TY - BOOK AU - CAPPER, P. LEONARD. TI - THE MECHANICS OF ENGINEERING SOILS PY - 1949/// CY - London: E & F.N.Spon KW - SOIL MECHANICS N1 - Chapter 1: Definition and scope of soil mechanics. Chapter 2: Historical survey. Chapter 3: Classification of soils. Chapter 4: Soil moisture. Chapter 5: Compressibility and consolidation. Chapter 6: Shearing resistance. Chapter 7: Earth pressure. Chapter 8: Stability of slopes. Chapter 9: Stability foundations. Chapter 10: Settlement of foundations. Chapter 11: Pile foundations. Chapter 12: Roads and runways. Chapter 13: Drainage problems. Chapter 14: Site exploration, sampling and testing ER -