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Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations : basic geotechnics / David F. McCarthy.

By: McCarthy, David F.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Regents/Prentice Hall, 1993Edition: 4th ed.Description: various pagings : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0132878143.Subject(s): Soil mechanics | FoundationsDDC classification: 624.15
Contents:
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.
Holdings
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General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 624.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00012605
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Provides coverage of geotechnics, from basic concepts through to developments that provide the user with a working knowledge of the field. This fourth edition features new information on hydrogeology, earthquakes, soil and groundwater contamination, soil gases and methods for field sampling.

Includes bibliographical references (p. R1-R14) and index.

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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I Background and Basics (p. 1)
  • Chapter 1 The Soil and Rock of Planet Earth: Geologic Overview (p. 3)
  • Chapter 2 Soil Composition: Terminology and Definitions (p. 67)
  • Chapter 3 Soil Types and Soil Structure (p. 83)
  • Chapter 4 Index Properties and Classification Tests, and Soil Classification Systems (p. 104)
  • Chapter 5 Site Investigations: Purpose and Methods, Information and Procedures Available (p. 144)
  • Part II Engineering Properties and Behavior of Soil Deposits (p. 215)
  • Chapter 6 Movement of Water Through Soil: Basic Hydrogeology, Subsurface Flow, Permeability, Capillarity (p. 217)
  • Chapter 7 Movement of Water Through Soil: Practical Effects: Seepage, Drainage, Frost Heave, Contamination (p. 250)
  • Chapter 8 Combined Stresses in Soil Masses: Stress At a Point and Mohr's Circle (p. 312)
  • Chapter 9 Subsurface Stresses (p. 326)
  • Chapter 10 Settlement: Soil Compression, Volume Distortion, Consolidation (p. 347)
  • Chapter 11 Shear Strength Theory (p. 396)
  • Part III Application of Soil Mechanics Theories (p. 441)
  • Chapter 12 Foundations: Introductory Concepts (p. 443)
  • Chapter 13 Foundations: Design Considerations and Methods (p. 469)
  • Chapter 14 Site Improvement: Earth Moving, Compaction, and Stabilization (p. 561)
  • Chapter 15 Stability of Unsupported Slopes (p. 613)
  • Chapter 16 Lateral Pressures and Retaining Structures (p. 673)
  • Appendix A Application of LaPlace Equation to Flow Nets (p. 749)
  • Appendix B Laboratory Procedure to Determine Coefficient of Consolidation (p. 752)
  • Appendix C Mathematical Development of the Bishop Equation for Slope Stability (p. 756)
  • Bibliography (p. 759)
  • Answers to Selected Problems (p. 775)
  • Index (p. 781)

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