TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCarthy,David F.
TI  - Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations: basic geotechnics 
T2  - Always learning
SN  - 9781292039398
U1  - 624.15136 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Harlow, Essex, England
PB  - Pearson
KW  - Soil mechanics
KW  - Foundations
N1  - 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
ER  -