Geotechnical Engineering, Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering by V.N.S.Murthy
Name of the Book : Geotechnical Engineering Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering by V.N.S.Murthy
Name of the Author(s) : V.N.S.Murthy
Name of the Publisher : Book world Enterprises
Book Format : PDF
Language : English
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A must have reference for any engineer involved with foundations, piers, and retaining walls, this remarkably comprehensive volume illustrates soil characteristic concepts with examples that detail a wealth of practical considerations, It covers the latest developments in the design of drilled pier foundations and mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall and explores a pioneering approach for predicting the nonlinear behavior of laterally loaded long vertical and batter piles.
Table of Contents of Geotechnical Engineering Principles
- INTRODUCTION
- SOIL FORMATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
- SOIL PHASE RELATIONSHIPS, INDEX PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATION
- SOIL PERMEABILITY AND SEEPAGE
- EFFECTIVE STRESS AND PORE WATER PRESSURE
- STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN SOILS DUE TO SURFACE LOADS
- COMPRESSIBILITY AN D CONSOLIDATION
- SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL
- SOIL EXPLORATION
- STABILITY OF SLOPES
- LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE
- SHALLOW FOUNDATION I: ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY
- SHALLOW FOUNDATION II: SAFE BEARING PRESSURE AND SETTLEMENT CALCULATION
- SHALLOW FOUNDATION III: COMBINED FOOTINGS AND MAT FOUNDATIONS
- DEEP FOUNDATION I: PILE FOUNDATION
- DEEP FOUNDATION II: BEHAVIOR OF LATERALLY LOADED VERTICAL AND BATTER PILES
- DEEP FOUNDATION III : DRILLED PIER FOUNDATIONS
- FOUNDATIONS ON COLLAPSIBLE AND EXPANSIVE SOILS
- CONCRETE AND MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH RETAINING WALLS
- SHEET PILE WALLS AND BRACED CUTS
- SOIL IMPROVEMENT
