Introductory Geotechnical Engineering

Fang, Hsai-Yang

Introductory Geotechnical Engineering : an environmental perspective / Hsai-Yang Fang - New York :Taylor & Francis, ©2006 - XXIX, 545 p. ; 25 cm

1. Introduction 2. Nature of Soil and Rock 3. Granular Soil, Cohesive Soil and Clay Minerals 4. Soil-Water Interaction in the Environment 5. Hydraulic Conduction Phenomena 6. Thermal and Electrical Properties of Soils 7. Soil Compaction (Densification) 8. Cracking-Fracture-Tensile Behavior of Soils 9. Consolidation, Stress Distribution and Settlement 10. Stress-Strain-Strength of Soil 11. Dynamic Properties of Soil 12. Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation 13. Lateral Earth Pressures 14. Earth Slope Stability and Landslides 15. Fundamentals of Ground Improvement Systems 16. Selected Environmental Geotechnology Problems

Integrates and blends traditional theory with particle-energy-field theory, providing a framework for the analysis of soil behaviour under varied environmental conditions. This book covers rock mechanics, soil mechanics and hydrogeology. It explains the why and how of geotechnical engineering in an environmental context

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