TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCarthy,David F.
TI  - Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations: basic geotechnics 
SN  - 0131145606
AV  - TA710 .M3853 2007
U1  - 624.15136 22
PY  - 2007///]
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Pearson/Prentice Hall
KW  - Soil mechanics
KW  - Foundations
N1  - 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
ER  -