Soils and Foundations - Couverture rigide

Liu, Cheng; Evett Ph.D., Jack

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0132221381 ISBN 13 : 9780132221382

Editeur : Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

For courses in soils and foundations, geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, and foundation engineering.

Aimed at the beginning student, Soils and Foundations, Seventh Edition presents the salient and essential aspects of soils and foundations in a simple and straightforward manner. Offering an easy reading format, it is filled with examples that include step-by-step solutions. The number and quality of the end-of-chapter homework problems continues to be a major strength of the book.  Now in its seventh edition, it includes new material on soil consistency, overconsolidated clay, degree of consolidation, vibroflotation and the settlement of sand.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

For courses in soils and foundations, geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, and foundation engineering.

Aimed at the beginning student, Soils and Foundations, Seventh Edition presents the salient and essential aspects of soils and foundations in a simple and straightforward manner. Offering an easy reading format, it is filled with examples that include step-by-step solutions. The number and quality of the end-of-chapter homework problems continues to be a major strength of the book.  Now in its seventh edition, it includes new material on soil consistency, overconsolidated clay, degree of consolidation, vibroflotation and the settlement of sand.

Quatrième de couverture

This introductory text/reference is a practical guide for soil mechanics principles, with application to real-world foundation design situations. It is presented in a clear, direct style with just enough mathematics to support the design concepts. There are ample diagrams, charts, and illustrations throughout to support the concepts.

Some key features of the fifth edition include:

• A new section on soil stabilization.
• New application to current foundation design problems.
• Fundamental principles of soil mechanics are presented with many worked-out examples.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0132221381
• ISBN 13: 9780132221382
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie