Geotechnical engineering and soil testing

• Main Author: Al-Khafaji, Amir Wadi
• Other Authors: Andersland, Orlando B.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [1992]
• Subjects: Soils > Testing.; Engineering geology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781628701609; 1628701609; 0195107195; 9780195107197
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 695 pages) : illustrations

Table of Contents:

• Machine derived contents note: 1. Soil Materials
• 2. Soil Exploration
• 3. Index Properties of Soils
• 4. Soil Compaction
• 5. Water Flow Through Soils
• 6. Stresses Within a Soil Mass
• 7. Volume Change in Soils
• 8. Shear Strength of Soils
• 9. Lateral Earth Pressure
• 10. Bearing Capacity
• 11. Slope Stability Experiments
• Appendices:
• A. SI Units and Conversion Factors
• B. Laboratory Forms
• Glossary
• References
• Index.