Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice (Hardcover)

Karl Terzaghi

ISBN 10: 0471086584 / ISBN 13: 9780471086581

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 1996

About this Item

Hardcover. This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation. This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice (Hardcover)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471086584
• ISBN 13: 9780471086581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation.

About the Author

Karl von Terzaghi was an Austrian civil engineer, geotechnical engineer and geologist known as the "father of soil mechanics".

Dr. Ralph Brazelton Peck was an eminent civil engineer specializing in soil mechanics. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1975 "for his development of the science and art of subsurface.