McCarthy, David F. <br/><br/>
Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations :  basic geotechnics / 
David F. McCarthy. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Englewood Cliffs, NJ :  Regents/Prentice Hall,  1993. 
 - various pagings :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. R1-R14) and index. 
<br/><br/>The soil and rock of planet earth: geologic overview -- Soil composition: terminology and definitions -- Soil types and soil structure -- Index properties and classification tests, and soil classification systems -- Movement of water through soil: basic hydrogeology, subsurface flow, permeability and capillarity -- Movement of water through soil: practical effects - seepage, drainage, frost heave, contamination -- Combined stresses in soil masses: stress at a point and Mohr's circle -- Subsurface stresses -- Settlement: soil volume change and consolidation -- Shear strength theory -- Site investigations: purpose and methods -- Earth moving, compaction and stabilization -- Foundations: Introductory concepts -- Foundations: design considerations and methods -- Stability of unsupported slopes -- Lateral pressures and retaining structures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0132878143 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92012532 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Soil mechanics.<br/>Foundations.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.15