improvement: Earth Moving, Compaction, and Stabilization -- 16. Stability of Unsupported Slopes -- 17. Lateral Pressures and Retaining Structures -- Appendix: Laboratory procedure to determine coefficient of consolidation.

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