Table of Content
Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering. Index and Classification Properties of Soils. 1. Soil Classification. 2. Clay Minerals and Soil Structure. 3. Compaction. 4. Water in Soils I: Capillarity, Shrinkage, Swelling, and Frost Action. 5. Water in Soils II: Permeability, Seepage, and Effective Stress. 6. Consolidation and Consolidation Settlements. 7. Time Rate of Consolidation. 8. Mohr Circle, Failure Theories, and Stress Paths. 9. Shear Strength of Sands and Clays. Appendix A: Application of the SI System of Units to Geotechnical Engineering. Appendix B-1: Derivations of Laplace's Equations. Appendix B-2: Derivation and Solution of Terzaghi's One-Dimensional Consolidation Theory. Appendix B-3: Pore Pressure Parameters. References. Index.
