Soil mechanics : concepts and applications / William Powrie.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 640-643) and index.

Origin and classification of soils -- Soil strength -- Groundwater flow and control -- One-dimensional compression and consolidation -- Triaxial test and soil behaviour -- Calculation of soil settlements using elasticity methods -- Plasticity and limit equilibrium methods for earth pressures and retaining walls -- Foundations and slopes -- In-ground retaining structures: embedded walls and tunnels -- Calculation of improved bearing capacity factors and earth pressure coefficients using plasticity methods -- Site investigation, in situ testing and modelling.

"This is a rigorous and up-to-date textbook covering the soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering topics typically included in a university course. It encourages students to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of soil mechanics, by building a robust and adaptable framework of ideas to support and accommodate the analytical tools needed to solve the more complex problems that confront the practicing geotechnical engineer. "-- Provided by publisher.