Soil Mechanics Through Project-Based Learning

ISBN-13: 9781138500075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 164 str.

Ivan Gratchev; Dong-Sheng Jeng; Erwin Oh

Opis

This book covers all significant topics in soil mechanics and slope stability analysis. Each section is followed by several review questions and project-based assignments to scaffold their learning, real field and laboratory data including boreholes and test results so that the reader can experience what geotechnical engineering practice is like.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Soil formation and exploration. 3. Soil constituents. 4. Soil classification. 5. Soil compaction. 6. Stresses in soils. 7. Principles of water flow in soil. 8. Mohr Crcle and soil deformation. 9. Principles of soil deformation. 10. Consolidation of soft soil. 11. Shear strength of soil.