Smith's elements of soil mechanics / Ian Smith.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley/Blackwell, 2014Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xvi, 471 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780470673393
- Elements of soil mechanics for civil and mining engineers.
- 624.15136 SM.S 2014 23
- TA710
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | The Knowledge Hub Library | Engineering | 624.15136 / SM.E 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | 190113 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 460-465) and index.
1. Classification and physical properties of soils -- 2. Permeability and flow of water in soils -- 3. Total and effective stress -- 4. Shear strength of soils -- 5. Eurocode 7 -- 6. Site investigation -- 7. Lateral earth pressure -- 8. Retaining structures -- 9. Bearing capacity and shallow foundations -- 10. Pile foundations -- 11. Foundation settlement and soil compression -- 12. Rate of foundation settlement -- 13. Stability of slopes -- 14. Compaction and soil mechanics aspects of highway design.
"The ninth edition maintains the content on all soil mechanics subject areas - groundwater flow, soil physical properties, stresses, shear strength, consolidation and settlement, slope stability, retaining walls, shallow and deep foundations, highways, site investigation - but has been expanded to include a detailed explanation of how to use Eurocode 7 for geotechnical design."--Back cover.
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