Soils and Foundations - Hardcover

Liu, Cheng; Evett, Jack B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0134949498 ISBN 13: 9780134949499

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1997

Synopsis

For courses in soils and foundations, geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, and foundation engineering.

Aimed at the beginning student, Soils and Foundations, Seventh Edition presents the salient and essential aspects of soils and foundations in a simple and straightforward manner. Offering an easy reading format, it is filled with examples that include step-by-step solutions. The number and quality of the end-of-chapter homework problems continues to be a major strength of the book.  Now in its seventh edition, it includes new material on soil consistency, overconsolidated clay, degree of consolidation, vibroflotation and the settlement of sand.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This introductory text/reference is a practical guide for soil mechanics principles, with application to real-world foundation design situations. It is presented in a clear, direct style with just enough mathematics to support the design concepts. There are ample diagrams, charts, and illustrations throughout to support the concepts.

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.

Synopsis

A introductory textbook on soil mechanics and foundations for students of civil engineering. Emphasizes design and practical applications supported by basic theory. Includes example problems throughout and work problems at the end of each chapter. First published in 1981 and updated here from the 19

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0134949498
• ISBN 13: 9780134949499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 472