Geotechnical engineering handbook

Offers coverage of various techniques, methods, applications, and theories in geotechnical engineering. This book brings together essential information on a number of vital topics, including: evaluating of the engineering properties of soils; fundamental principles of slope stability analysis; and,...

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Other Authors Das, Braja M., 1941-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Ft. Lauderdale, FL : J. Ross Pub., ©2011.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781604276794
1604276797
9781628705072
1628705078
1604276932
9781604276930
9781932159837
1932159835
Physical Description1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Engineering properties of soil / Nagaratnam Sivakugan
  • 2. Lateral earth pressure / Braja M. Das
  • 3. Design of shallow foundations / Nagaratnam Sivakugan and Marcus Pacheco
  • 4. Foundation-soil interaction / Priti Maheshwari
  • 5. Design of pile foundations / Sanjeev Kumar
  • 6. Retaining walls / Aniruddha Sengupta
  • 7. Slope stability / Khaled Sobhan
  • 8. Expansive clays / Thomas M. Petry
  • 9. Ground improvement / Thomas M. Petry
  • 10. Site investigation and in situ tests / Sanjay Kumar Shukla and Nagaratnam Sivakugan
  • 11. Vibration of foundations / Braja M. Das and Nagaratnam Sivakugan
  • 12. Geosynthetics / Ahmet H. Aydilek and Tuncer B. Edil
  • 13. Geoenvironmental engineering / Nazli Yesiller and Charles D. Shackelford
  • 14. Railway track bed foundation design / Gurmel S. Ghataora and Michael Burrow
  • 15. Special foundations / R.L. Handy and David J. White.