Soil Mechanics Fundamentals - Metric Version

- Ausgewogenes Verhältnis zwischen theoretischen Informationen und praktischen Anwendungen für die Einführung in die Bodenmechanik
- Beschränkung der Mechanik auf ein Minimum, damit Studenten einen Einblick in die Hintergründe, Prämissen und Grenzen der Theorien gewinnen
- Besprechungen der Implikationen der Leitideen vermitteln Studenten den mit der Anwendung dieser Ideen verbundenen Kontext
- Moderne Erklärungen des Bodenverhaltens, insbesondere im Hinblick auf Bodensetzung und Bodenfestigkeit

About the author

Muniram (Muni) Budhu is Professor of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. He received his BSc (First Class Honors) in Civil Engineering from the University of the West Indies and his PhD in Soil Mechanics from Cambridge University, England. Prior to joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Budhu served on the faculty at the University of Guyana; McMaster University, Canada and the State University of New York at Buffalo. He spent sabbaticals as visiting Professor at St. Catherine's College, Oxford University; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich(Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), and theUniversity of Western Australia.

Summary

Helps students to learn how to conduct a site investigation, acquire an understanding of the physical and mechanical properties of soils. This book discusses and demonstrates contemporary ideas and methods of interpreting the physical and mechanical properties of soils for both fundamental knowledge and for practical applications.

Product details

• Authors: M Budhu, Muni Budhu, Muniram Budhu, Muniram (University of Arizona) Budhu, Budhu Muniram
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.07.2015
• EAN: 9781119019657
• ISBN: 978-1-119-01965-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Grundbau, Bodenmechanik, Bauwesen, Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen, Civil Engineering & Construction, Soil Constructions & Geotechnics, Grundbau / Geotechnik, Allg. Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen, Erd- u. Grundbau, Soil (Civil Engineering)