The second edition of Geotechnical Engineering: Principles & Practices explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their applications in engineering. This edition includes updated content, many new problems and exercises, as well as reflects the authors’ own experiences and feedback from reviewers. It offers a rigorous, yet easy-to-read approach, as well as technical depth and an emphasis on understanding the physical basis for soil behavior.
About the Author
Donald P. Coduto California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Man-chu Ronald Yeung California State Polytechnic University, Pomona William A. Kitch California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Contents Table
Preface
Acknowledgments
Notation and Units of Measurement
Chapter 1 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
Chapter 2 Engineering Geology
Chapter 3 Site Exploration and Characterization
Chapter 4 Soil Composition
Chapter 5 Soil Classification
Chapter 6 Excavation, Grading, and Compacted Fill
Chapter 7 Groundwater—Fundamentals and One-Dimensional Flow
Chapter 8 Groundwater—Multidimensional Flow and Applications
Chapter 9 Stress
Chapter 10 Compressibility and Settlement
Chapter 11 Rate of Consolidation
Chapter 12 Soil Strength
Chapter 13 Stability of Earth Slopes
Chapter 14 Foundations
Chapter 15 Spread Footing Design
Chapter 16 Earth Retaining Structures
Chapter 17 Lateral Earth Pressures
Appendix
References
Subject Index
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