SOIL MECHANICS IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE.

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Part 1: Physical properties of soils. Chapter 1: Index properties of soils. 1. Practical importance of index properties. 2. Principal types of soils. 3. Size and shape of soil particles. 4. Properties of very fine soil fractions. 5. Mechanical analysis of soils. 6. Soil aggregate. 7. Consistency and sensitivity of clays. 8. Soil classification. 9. Minimum requirements for adequate soil description. Chapter 2: Hydraulic and mechanical properties of soils. 10. Significance of hydraulic and mechanical properties of soils. 11. Permeability of soils. 12. Effective and neutral stresses and critical hydraulic gradient. 13. Compressibility of confined layers of soil. 14. Consolidation of clay layers. 15. Stress and strain in soils. 16. Conditions of failure for soils. 17. Shearing resistance of cohensionless soils. 18. Shearing resistance of cohesive soils. 19. Effect of vibrations on soils. Chapter 3: Drainage of soils. 20. Water table soil moisture and capillary phenomena. 21. Processes of drainage. Part 2: Theoretical soil mechanics. Chapter 4: Hydraulics of soils. 22. Scope of hydraulic problems. 23. Seepage computations. 24. Mechanics of piping. 25. Theory of consolidation. Chapter 5: Plastic equilibrium in soils. 26. Fundamental assumptions. 27. States of plastic equilibrium. 28. Rankine's earth pressure theory. 29. Influences of wall friction on the shape of surface of sliding. 30 Coulomb's theory of active earth pressure against rough contact faces. 31. Point of application of earth pressure. 32. Passive earth pressure against rough contact faces. 33. Bearing capacity of shallow footings. 34. Bearing capacity of piers and piles. 35. Stability of slopes. 36. Stability of earth dams. 37. Earth pressure against bracing in cuts. 38. Arching in soils. Chapter 6: Settlement and contact pressure. 39. Introduction. 40. Vertical pressure in soil beneath loaded areas. 41. Settlement of foundations. 42. Contact pressure and theories of subgrade reaction. Part 3: Problems of design and construction. Chapter 7: Soil exploration. 43. Purpose and scope of soil exploration. 44. Methods of soil exploration. 45. Program for subsoil exploration. 46. Retaining walls. 47. Drainage prior to excavation. 48. Lateral supports in open cuts. 49. Stability of hillsides and slopes in open cuts. 50. Compaction of soils. 51. Design of fills and dikes. 52. Stability of base of embankments. Chapter 9: Foundations. 53. Foundation for structures. 54. Footings foundations. 55. Raft foundations. 56. Pile foundations. 57. Pier foundation. Chapter 10: Settlement due to exceptional causes. 58. Settlement due to construction operations. 59. Settlement due to lowering the water table. 60. Settlement caused by vibrations. Chapter 11: Dams and dam foundations. 61. Earth dams. 62. Rockfill dams. 63. Concrete dams on sediments. 64. Supervision of dams during construction. Chapter 12: Performances observations. 65. Aim and scope of performance observations. 66. Measurement of displacements. 67. Measurements of earth pressures. 68. Measurements of porewater pressure. 69. Records of filed observation.

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