TAYLOR, DONALD W. <br/><br/>
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL MECHANICS 

 - MASSACHUSETTS: INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,  1958 
 - 700P; ILLUST 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction. 2. Preliminary considerations. 3. Simple soil test and classification tests. 4. Classification. 5. Subsurface investigation. 6. Permeability. 7. Weights, stresses and heads seepage forces. 8. Capillarity. 9. Seepage. 10. One-dimensional consolidation. 11. Use of elastic theory for estimating stresses in soils. 12. Settlement analysis. 13. Strength theory. 14. Shear testing methods, shearing characteristics of sand. 15. Shearing strength of cohesive soils. 16. Stability of slopes. 17. Lateral pressures, stability of retaining walls. 18. Soil mechanics considerations relative to dams. 19. Action of shallow foundations, bearing capacity. 20. Action of piles, pile foundations. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SOIL MECHANICS.