Soils in Construction - Softcover

Schroeder, W. L.; Dickenson, S. E.; Warrington, Don C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478634553 ISBN 13: 9781478634553

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2004

A generation of construction-management students has learned from the easy-to-follow, understandable material in Soils in Construction. By keeping math simple and emphasizing construction operations and applications over engineering theory, the authors have created an ideal resource for non-technical, management-focused courses. Students interested in the field applications of soils will gain the knowledge they need to interact confidently with geotechnical engineers in their careers. The book's extensive discussion of soil materials in the first five chapters is supplemented by an appendix describing testing methods that can easily be adapted to the hands-on component of a course. The remaining seven chapters cover the role that soil materials play in various aspects of construction contracting. Every chapter ends with problems presenting students with the kinds of scenarios they'll face in the field. Not-for-sale instructor's resource materials available online to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.

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Review:

"The best feature of this textbook is its focus on construction applications. This textbook does a good job of balancing the engineering principles with the construction processes in the study of soils." ― Greg Ohrn, Northern Arizona University

"The strength of the text is that it presents technical material in a very understandable way to students who are more oriented towards non-technical, more managerial subjects." ― Constantine A. Ciesieiski, East Carolina University

From the Back Cover:

A revision of the classic in the field, Soils in Construction is intended for students and professionals who are more interested in the construction management and field applications of soil technology than in the engineering theory side. The text uses simple math and applications to explore the nature of soils and how the soil materials may affect certain construction operations. An appendix of laboratory testing exercises provides hands-on practice with basic principles and procedures.

Some of the key features include:

Expanded overview of the geology of soils and rocks.
Improved classification aids for the Unified system.
More complete description of borrow and fill calculations.
Description of OSHA's requirements for trench safety and configuration.
New description of pile driving and driven pile design and testing.
Breakout of all of the examples so students can more readily follow the methods of problem solving.
Addition of SI units to some of the calculations.

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