Geotechnical Engineering

Cover......Page 1 01. Introduction......Page 22 02. Soil Characterization......Page 26 03. Soil Phase Relationships......Page 40 04. Soil Permeability......Page 108 05. Effective Stress & Pore Water Pressure......Page 164 06. Stress Distribution in Soils Due to Surface Loads......Page 194 07. Compressibility & Consolidation......Page 228 08. Shear Strength of Soil......Page 274 09. Soil Exploration......Page 338 10. Stability of Slopes......Page 386 11. Lateral Earth Pressure......Page 440 12. Shallow Foundation: Ultimate Bearing Capacity......Page 502 13. Shallow Foundation: Settlement Calculation......Page 566 14. Shallow Foundation: Combined Footings......Page 606 15. Deep Foundation: Pile Foundation......Page 626 16. Deep Foundation: Laterally Loaded Piles......Page 720 17. Deep Foundation: Drilled Pier Foundations......Page 762 18. Collapsibile & Expansive Soils......Page 812 19. Retaining Walls......Page 854 20. Sheet Pile Walls & Braced Cuts......Page 902 21. Soil Improvement......Page 972 Appendix & Index......Page 1008