TY - BOOK AU - Mitial,Satyendra AU - Shukla,J.P.. TI - Soil testing for engineers SN - 8174090657 AV - TA710 .L25 U1 - 620.19 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New Delhi PB - Khanna Publisher, KW - Soil mechanics N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 1. definition -- 2. moisture content determination -- 3. specific gravity determination -- 4. grain size analysis -- 5. Atterberg limits and indices -- 6. compacting test (water content- dry dentistry relation) -- 7. permeability test -- 8. consolidation test -- 9. unconfined compression test -- 10. direct shear test -- 11. triaxial compression test -- 12. different free swell and swelling pressure determination -- 13. standers penetration test -- 14. dynamic cone penetration test -- 15. field density and void ratio -- 16. plate load test -- 17. vane shear test (field and laboratory) -- 18. piezometers -- 19. magnetic settlement gauge -- 20. determination of California bearing ratio (laboratory method) -- 21. determination of ph value soils -- 22. determination of total soluble sulphates -- 23. determination of total soluble solids (by gravimetric method) -- 24. determination of organic matter -- 25. case studies -- 26. static cone penetration test -- 27. soil investigation in boulder-gravel deposit. ER -