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This handbook aims to discuss, in one vol Notwithstanding the effort that was made to ensure that each chapter is as correct as ume, a wide array of topics that have entered practicable, there is little doubt that some er the mainstream of geopractice (i. e. geotech nical and geoenvironmental engineering) rors (typographical or otherwise) will creep over the past two decades, while at the same into a document of this size, especially in its time not losing sight of the more conven first printing. Readers are requested to advise tional aspects of the discipline that remain a the undersigned of any errors (typographical core part of the work of geoprofessionals. or otherwise) or significant omissions they These topics range from conventional satu identifY-to the extent possible they will be rated soil mechanics, to unsaturated soil be corrected in subsequent printings. havior, rock mechanics, hydrogeology and I am indebted to the numerous contribu geosynthetics. The book deals with pave tors to this book who have labored, in their ments, shallow and deep foundations, em "spare time" to produce a manuscript, re bankments, slopes, retaining walls, buried spond to editorial and reviewer comments, and helped provide what I hope will be useful structures, dynamics and earthquakes, risk assessment and management, contaminant contributions to the profession. transport, groundwater monitoring, and con Finally, lowe a deep debt of gratitude to tainment, treatment and remediation of con my family (Kathy, Katrina, Kieron and Ken taminated sites.
List of contents
I. Basic Behavior and Site Characterization.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Basic Soil Mechanics.- 3. Engineering Properties of Soils and Typical Correlations.- 4. Site Characterization.- 5. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Property Assessment.- 6. Basic Rock Mechanics and Testing.- 7. Geosynthetics: Characteristics and Testing.- 8. Seepage, Drainage and Dewatering.- II. Foundations and Pavements.- 9. Shallow Foundations.- 10. Pile Foundations.- 11. Foundations on Rock.- 12. Dynamics of Foundations.- 13. Pavement Design.- III. Slope, embankment and wall stability, and soil improvement.- 14. Slopes and Mass Movements.- 15. Soil Improvement.- 16. Embankments Over Soft Soil and Peat.- 17. Earth Retaining Structures and Reinforced Slopes.- IV. Special Topics.- 18. Buried Pipes and Culverts.- 19. Trenchless Technology.- 20. Cold Region Engineering.- 21. Earthquake Engineering.- V. Geoenvironmental Engineering.- 22. Geoenvironmental Problem Identification and Risk Management.- 23. Physicochemistry of Soils for Geoenvironmental Engineering.- 24. Contaminant Hydrogeology.- 25. Barrier Systems.- 26. Geosynthetics in Liquid-containing Structures.- 27. Covers for Waste.- 28. Monitoring of Contaminants and Consideration of Risk.- 29. In situ Containment and Treatment of Contaminated Soil and Ground-water.- 30. Management of Contaminated Soil in Engineering Construction 947.- References.- Conversion Factors US to SI Units.
