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

By:

McCarthy, David F [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, [2007]Edition: 7th editionDescription: xiii, 850 pages: illustrations, map ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0131145606
9780131145603

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

624.15136 22 M.D.E

LOC classification:

TA710 .M3853 2007

Contents:

Part I: Background and basics -- The soil and rock of planet Earth: geologic overview -- Soil types and soil structures -- Soil composition: terminology and definitions -- Index properties and classification tests, and soil classification systems -- Sites investigations: purpose and methods, information and procedures available -- Part II: Engineering properties and behavior of soil deposits -- Movement of water through soil: basic hydrogeology, subsurface flow, permeability, capillarity -- Movement of water through soil: practical effects: seepage, drainage, frost heave, contamination -- Combined stresses in soil masses: stress at a point and Mohr's circle -- Subsurface stresses -- Settlement: soil compression, volume distortion, consolidation -- Shear strength theory -- Earthquakes and the effects -- Part III: Application of soil mechanics theories -- Foundations: introductory concepts -- Foundations: design considerations and methods -- Site improvement: earth moving, compaction, and stabilization -- Stability of unsupported slopes -- Lateral pressures and retaining structures -- Appendix A: Application of LaPlace equation of flow nets -- Appendix B: Laboratory procedure to determine the coefficient of consolidation -- Appendix C: Mathematical development of the Bishop equation for slope stability.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library B4	Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Mechanical)	624.15136 M.D.E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00009115

Includes bibliographical references (pages 813-830) and index.

Part I: Background and basics --
The soil and rock of planet Earth: geologic overview --
Soil types and soil structures --
Soil composition: terminology and definitions --
Index properties and classification tests, and soil classification systems --
Sites investigations: purpose and methods, information and procedures available --
Part II: Engineering properties and behavior of soil deposits --
Movement of water through soil: basic hydrogeology, subsurface flow, permeability, capillarity --
Movement of water through soil: practical effects: seepage, drainage, frost heave, contamination --
Combined stresses in soil masses: stress at a point and Mohr's circle --
Subsurface stresses --
Settlement: soil compression, volume distortion, consolidation --
Shear strength theory --
Earthquakes and the effects --
Part III: Application of soil mechanics theories --
Foundations: introductory concepts --
Foundations: design considerations and methods --
Site improvement: earth moving, compaction, and stabilization --
Stability of unsupported slopes --
Lateral pressures and retaining structures --
Appendix A: Application of LaPlace equation of flow nets --
Appendix B: Laboratory procedure to determine the coefficient of consolidation --
Appendix C: Mathematical development of the Bishop equation for slope stability.

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