Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations

McCarthy, David F.

ISBN 10: 0879092211 / ISBN 13: 9780879092214

Published by Reston Publishing Company, Inc., Reston, Virginia, 1977

About this Item

Black binding with Title and author on front cover and spne. Previous owners name crossed out with black marked at the top of front flyleaf. 505pp. Indexed. Content clean, bright and sound. This book may require additional postage. Photos available on request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations
• Publisher: Reston Publishing Company, Inc., Reston, Virginia
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879092211
• ISBN 13: 9780879092214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated with B/W Photos and Diagrams
• Condition: Very Good Condition
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Soil Mechanics

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Synopsis

For undergraduate courses in Civil Engineering Technology and Civil Technology, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, Architectural Engineering and all other applications-oriented engineering courses in Soil Mechanics/Foundations, Soils Engineering, and Geotechnical Engineering.Written by an experienced professor/practitioner, this popular introductory book provides coverage on a broad range of state-of-the-art geotechnics material accepted and used by today's engineering professionals. Easy to understand and loaded with illustrative examples, it explores everything from the most basic of concepts to the latest developments, giving students a real-life working knowledge of soil mechanics and foundations. The philosophy and logic of soils and foundations is discussed in practical terms to enhance understanding, and a presentation of design charts, tables, and equations--utilized by today's practitioners--encompasses not just the nuts and bolts, but explicit instructions and applications as well.

From the Publisher

Written by an experienced professor/practitioner, this introductory book provides an unusual range of coverage from basic concepts to developments that provide the user with a real-life working knowledge of geotechnics. Coverage includes design charts, tables, equations utilized by practioners -- not just the nuts and bolts, but explicit instructions and applications as well.