Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering By V N S Murthy

Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and
Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering






By V.N.S. Murthy

* Publisher: CRC
* Number Of Pages: 1056
* Publication Date: 2002-10-25
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0824708733
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780824708733
* Binding: Hardcover

Current and complete coverage of soil characteristics from a
construction point of view. A must have reference for any engineer
involved with foundations, piers, and retaining walls, this remarkably
comprehensive volume illustrates soil characteristic concepts with
examples that detail a wealth of practical considerations, It covers the
latest developments in the design of drilled pier foundations and
mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall and explores a pioneering
approach for predicting the nonlinear behavior of laterally loaded long
vertical and batter piles. As complete and authoritative as any volume
on the subject, it discusses soil formation, index properties, and
classification; soil permeability, seepage, and the effect of water on
stress conditions; stresses due to surface loads; soil compressibility
and consolidation; and shear strength characteristics of soils. While
this book is a valuable teaching text for advanced students, it is one
that the practicing engineer will continually be taking off the shelf
long after school lets out. Just the quick reference it affords to a
huge range of tests and the appendices filled with essential data, makes
it an essential addition to an civil engineering library.