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Atkinson, John ;

An introduction to the mechanics of soils and foundations : through critical state soil mechanics - London ; New York : McGraw-Hill Book Co., ©1993. - xviii, 337 p. illustrations

Included Index

Ch. 1. Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering --
Ch. 2. Basic Mechanics --
Ch. 3. Essentials of Material Behaviour --
Ch. 4. The Structure of the Earth --
Ch. 5. Classification of Soils --
Ch. 6. Pore Pressure, Effective Stress and Drainage --
Ch. 7. Laboratory Testing of Soils --
Ch. 8. Compression and Swelling --
Ch. 9. Critical State Strength of Soil --
Ch. 10. Peak States --
Ch. 11. Behaviour of Soil Before Failure --
Ch. 12. Cam Clay --
Ch. 13. Stiffness of Soil --
Ch. 14. Consolidation --
Ch. 15. Ageing and Structure in Natural Soils --
Ch. 16. Ground Investigations --
Ch. 17. Steady State Seepage --
Ch. 18. Stability of Soil Structures Using Bound Methods --
Ch. 19. Limit Equilibrium Method --
Ch. 20. Stability of Slopes --
Ch. 21. Earth Pressures and Stability of Retaining Walls --
Ch. 22. Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Shallow Foundations --
Ch. 23. Piled Foundations --
Ch. 24. Geotechnical Centrifuge Modelling --
Ch. 25. Concluding Remarks.

ISBN: 9780077077136 007707713X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Soil mechanics.
Foundations.

Dewey Class. No.: 624.15136 / ATK