ELEMENTS OF SOIL MECHANICS FOR CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEERS. 5TH EDITION

The book presents in a concise form the applications of soil mechanics to the field of civil engineering and also includes a number of worked examples. The latest edition of the book has been revised to include changes in technology and professional requirements, and in addition, the text now includes an introduction to critical state theory. The subject is discussed in the following chapters: 1) classification and identification properties of soil; 2) soil water, permeability and flow; 3) other solutions to seepage problems; 4) shear strength of soils; 5) stability of slopes; 6) earth pressure; 7) elements of stress analysis; 8) bearing capacity of soils; 9) foundation settlement, soil compression; 10) the rate of foundation settlement; 11) compaction and soil mechanics aspects of highway design; 12) soil suction and partial saturation; 13) critical state theory; and 14) site investigation. (TRRL)