Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Testing

This innovative soil mechanics text is intended for civil engineering undergraduates and contains unique lab experiments incorporating the most up-to-date material and broad range of testing methods. Features include integration of geotechnical topics with laboratory methods, numerous in-text problems and updated laboratory testing methods that meet ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Standards. Consolidation and triaxial test data and results coverage offers a careful examination not found in other texts and the noteworthy section on the New Unified System offers easy-to-use tables and flows charts.

Amir Wadi Al-Khafaji, Bradley University, USA, and Orlando B. Andersland, Michigan State University, USA

Each chapter begins with an Introduction and ends with problems
1: Soil Materials
2: Soil Exploration
3: Index Properties of Soils
4: Soil Compaction
5: Water Flow Through Soils
6: Stresses Within a Soil Mass
7: Volume Change in Soils
8: Shear Strength of Soils
9: Lateral Earth Pressure
10: Bearing Capacity
11: Slope Stability Experiments
Appendices
A. S1 Units and Conversion Factors
B. Laboratory Forms
Glossary
References
Index