TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Ian TI - Smith's elements of soil mechanics SN - 9781405133708 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 624.15136 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford, Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Soil mechanics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [521]-529) and index; Classification And Identification Properties Of Soil * Soil Water, Permeability And Flow * Shear Strength Of Soils * Elements Of Stress Analysis * Stability Of Slopes * Lateral Earth Pressure * Earth Retaining Structures * Bearing Capacity Of Soils * Foundation, Settlement And Soil Compression * Rate Of Foundation Settlement * Compaction And Soil Mechanics Aspects Of Highway Design * Unsaturated Soils * Critical State Theory * Site Investigation And Ground Improvement. Index N2 - This eighth edition provides a core text on soil mechanics for first and second year civil engineering students. It features a large number of worked examples and, for the first time, solutions UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2006045974-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2006045974-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2006045974-b.html ER -