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Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications, Third Edition book cover

3rd Edition

Soil Mechanics Concepts and Applications, Third Edition

By William Powrie Copyright 2014
682 Pages 438 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

682 Pages 438 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press
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Instead of fixating on formulae, Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications, Third Edition focuses on the fundamentals. This book describes the mechanical behaviour of soils as it relates to the practice of geotechnical engineering. It covers both principles and design, avoids complex mathematics whenever possible, and uses simple methods and ideas to build a framework to support and accommodate... Read more

1. Origin and classification of soils

2. Soil strength

3. Groundwater flow and control

4. One-dimensional compression and consolidation

5. Triaxial test and soil behaviour

6. Calculation of soil settlements using elasticity methods

7. Plasticity and limit equilibrium methods for earth pressures and retaining walls

8. Foundations and slopes

9. In-ground retaining structures: embedded walls and tunnels

10. Calculation of improved bearing capacity factors and earth pressure coefficients using plasticity methods

11. Site investigation, in situ testing and modelling

Biography

William Powrie FREng is Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Southampton, UK. He has extensive practical experience on projects and is Geotechnical Consultant to WJ Groundwater Ltd. and Convenor of the 15-university UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC).

"… a very well thought out and useful publication."
—Building Engineer

About the previous edition:
"One of, if not the best, currently available. It is quite unique and very well composed".
—W E Wilson, consulting engineer, Nashville Tennessee

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