Books Name: An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (2nd Edition)
Author: Robert D. Holtz,William D. Kovacs and Thomas C. Sheahan
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-13: 978-0132496346
ISBN-10: 0132496348
What will make you satisfied?
Geotechnical engineering is one major braches of civil engineering. All of the civil and construction engineer should have a very good and basic knowledge over this subject as soil is the most unpredictable element in any construction work.
An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering by Robert,kovacs and sheahan is a basic knowledge book on geotechnical engineering(geotech). This book describes the basic things and theories easily and keep a certain limit to that of research. So, it will easy for the readers to get the theories.Moreover this books topics are categorized in such a way so that they can be easily be applied to our real life. Several problems relating with the theories are presented by chapterwise.
Topics Covered in this Book
- Basic Theories
- Settlement
- Consolidation
- Compaction
- Compressibility
- Soil classification
- Weight-Volume Relationships
- Permeability
- Seepage
- Stresses in Soil Mass
- Earth Pressure
- Shear Parameters of Soil
- Slope Stability
- Bearing Capacity of Soil
- Soil Exploration
- Shallow Foundation
