Soil Properties - Testing, Measurement and Evaluation

Subash Thanappan

ISBN 10: 6202816082 / ISBN 13: 9786202816083

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Okt 2020, 2020

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is primarily intended for the Undergraduates and Post graduate students of Civil engineering.All Civil Engineering Structures (House Buildings, Departmental Complexes, Railways, highways, canals, flyovers etc.) are resting on the soil only. The safe design of such structures is of prime importance to ensure that these structures remain safe and free of undue settling and collapse. Therefore, Quantitative results of laboratory tests on soil samples are necessary to analyze the soil type, conditions etc.The book deals with soil laboratory testing procedures, as well as the collection and evaluation of test data. Moreover, the individual experiments introduced with its definition, concept and objective.Fourteen different soil tests are included in this book, with a single chapter devoted to each. All except a very few procedures follow those of the American Society for Testing and Materials ( ASTM) and/ or the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). 124 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soil Properties - Testing, Measurement and Evaluation
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Okt 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6202816082
• ISBN 13: 9786202816083
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 8D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 203 grams

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This book is primarily intended for the Undergraduates and Post graduate students of Civil engineering.All Civil Engineering Structures (House Buildings, Departmental Complexes, Railways, highways, canals, flyovers etc.) are resting on the soil only. The safe design of such structures is of prime importance to ensure that these structures remain safe and free of undue settling and collapse. Therefore, Quantitative results of laboratory tests on soil samples are necessary to analyze the soil type, conditions etc.The book deals with soil laboratory testing procedures, as well as the collection and evaluation of test data. Moreover, the individual experiments introduced with its definition, concept and objective.Fourteen different soil tests are included in this book, with a single chapter devoted to each. All except a very few procedures follow those of the American Society for Testing and Materials ( ASTM) and/ or the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).