Soils and Foundations (5th Edition)

Cheng Liu

ISBN 10: 0130255173 / ISBN 13: 9780130255174

Published by Prentice Hall, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soils and Foundations (5th Edition)
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130255173
• ISBN 13: 9780130255174
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Applications-oriented in approach, this book covers the essentials of soil mechanics and foundations. It includes a wealth of diagrams, charts, illustrations, and worked examples. Formation of Natural Soil Deposits; Engineering Properties of Soils; Soil Exploration; Soil Compaction and Stabilization; Water in Soil; Stress Distribution in Soil; Consolidation of Soil and Settlement of Structures; Shear Strength of Soil; Shallow Foundations; Pile Foundations; Drilled Caissons; Lateral Earth Pressure; Retaining Structures; and Stability Analysis of Slopes. For Civil, Construction, and Geotechnical Technologists and Engineers.

From the Back Cover

Some key features of the fifth edition include:

• A new section on soil stabilization.
• New application to current foundation design problems.
• Fundamental principles of soil mechanics are presented with many worked-out examples.