Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations : basic geotechnics / David F. McCarthy.
By: McCarthy, David F.
Material type: BookPublisher: Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Regents/Prentice Hall, 1993Edition: 4th ed.Description: various pagings : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0132878143.Subject(s): Soil mechanics | FoundationsDDC classification: 624.15Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 624.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00012605 |
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)