1. Nature of Soils, Plasticity and Compaction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Nature and chemistry of soils
1.3 Mass-volume relationships
1.4 Particle size distribution
1.5 Index properties and volume change in fine grained soils
1.6 Soil classification for geotechnical purposes
1.7 Compaction
1.8 Problems
1.9 References
2. Effective Stress and Pore Pressure in Saturated Soils
2.1 Introduction
2.2 State of stress at a point due to self-weight
2.3 State of stress at a point due to external forces
2.4 Problems
2.5 References
3. The Movement of Water through Soil
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Principles of flow in porous media
3.3 Permeability
3.4 Flow nets
3.5 Mathematics of the flow in soil
3.6 Seepage through earth dams
3.7 Problems
3.8 References
4. Shear Strength of Soils and Failure Criteria
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion
4.3 Laboratory shear strength tests
4.4 Stress-strain behaviour of sands and clays
4.5 Critical state theory
4.6 Problems
4.7 References
5. Stress Distribution and Settlement in Soils
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Fundamental equations of elasticity
5.3 Stress distribution due to external and internal loading
5.4 Elastic settlement of footings
5.5 Soil-footing interaction models
5.6 Problems
5.7 References
6. One Dimensional Consolidation
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Consolidation indices and settlement prediction
6.3 Solution of one dimensional consolidation differential equation
6.4 Application of parabolic isochrones
6.5 Limitations of one dimensional consolidation theory
6.6 Problems
6.7 References
7. Application of Limit Analysis to Stability Problems in Soil Mechanics
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Lower bound solution
7.3 Upper bound solution
7.4 Finite element formulation of the bound theorems
7.5 Limit equilibrium method and concluding remarks
7.6 Problems
7.7 References
8. Lateral Earth Pressure and Retaining Walls
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Earth pressure at-rest
8.3 Rankine’s theory for active and passive soil pressures
8.4 Coulomb wedge analysis
8.5 Common types of retaining structures and factor of safety
8.6 Static analysis of cantilever and gravity retaining walls
8.7 Static analysis of sheet pile walls
8.8 Internally stabilized earth retaining wall
8.9 The overall stability of retaining structures
8.10 Problems
8.11 References
9. Stability of Earth Slopes
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Stability of slopes in cu, φu = 0
Soil-circular failure surface
9.3 Stability of slopes in c´, φ´
Soil – The method of slices
9.4 Stability of infinitely long earth slopes
9.5 Stability of reinforced and nailed earth slopes
9.6 General slope stability analysis
9.7 Application of the wedge method to unreinforced slopes
9.8 Concluding remarks
9.9 Problems
9.10 References
10. Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations and Piles
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations
10.3 Field tests
10.4 Axial ultimate bearing capacity of piles
10.5 Pile groups
10.6 Problems
10.7 References
Biography
Dr. A. Aysen is a graduate of London University. His research interests include: the design of true two-dimensional plane strain and large shear box apparatus, numerical applications of limit analysis and soil stabilisation methods. In the past 15 years he has been involved in research and teaching of the geotechnical engineering subjects in the universities of Newcastle and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in Australia.
