Soil Mechanics and Foundations

Table Of Contents:

PART I
ELEMENTARY PROPERTIES
Chapter 1   – Introduction
Chapter 2   – Preliminary Definitions and Relationships
Chapter 3   – Determination of Index Properties
Chapter 4   – Classification of Soils
Chapter 5   – Soil Structure and Clay Mineralogy
PART II
SOIL HYDRAULICS
Chapter 6   – Soil Water : Effective and Neutral Stresses
Chapter 7   – Permeability
Chapter 8   – Well Hydraulics
Chapter 9   – Seepage Analysis
Chapter 10 – Seepage Below Hydraulic Structures
Chapter 11 – Drainage and Dewatering
PART III
ELASTICITY APPLIED TO SOILS
Chapter 12 – Elements of Elasticity*
Chapter 13 – Stress Distribution : I
Chapter 14 – Stress Distribution : II*
PART IV
COMPRESSIBILITY
Chapter 15 – One Dimensional Consolidation
Chapter 16 – Three Dimensional Consolidation*
Chapter 17 – Compaction
PART V
STRENGTH AND STABILITY
Chapter 18 – Shear Strength
Chapter 19 – Failure Envelopes*
Chapter 20 – Earth Pressure
Chapter 21 – Bulkheads and Cofferdams
Chapter 22 – Shafts, Tunnels and Conduits
Chapter 23 – Stability of Slopes
PART VI
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Chapter 24 – Bearing Capacity
Chapter 25 – Shallow Foundations
Chapter 26 – Pile Foundations
Chapter 27 – Well Foundations
Chapter 28 – Machine Foundations
PART VII
PAVEMENT DESIGN
Chapter 29 – Design of Flexible Pavement
Chapter 30 – Design of Rigid Pavement
Chapter 31 – Stabilisation of Soils
PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Chapter 32 – Site Investigation and Sub-Soil Exploration
Chapter 33 – Advanced Measuring Instruments
Chapter 34 – Reinforced Earth and Geotextiles
REFERENCES
INDEX