| Description |
xviii, 493 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Soil formation -- Soil description and classification -- Permeability and seepage -- Effective stress and pore pressure -- Contact pressure and stress distribution -- Compressibility and consolidation -- Shear strength -- Shallow foundation : stability -- Shallow foundations : settlements -- Pile foundations -- Lateral earth pressures and retaining structures -- Slope stability -- Earthworks and soil compaction -- Site investigation |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 477-484) and index |
| Subject |
Soil mechanics.
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| LC no. |
00002126 |
| ISBN |
033377776X paperback |
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