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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471852732
ISBN-139780471852735
eBay Product ID (ePID)49007123
Product Key Features
Number of Pages752 Pages
Publication NameSoil Mechanics in Engineering Practice
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1967
SubjectCivil / Soil & Rock, Civil / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorKarl Terzaghi, Ralph B. Peck
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight40 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal624/.151
Table Of ContentPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS.Index Properties of Soils.Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Soils.Drainage of Soils.THEORETICAL SOIL MECHANICS.Hydraulics of Soils.Plastic Equilibrium in Soils.Settlement and Contact Pressure.PROBLEMS OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.Soil Exploration.Earth Pressure and Stability of Slopes.Foundations.Settlement Due to Exceptional Causes.Dams and Dam Foundations.Performance Observations.
SynopsisDeals with the current application of physical and engineering properties of soils and the theories of soil mechanics to the design and construction of foundations, deep excavations and dams, and to the stability of natural and excavated slopes.