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Informationen zum Autor Béla Bodó B.Sc., B.A., C.Eng., M.I.C.E, was born in Hungary and studied at Budapest Technical University, the University of London and the Open University. He developed his expertise in Soil Mechanics during his employment with British Rail and British Coal.Colin Jones B.Sc, C. Eng., M.I.C.E, P.G.C.E, studied at the University of Dundee, and worked at British Coal where he and Béla were colleagues. He has recently retired from the University of Wales, Newport where he was Programme Director for the Civil Engineering provision, specializing in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics. Klappentext Introduction to Soil Mechanics covers the basic principles of soil mechanics, illustrating why the properties of soil are important, the techniques used to understand and characterise soil behaviour and how that knowledge is then applied in construction. The authors have endeavoured to define and discuss the principles and concepts concisely, providing clear, detailed explanations, and a well-illustrated text with diagrams, charts, graphs and tables. With many practical, worked examples and end-of-chapter problems (with fully worked solutions available online) and coverage of Eurocode 7, Introduction to Soil Mechanics will be an ideal starting point for the study of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Zusammenfassung This book covers the basic principles of soil mechanics, illustrating why the properties of soil are important, the techniques used to understand and characterize soil behavior and how that knowledge is then applied in construction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiiDedication and Acknowledgments xiiiList of Symbols xiv1 Soil Structure 11.1 Volume relationships 11.2 Weight.volume relationships 61.3 Alteration of soil structure by compaction 201.4 California bearing ratio (CBR) test 301.5 The pycnometer 35Supplementary problems for Chapter 1 392 Classification of Cohesive Soils 432.1 Atterberg Limits 432.2 Consistency indices 642.3 Classification of soils by particle size 69Supplementary problems for Chapter 2 913 Permeability and Seepage 923.1 Coefficient of permeability (k) 933.2 Seepage velocity 943.3 Determination of the value of k 963.4 Field pumping tests 1023.5 Permeability of stratified soil 1073.6 Flow nets 1083.7 Erosion due to seepage 1213.8 Prevention of piping 1283.9 Flow net for earth dams 129Supplementary problems for Chapter 3 1354 Pressure at Depth Due to Surface Loading 1394.1 Concentrated point load 1404.2 Concentrated line load 1424.3 Uniform strip loading (Michell's solution) 1444.4 Bulb of pressure diagrams 1474.5 Vertical pressure under triangular strip load 1514.6 Vertical pressure under circular area 1564.7 Rectangular footing 1594.8 Footings of irregular shape 1634.9 Pressure distribution under footings 1674.10 Linear dispersion of pressure 170Supplementary problems for Chapter 4 1735 Effective Pressure 1755.1 Unloaded state 1755.2 Loaded state 1775.3 Flooded state 1805.4 Types of problem 1825.5 Effect of seepage on shallow footings 1945.6 Ground water lowering (at atmospheric pressure) 1955.7 Reduction of artesian pressure 1965.8 Capillary movement of water 199Supplementary problems for Chapter 5 2146 Shear Strength of Soils 2196.1 Coulomb-Mohr Theory 2206.2 Stress path 2246.3 Effect of saturation 2346.4 Measurement of shear strength 2386.5 Thixotropy of clay 2636.6 Undrained cohesion and overburden pressure 263Supplementary problems for Chapter 6 2657 Consolidation and Settlement 2687.1 Consolidation 2687.2 The pressure-voids ratio curve 2707.3 Forms of the s'-e curve 2797.4 Coefficient of compressibility 2817.5 Coefficient of volume change 2827.6 Estimation of settlement 2847.7 Rate of consolidation 2917.8 Pore pressure isochrones 3017.9 Coefficient of permeability 3107.10 Time from similarity 3107.11 To...
