Budhu, M.
Soil mechanics and foundations / Muni Budhu. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2007. - xxi, 634 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 621-625) and index.
Introduction to soil mechanics and foundations -- Geological characteristics of soils and soils investigation -- Physical soil parameters -- One-dimensional flow of water through soils -- Stresses, strains, and elastic deformations of soils -- One-dimensional consolidation settlement of fine-grained soils -- Shear strength of soils -- A critical state model to interpret soil behavior -- Bearing of capacity of soils and settlement of shallow foundations -- Pile foundations -- Two-dimensional flow of water through soils -- Stability of earth retaining structures -- Slope stability -- App. A.A collection of frequently used soil parameters and correlations -- App. B. Distribution of vertical stress and elastic displacement under a uniform circular load -- App. C. Distribution of surface stresses within finite soil layers -- App. D. Lateral earth pressure coefficients (Kerisel and ABSI, 1970).
Minimum system requirements: Windows-compatible PC running Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0; Pentium 90, 16MB RAM, 10MB free hard disk space, VGA graphic; 4X CD-ROM drive, sound card and speakers.
9780471431176 (alk. paper) 0471431176 (alk. paper) 0471793299 (CD-ROM) 9780471793298 (CD-ROM)
2006283716
Soil mechanics.
Foundations.
TA710 / .B765 2007
624.1/5136
Soil mechanics and foundations / Muni Budhu. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2007. - xxi, 634 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 621-625) and index.
Introduction to soil mechanics and foundations -- Geological characteristics of soils and soils investigation -- Physical soil parameters -- One-dimensional flow of water through soils -- Stresses, strains, and elastic deformations of soils -- One-dimensional consolidation settlement of fine-grained soils -- Shear strength of soils -- A critical state model to interpret soil behavior -- Bearing of capacity of soils and settlement of shallow foundations -- Pile foundations -- Two-dimensional flow of water through soils -- Stability of earth retaining structures -- Slope stability -- App. A.A collection of frequently used soil parameters and correlations -- App. B. Distribution of vertical stress and elastic displacement under a uniform circular load -- App. C. Distribution of surface stresses within finite soil layers -- App. D. Lateral earth pressure coefficients (Kerisel and ABSI, 1970).
Minimum system requirements: Windows-compatible PC running Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0; Pentium 90, 16MB RAM, 10MB free hard disk space, VGA graphic; 4X CD-ROM drive, sound card and speakers.
9780471431176 (alk. paper) 0471431176 (alk. paper) 0471793299 (CD-ROM) 9780471793298 (CD-ROM)
2006283716
Soil mechanics.
Foundations.
TA710 / .B765 2007
624.1/5136