Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual - Softcover

Das, Braja M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576450104 ISBN 13: 9781576450109

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual, Fifth Edition is designed for a laboratory course in soil mechanics (also called geotechnical engineering) that commonly accompanies a lecture course in the same subject. The book is designed for junior-level (third-year) undergraduate courses in civil engineering departments and includes laboratory procedures essential to understanding the properties of soils and their behavior under stress and strain. Features · Includes sample calculations and graphs relevant to each laboratory test · Supplies blank tables (that accompany each test) for laboratory use and report preparation · Contains a new chapter on soil classification (Chapter 9) · Provides two useful appendices: Appendix A: Weight-Volume Relationships Appendix B: Data Sheets for Laboratory Experiments · Offers a list of relevant references

About this title

About the Author:

Braja M. Das, Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento.

Review:

"This text offers a streamlined version of the ASTM standards, which is helpful for students. The example data sets provided within the lab experiments are quite valuable, and that is one of the reasons that I like this lab manual."--Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina

"This lab manual is designed and written in a clear and straightforward manner, which will make lab teaching and understanding easier. That is what students like and want."--Mamadou Fall, University of Ottawa

"I like the fact that units are illustrated in the formulas. This manual is simple to read, the illustrations are great, and the order of the experiments matches how I conduct the lab."--Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1576450104
• ISBN 13: 9781576450109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 288