Barnes, Graham <br/><br/>
Soil mechanics :  principles and practice / 
G.E. Barnes. 
 - Basingstoke :  Macmillan,  1995. 
 - xiv, 365 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. +  pbk. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-358) and index. 
<br/><br/>Soil formation and nature -- Soil description and classification -- Permeability and seepage -- Effective stress and pore pressure -- Contact pressure and stress distribution -- Compressibility and consolidation -- Shear strength -- Shallow foundations - stability -- Shallow foundations - settlements -- Pile foundations -- Lateral earth pressure and design of retaining structures -- Slope stability -- Earthworks and soil compaction -- Site investigation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0333596544  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>g  00246020 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Soil mechanics.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.15136