Powrie, William, <br/><br/>
Soil mechanics :  concepts and applications / 
William Powrie. 
 - Third edition. 
 - xxviii, 654 pages :   illustrations;    26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 640-643) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. "-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781466552098 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013031817 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Soil mechanics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA710  / .P683 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.15136 PO.S