SOIL MECHANICS FOR ROAD ENGINEERS
- London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1952
- 541p ; illus.
Chapter 1: Scope of the book. Chapter 2: The nature of soils. Chapter 3: Identification and classification test for soils. Chapter 4: The classification of soils. Chapter 5: Chemical test for soil. Chapter 6: Roadmaking aggregates. Chapter 7: Chalk embankments and subgrade. Chapter 8: Soil survey procedures. Chapter 9: Compaction of soil. Chapter 10: Road construction with soil and low-aggregates. Chapter 11: Mechanical stabilization. Chapter 12: Stabilization of soil with cement. Chapter 13: Stabilization of soil with bituminous materials. Chapter 14: Stabilization of soil with resinous materials. Chapter 15: Constructional methods in soil stabilization. Chapter 16: Soil moisture and the factors governing its movement. Chapter 17: Subsoil drainage and moisture control. Chapter 18: Frost damage to road foundations. Chapter 19: The measurement of soil strength. Chapter 20: Pavement design. Chapter 21: The investigation of foundation failures. Chapter 22 Stresses in soils and bearing capacity of ground. Chapter 23: The consolidation of compressible soils. 24. Settlement of embankments. 25. Construction of roads on swampy ground. Chapter 26: The stability of clay slopes. Chapter 27: Equipment for soil-testing laboratory. Chapter 28: Definitions and symbols.