Geotechnical Engineering

Name: Geotechnical Engineering
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ISBN: 9780135763803

ISBN-10: 0135763800

ISBN-13: 9780135763803

Edition: 1999

Authors: Donald P. Coduto

List price: $165.00

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Description:

For undergraduate-level courses in Introductory Geotechnical Engineering. This introduction to geotechnical engineering explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice and offers a more rigorous yet still accessible and easy-to-read approach, more technical depth, and more emphasis on understanding the physical basis for soil behavior.

Book details

List price: $165.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/14/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 800
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.882
Language: English



Notions and Units of Measurement



Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering



Engineering Geology



Site Exploration and Characterization



Soil Composition



Soil Classification



Excavation, Grading, and Compacted Fill



Groundwater Fundamentals



Groundwater Applications



Geoenvironmental Engineering



Stress



Compressibility and Settlement



Rate of Consolidation



Strength



Stability of Earth Slopes



Dams and Levees



Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Walls



Structural Foundations



Difficult Soils



Soil Improvement



Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering



Recommended Resources for Further Study



Unit Conversion Factors



Computer Software


References


Name Index


Subject Index