SOIL MECHANICS// M.J. SMITH
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Harlow: George Godwin, 1981Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 168 pages: illustrationsISBN:- 0-7114-58103
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Monograf | JPS HQ Library Main Library | General Collections | GEOT.SOIL 624.13 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 1000000202 |
1. Soil definitions. 1.1 Engineering definition of soil. 1.2 Voids. 1.3 Moisture content, specific gravity and density. 1.4 Neutral and effective stress. 2. Compaction. 2.1 Proctor test. 2.2 Site -procedure. 3. Soil classification. 3.1 Classification used in this chapter. 3.2 Field identification. 3.3 Particle size distribution. 3.4 Plasticity. 3.5 Casagrande's systems of soil classification. 4. Permeability. 4.1 Darcy's laws. 4.2 Determination of the coefficient of permeability. 4.3 Determination of permeability on site. 4.4 Critical hydraulic gradient. 4.5 Seepage through soil. 4.6 Flow nets. 5. Consolidation. 5.1 Settlement. 5.2 Odometer test. 5.3 Theory of consolidation. 5.4 Settlement in sands. 6.Shear strength. 6.1 Shear- box test. 6.2 Coulomb's law. 6.3 Tri-axial compression test. 6.4 Further shear test. 6.5 Pore pressure parameters. 7. Distribution of vertical pressure. 7.1 Single point load. 7.2 Distributed load. 7.3 Fadums methods. 7.4 Newmarks chart. 8. Soil pressure on retaining walls. 8.1 Active pressure. 8.2 Passive resistance. 8.3 Sheet pile walls. 9. Stability of slopes. 10. Foundations. 10.1 Shallow foundations. 10.2 Deep foundations.
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