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Author McCarthy, David F.

Title Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations : basic geotechnics / David F. McCarthy
Edition Fifth edition
Published Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [1998]
©1998

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Description xiv, 730 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents Ch. 1. The Soil and Rock of Planet Earth: Geologic Overview -- Ch. 2. Soil Composition: Terminology and Definitions -- Ch. 3. Soil Types and Soil Structure -- Ch. 4. Index Properties and Classification Tests, and Soil Classification Systems -- Ch. 5. Site Investigations: Purpose and Methods, Information and Procedures Available -- Ch. 6. Movement of Water through Soil: Basic Hydrogeology, Subsurface Flow, Permeability, Capillarity -- Ch. 7. Movement of Water through Soil: Practical Effects: Seepage, Drainage, Frost Heave, Contamination -- Ch. 8. Combined Stresses in Soil Masses: Stress at a Point and Monhr's Circle -- Ch. 9. Subsurface Stresses -- Ch. 10. Settlement: Soil Compression, Volume Distortion, Consolidation -- Ch. 11. Shear Strength Theory -- Ch. 12. Foundations: Introductory Concepts -- Ch. 13. Foundations: Design Considerations and Methods -- Ch. 14. Earth Moving, Compaction, and Stabilization -- Ch. 15. Stability of Unsupported Slopes
Ch. 16. Lateral Pressures and Retaining Structures -- App. A. Application of LaPlace Equation to Flow Nets -- App. B. Laboratory Procedure to Determine Coefficient of Consolidation -- App. C. Mathematical Development of the Bishop Equation for Slope Stability
Notes Includes index
Previous ed.: c1993
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 704-717) and index
Subject Foundations.
Soil mechanics.
LC no. 97014326
ISBN 0135069327