Soil and rock mechanics Books

Book SynopsisThis highly illustrated guide expands on the practical benefits of FEA, such as the analysis of complex problems, overall increased productivity and revenue, and explains the complex theory behind the decisions that need to be made at each stage of a project.

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Book SynopsisSoil Mechanics Laboratory Manual, Tenth Edition, is designed to get dirty. This ideal complement to any Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics textbook is ring-bound and ''flexi-covered'' so students can have it on hand at the lab bench or in the field. Content is organized around standard lab project workflow: It includes over 25 lab projects that are closely aligned to current ASTM standards followed by data sheets for collecting field data and another set for preparing laboratory reports.Trade ReviewExcellent lab manual that needs to be adopted by everyone for Geotech lab." - Patil (current user)Table of ContentsPreface 1. Laboratory Test and Preparation of Report 2. Determination of Water Content 3. Specific Gravity of Soil Solids 4. Sieve Analysis 5. Hydrometer Analysis 6. Liquid Limit Test: Percussion Cup Method 7. Liquid Limit Test: Fall Cone Method 8. Plastic Limit Test 9. Shrinkage Limit Determination 10. Engineering Classification of Soils 11. Standard Proctor Compaction Test 12. Determination of Field Unit Weight of Compaction by Sand Cone Method 13. Maximum and Minimum Dry Densities of Granular Soil (Sand) 14. Constant Head Permeability Test in Sand 15. Falling Head Permeability Test in Sand 16. Direct Shear Test on Sand 17. Unconfined Compression Test 18. Consolidation Test 19. Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test on Cohesive Soil 20. Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test on Cohesive Soil 21. Consolidated-Drained Triaxial Test on Cohesive Sands 22. Resilient Modulus Test for Cohesive and Granular Soils 23. California Bearing Ratio for Laboratory Compacted Soils References APPENDICES A. Weight-Volume Relationships B. Data Sheets for Laboratory Experiments

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Book SynopsisThis volume, the first in a set of three, is a vital working manual which covers the basic tests for the classification and compaction characteristics of engineering soils. It will therefore be an essential practical handbook for all engaged on the testing of soils in a laboratory for building and civil engineering purposes. Based on the author's experience over many years managing large soil testing laboratories, particular emphasis has been placed on ensuring that procedures are fully understood. Each test procedure has therefore been broken down into simple stages with each step being clearly described. The use of flow diagrams and the setting out of test data and calculations will be of great benefit, especially for the newcomer to soil testing. The book is complemented with many numerical examples which illustrate the methods of calculation and graphical presentations of typical results. The reporting of test data is also explained. Vital information on good techniques, laboratory safety, the calibration of measuring instruments, essential checks on equipment, and laboratory accreditation are all included.A basic knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry is assumed but some of the fundamental principles that are essential in soil testing are explained where appropriate.Trade Review'This splendid manual belongs in every university library patronized by geoscientists and engineers.' Environmental & Engineering Geoscience -------------------- 'This well-known three-volume series of books has formed an indispensable part of the equipment in any engineering or geological soils testing laboratory since its launch... ...is truly a working manual. ...this remains the definitive text on the subject and a vital addition to BS1377 Parts 1-4...' Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology --------------------'Since K H Head first produced his manuals on soil laboratory testing in 1980 they have been an essential reference in all good soil testing laboratories. ...the author has an extensive understanding of the details of soil testing and vast experience to draw upon. ...This book should be an essential reference for all engineers and technicians who carry out soil testing and also for those engineers who just use the test results for use in analysis and design. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who has not come across previous editions. ...It is very clear in its descriptions of the tests and easy to read'. Australian GeomechanicsTable of ContentsScope and general requirements; Moisture content and index tests; Density and particle density; Particle size; Chemical tests; Compaction tests; Description of soils; Appendix: Units, nomenclature and laboratory equipment; Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together a selection of key papers by this soil mechanics pioneer. The papers have been selected on the basis of their importance in the development of soil mechanics and to highlight the nature and range of subjects that Bishop investigated during the thirty-seven years of his career. Bishop's most influential paper was presented at an ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) conference in Boulder, Colorado, in 1960, and while it made a big impression at the time, it is now in danger of disappearing from sight. In addition, two of Bishop's very significant papers were published in the late 1970s in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, not normal reading for the soil mechanics fraternity, and thus became known to only a few people. That has remained the case to this day, and the fact that these two papers have not been republished was the initial motivation for creating this volume. In addition, it is nearly 40 years since Bishop retired from his professorial position at Imperial College and a fitting time to remember Bishop with both a biography, The Bishop Method, and this volume of his papers. In addition to the Bishop papers, there is a paper by Laurie Wesley and Richard Pugh reflecting their research with Bishop. Separate papers were to have been written after the completion of their PhDs, with Bishop as the lead author, but because of his illness this didn't happen. The opportunity has now been taken to present the comprehensive research in these papers, as a tribute to their supervisor and mentor.Trade Review'...This is a valuable collection bringing together in one place documentation of a number of significant steps in the development of soil mechanics'. NZ GeomaticsTable of ContentsA new sampling tool for use in cohesionless sands below the ground water level (1946); Some factors involved in the design of a large earth dam in the Thames valley (1948); Undrained triaxial tests on saturated sands and their significance in the general theory of shear strength (1950); The use of the slip circle in the stability analysis of slopes (1954); The principle of effective stress (1954); The relevance of the triaxial test to the solution of stability problems (1960); Selset Reservoir: design and performance of the embankment (1962); The strength of soils as engineering materials. 6th Rankine Lecture (1966); Progressive failure with special reference to the mechanism causing it (1967); The influence of pore-water tension on the strength of clay (1975); The influence of high pore-water pressure on the strength of cohesionless soils (1977); Thirty-five years of soil testing (1981); The behaviour of a soft alluvial clay revealed by laboratory tests and trial embankments, Wesley, L.D & R.S Pugh (2019).

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Ray R. Weil is a professor of soil science at the University of Maryland. He has previously served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia, managed a 500-acre organic farm in North Carolina, and been a lecturer at the University of Malawi. Dr. Weil is an international leader in sustainable agricultural systems in both developed and developing countries. Published in more than 85 scientific journals and in eight books, Dr. Weil focuses his research on cover crops and organic matter management for enhanced soil quality and nutrient cycling for water quality and sustainability. His research lab developed analytical methods for soil microbial biomass and active soil C that have been adopted by the USDA/NRCS and are used in ecosystem studies worldwide. His contributions to improved cropping systems and soil management have been put into practice on farms large and small. At the University of Maryland, Dr. Weil teaches undergraduate and graTable of Contents1. The Soils Around Us2. Formation of Soils from Parent Materials3. Soil Classification4. Soil Architecture and Physical Properties5. Soil Water: Characteristics and Behavior6. Soil and the Hydrologic Cycle7. Soil Aeration and Temperature8. The Colloidal Fraction: Seat of Soil Chemical and Physical Activity9. Soil Acidity, Alkalinity, Salinity, and Sodicity10. Organisms and Ecology of the Soil11. Soil Organic Matter12. Nutrient Cycles and Soil Fertility13. Practical Nutrient Management14. Soil Erosion and Its Control15. Soils and Chemical Pollution

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Book SynopsisThis book enables practising engineers to make informed decisions concerning soil model boundary conditions and the choice of elements in Finite Element models. Ideal for MSc and MEng students and for use on CPD courses.Trade Review"The author is one of only a few who could produce this comprehensive state-of-the-art treatise. ...This book deserves to be at the advanced end of the reading list for MEng and taught postgraduate courses."- David White, Géotechnique "The author is one of only a few who could produce this comprehensive state-of-the-art treatise. ...This book deserves to be at the advanced end of the reading list for MEng and taught postgraduate courses."- David White, Géotechnique Table of Contents1. Introduction to Modelling 2. Characteristics of Soil Behaviour 3. Constitutive Modelling 4. Numerical Modelling 5. Physical Modelling 6. Centrifuge Modelling 7. Theoretical Modelling 8. Soil-Structure Interaction 9. Envoi 10. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis 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.Table of ContentsPreface xii Dedication and Acknowledgments xiii List of Symbols xiv 1 Soil Structure 1 1.1 Volume relationships 1 1.1.1 Voids ratio (e) 2 1.1.2 Porosity (n) 3 1.1.3 Degree of saturation (Sr) 3 1.2 Weight−volume relationships 6 1.2.1 Bulk densities 7 1.2.2 Dry densities 8 1.2.3 Saturated densities 8 1.2.4 Submerged densities (γ′) 9 1.2.5 Density of solids (γs) 10 1.2.6 Specific gravity (Gs) 10 1.2.7 Moisture content (m) 11 1.2.8 Partially saturated soil 12 1.2.9 Relative density (Dr) 18 1.3 Alteration of soil structure by compaction 20 1.3.1 Laboratory compaction tests 21 1.3.2 Practical considerations 26 1.3.3 Relative compaction (Cr) 27 1.3.4 Compactive effort 27 1.3.5 Under- and overcompaction 28 1.3.6 Site tests of compaction 28 1.4 California bearing ratio (CBR) test 30 1.5 The pycnometer 35 Supplementary problems for Chapter 1 39 2 Classification of Cohesive Soils 43 2.1 Atterberg Limits 43 2.1.1 Liquid Limit (LL) 43 2.1.2 Plastic Limit 48 2.1.3 Shrinkage Limit 50 2.1.4 Swelling of cohesive soils 56 2.1.5 Saturation Limit (Z%) 56 2.1.6 Relationship between the limits 57 2.1.7 Linear shrinkage and swelling 59 2.2 Consistency indices 64 2.2.1 Plasticity index (PI) 64 2.2.2 Relative consistency index (RI) 64 2.2.3 Liquidity index (LI) 64 2.3 Classification of soils by particle size 69 2.3.1 Sieve analysis 69 2.3.2 Uniformity coefficient (U) 73 2.3.3 Filter design 74 2.3.4 Typical problems 77 2.3.5 Combination of materials 78 2.3.6 Sedimentation tests 85 Supplementary problems for Chapter 2 91 3 Permeability and Seepage 92 3.1 Coefficient of permeability (k) 93 3.2 Seepage velocity (us) 94 3.3 Determination of the value of k 96 3.3.1 Constant head test 96 3.3.2 Falling head test 98 3.4 Field pumping tests 102 3.4.1 Unconfined layer 102 3.4.2 Radius of influence (R) 104 3.4.3 Confined layer under artesian pressure (σA) 106 3.5 Permeability of stratified soil 107 3.6 Flow nets 108 3.6.1 Flow lines (FL) 109 3.6.2 Head loss in a flow channel 111 3.6.3 Equipotential lines (EPL) 111 3.6.4 Flow net construction 113 3.6.5 Application of flow nets 114 3.6.6 Seepage flowrate (Q) 114 3.6.7 Seepage pressure 115 3.6.8 Seepage force (S) 119 3.7 Erosion due to seepage 121 3.8 Prevention of piping 128 3.9 Flow net for earth dams 129 Supplementary problems for Chapter 3 135 4 Pressure at Depth Due to Surface Loading 139 4.1 Concentrated point load 140 4.2 Concentrated line load 142 4.3 Uniform strip loading (Michell’s solution) 144 4.4 Bulb of pressure diagrams 147 4.5 Vertical pressure under triangular strip load 151 4.6 Vertical pressure under circular area 156 4.7 Rectangular footing 159 4.8 Footings of irregular shape 163 4.9 Pressure distribution under footings 167 4.9.1 Influence of footing 167 4.9.2 Influence of loading 170 4.10 Linear dispersion of pressure 170 Supplementary problems for Chapter 4 173 5 Effective Pressure (σ′) 175 5.1 Unloaded state 175 5.2 Loaded state 177 5.3 Flooded state 180 5.4 Types of problem 182 5.5 Effect of seepage on shallow footings 194 5.6 Ground water lowering (at atmospheric pressure) 195 5.7 Reduction of artesian pressure 196 5.8 Capillary movement of water 199 5.8.1 Equilibrium moisture content (mE) 204 5.8.2 Soil suction (Ss) 208 Supplementary problems for Chapter 5 214 6 Shear Strength of Soils 219 6.1 Coulomb–Mohr Theory 220 6.1.1 Stresses on the plane of failure 221 6.1.2 Friction and cohesion 223 6.1.3 Apparent cohesion 224 6.2 Stress path 224 6.2.1 Stress path failure envelope 225 6.2.2 Variation of stress path 231 6.3 Effect of saturation 234 6.3.1 Effective Mohr’s circle 234 6.3.2 Effective stress path (ESP) 234 6.4 Measurement of shear strength 238 6.4.1 Triaxial tests 238 6.4.2 Variation of pore pressure 240 6.4.3 Total excess pore pressure 241 6.4.4 Unconsolidated–undrained tests 242 6.4.5 Quick-undrained test 248 6.4.6 Consolidated–undrained (CU) test 250 6.4.7 Consolidated–drained (CD) test 252 6.4.8 Unconfined compression strength of clays 253 6.4.9 Standard shear box test 256 6.4.10 The Vane shear test 259 6.4.11 Residual shear strength 261 6.5 Thixotropy of clay 263 6.6 Undrained cohesion and overburden pressure 263 Supplementary problems for Chapter 6 265 7 Consolidation and Settlement 268 7.1 Consolidation 268 7.2 The pressure–voids ratio curve 270 7.2.1 Analytical solution 270 7.2.2 Equation of the σ′−e curve 271 7.2.3 Alternative conventional procedure 274 7.2.4 Graphical solution 276 7.3 Forms of the σ′−e curve 279 7.3.1 Normally consolidated clay 280 7.3.2 Overconsolidated clays 280 7.4 Coefficient of Compressibility (av) 281 7.5 Coefficient of Volume Change (mv) 282 7.5.1 Voids ratio method 282 7.5.2 Direct method 282 7.6 Estimation of settlement 284 7.6.1 Voids ratio method 286 7.6.2 Method Using mv 288 7.6.3 Direct method 289 7.7 Rate of consolidation 291 7.7.1 Variation of excess pore pressure with time 292 7.7.2 Typical pore pressure distributions 293 7.7.3 Estimation of time 294 7.7.4 Coefficient of Consolidation (cv) 295 7.8 Pore pressure isochrones 301 7.8.1 Average percentage consolidation 302 7.9 Coefficient of permeability (k) 310 7.10 Time from similarity 310 7.11 Total settlement 311 7.11.1 Initial compression 311 7.11.2 Primary consolidation 311 7.11.3 Secondary consolidation 312 Supplementary problems for Chapter 7 314 8 Lateral Earth Pressure 319 8.1 Resistance to active expansion 320 8.2 The value of K0 321 8.3 Stress path representation 322 8.4 Rankine’s theory of cohesionless soil 324 8.4.1 Stress path representation (Lambe) 330 8.5 Rankine-Bell theory for c − φ soil 334 8.5.1 Tension cracks 335 8.5.2 Effect of surcharge (q kN/m) on z0 336 8.5.3 Water in the cracks only 336 8.6 Rankine−Bell theory for c–soil 336 8.7 Pressure−force and its line of action 336 8.7.1 Triangular diagram for uniform soil 337 8.7.2 Triangular diagram for water 337 8.7.3 Rectangular diagram for surcharge only 338 8.8 Wall supporting sloping surface 342 8.9 General formulae for c − φ soil 342 8.9.1 Active case 343 8.9.2 Passive case (with surcharge) 345 8.10 Formulae for pure clay (φ = 0) 349 8.11 Height of unsupported clay 350 8.12 Wedge theories 350 8.12.1 Procedure for cohesionless soil 351 8.12.2 Procedure for cohesive soil 355 8.12.3 Point of application of Pa(x) 359 8.12.4 Effect of static water table 360 8.13 Stability of retaining walls 360 8.13.1 Gravity walls 360 8.13.2 Cantilever walls 361 8.13.3 Buttress and counterfort walls 361 8.13.4 Stability check 362 8.14 Sheet piles 368 8.14.1 Cantilever sheet pile walls 369 8.14.2 Factor of safety 370 8.14.3 Bending of sheet piles 374 8.14.4 Sheet pile in cohesive soils 375 8.15 Anchored sheet pile walls 375 8.15.1 Free-earth support method 376 8.15.2 Fixed-earth support method 384 8.15.3 Anchorage 390 8.15.4 Length of tie rod (L) 390 8.15.5 Stability of anchors 390 8.16 Effect of ground water 393 8.17 Stability of deep trenches 400 8.17.1 Horizontal bracing 400 8.18 Bentonite slurry support 406 8.18.1 Trench in clay 407 8.18.2 Trench in sand 408 Supplementary problems for Chapter 8 413 9 Bearing Capacity of Soils 420 9.1 Terminology 420 9.1.1 Foundation pressure (σ) 420 9.1.2 Net foundation pressure (σn) 421 9.1.3 Effective overburden pressure (σ′0) 421 9.1.4 Ultimate bearing capacity (qu) 421 9.1.5 Net ultimate bearing capacity (qn) 421 9.1.6 Safe net bearing capacity (qsn) 422 9.1.7 Safe bearing capacity (qs) 422 9.1.8 Allowable foundation pressure (σa) 422 9.1.9 Presumed bearing values 424 9.2 Shallow strip footing 424 9.2.1 Terzaghi’s equation for qu 425 9.2.2 Effect of static water table 428 9.3 Influence of footing shape 435 9.4 Shallow rectangular footing 436 9.4.1 Method of Fellenius 438 9.5 Deep foundations 439 9.5.1 Moderately deep foundations 439 9.6 Standard penetration test (SPT) 443 9.7 Pile foundations z/B > 445 9.7.1 Types of pile 446 9.8 Some reasons for choosing piles 449 9.9 Some reasons for not choosing piles 451 9.10 Effects necessitating caution 451 9.11 Negative skin friction 453 9.12 Stress distribution around piles 455 9.13 Load-carrying capacity of piles 455 9.13.1 Static formulae 456 9.13.2 End-bearing resistance (Qe) 456 9.13.3 Shaft resistance (Qs) 457 9.13.4 Ultimate carrying capacity of pile 458 9.13.5 Allowable carrying capacity of piles (Qa) 458 9.13.6 Negative skin friction (Qf) 458 9.14 End bearing resistance and SPT 464 9.15 Influence of pile section on Qu 465 9.16 Group of piles 465 9.16.1 Eccentrically loaded pile group 468 9.16.2 Settlement of pile groups 471 9.16.3 Raking piles 472 Supplementary problems for Chapter 9 474 10 Stability of Slopes 479 10.1 Short-term and long-term stability 479 10.2 Total stress analysis (cohesive soils) 480 10.2.1 Homogeneous, pure clay (φu = 0) 480 10.2.2 Increasing the value of Fs 481 10.2.3 Minimum value of Fs 482 10.2.4 Potential slip surface 482 10.2.5 Determination of the factor of safety 483 10.2.6 Homogeneous c − φ soil (total stress analysis) 497 10.2.7 Stratified slopes 500 10.2.8 Slopes under water 501 10.2.9 Taylor’s stability numbers 505 10.3 Effective stress analysis (cohesive soils) 513 10.3.1 Method of slices (radial procedure) 513 10.3.2 Bishop’s conventional method 518 10.3.3 Bishop’s rigorous iterative method 519 10.4 Stability of infinite slopes 523 Supplementary problems for Chapter 10 528 11 Eurocode 7 530 11.1 Introduction 530 11.2 Recommended units 530 11.3 Limit states 531 11.4 Design procedures 531 11.5 Verification procedures 532 11.6 Application of partial factors 534 Appendices Appendix A Mass and Weight 552 Appendix B Units, Conversion Factors and Unity Brackets 556 Appendix C Simpson’s Rule 562 Appendix D Resultant Force and Its Eccentricity 567 Appendix E References 570 Index 572

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Book SynopsisEssential technical information for building on expansive soils--complete with practical, proven design methods. Expansive Soils examines factors that influence the design offoundations and pavements built on expansive soils, and exploreskey design procedures and remedial measures that address thesefactors effectively. Backed by the authors'' extensive research andexperience --including interviews with practicing engineers workingwith expansive soils --this authoritative volume is an importantreference text for geotechnical and foundation engineers,geologists, construction professionals, and students. Easy to understand and apply, Expansive Soils contains: * Site investigation techniques for identification andclassification of expansive soils * Heave prediction methods using different types of data --withrigorous treatment of soil suction theory and measurement,oedometer tests, and more * Alternative design procedures for drilled pier and slab-on-gradefounTable of ContentsSite Characterization. Identification and Classification of Expansive Soils. Heave Prediction. Design Alternatives. Treatment of Expansive Soils. Remedial Measures. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisA major revision of the comprehensive text/reference Written by world-leading geotechnical engineers who share almost 100 years of combined experience, Slope Stability and Stabilization, Second Edition assembles the background information, theory, analytical methods, design and construction approaches, and practical examples necessary to carry out a complete slope stability project. Retaining the best features of the previous edition, this new book has been completely updated to address the latest trends and methodology in the field. Features include: All-new chapters on shallow failures and stability of landfill slopes New material on probabilistic stability analysis, cost analysis of stabilization alternatives, and state-of-the-art techniques in time-domain reflectometry to help engineers plan and model new designs Tested and FHA-approved procedures for the geotechnical stage of highway, tunnel, and bridge projects Sound guidaTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. 1. General Slope Stability Concepts (Lee W. Abramson). 2. Engineering Geology Principles (Thomas S. Lee). 3. Groundwater Conditions (Thomas S. Lee). 4. Geologic Site Exploration (Thomas S. Lee). 5. Laboratory Testing and Interpretation (Sunil Sharma). 6. Slope Stability Concepts (Sunil Sharma). 7. Slope Stabilization Methods (Lee W. Abramson). 8. Design, Construction, and Maintenance (Glenn M. Boyce). 9. Shallow Failures (Thomas S. Lee). 10. Stability of Landfill Slopes (Lee W. Abramson). Index.

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Book SynopsisJ. Carlos Santamarina, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA in collaboration with Katherine A. Klein, University of Toronto, Canada; Moheb A. Fam, Cairo University, Egypt Soils are unique materials. Analogous to all other particulate materials, their properties depend on environmental parameters, such as confinement and fluid characteristics.Trade Review"an excellent reference" (Journal of Soils & Sediments)Table of ContentsPART ONE: INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1: Materials And Scales. PART TWO: PARTICULATE MATERIALS. Chapter 2: Characterization Of Particles And Particulate Media. Chapter 3: Particle-Fluid Interactions. Chapter 4: Load-Deformation Behavior. Chapter 5: Conduction And Diffusion - Soil Behavior. PART THREE: ELASTIC WAVES AND SOILS. Chapter 6: Elastic Waves In The Continuum. Chapter 7: Elastic Waves In Particulate Media. Chapter 8: Velocity And Attenuation: Data And Empirical Relations. Chapter 9: Laboratory Measurement Methods. PART FOUR: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND SOILS. Chapter 10: Electromagnetism. Chapter 11: Electromagnetic Properties: Physical Description And Analytical Models. Chapter 12: Electromagnetic Properties: Data And Empirical Relations. Chapter 13: Laboratory Measurement Methods. PART FIVE: PROCESS MONITORING. Chapter 14: Process Monitoring With Elastic And Electromagnetic Waves. APPENDIX A: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS. REFERENCES.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the seismic design and retrofit of bridges. It provides detailed information on the seismic considerations in the design of a wide range of substructures including beam and slab, box girder, arch, cable, stayed, and suspension bridges.Table of ContentsSeismic Design Philosophy for Bridges. Seismicity and Geotechnical Considerations. Conceptual Design. Modeling and Analysis. Design. Design of Bridges Using Isolation and Dissipation Devices. Seismic Assessment of Existing Bridges. Retrofit Design. References. List of Symbols. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis reference work on rock mass classification contains previously unpublished material and authoritative case studies. It includes the fundamental concepts of classification schemes and critically appraises their practical applications in industrial projects such as mining.Table of ContentsRole of Rock Mass Classifications in Site Characterization andEngineering Design. Early Rock Mass Classifications. Geomechanics Classification (Rock Mass Rating System). Q-System. Other Classifications. Applications in Tunneling. Applications in Mining. Other Applications. Case Histories Data Base. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is a concise, systematic and complete treatment of the design and construction of pile foundations. Discusses pile behavior under various loadings and types of piles and their installation, including consideration of soil parameters.Table of ContentsTypes of Piles and Pile Materials. Piling Equipment and Installation. Soil Parameters for Pile Analysis and Design. Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations for Vertical StaticLoads. Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations Under Lateral Loads. Pile Foundations Under Dynamic Loads. Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations in PermafrostEnvironments. Pile Load Tests. Buckling Loads of Slender Piles. Case Histories. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThe first hands-on instruction guide to landform grading and revegetation Landform grading provides a cost-effective, attractive, and environmentally compatible way to construct slopes and other landforms that are stable and that blend in with the natural surroundings. Landform grading design and construction technology have advanced rapidly during the past decade, and this book explains the technique, its uses, its various applications, and its significant advantages. Landforming: An Environmental Approach to Hillside Development, Mine Reclamation and Watershed Restoration, presents the first comprehensive and practical guidebook to the innovative techniques of landform grading and revegetation. Citing numerous practical applications in such areas as hillside housing developments, mass grading operations, surface mining and watershed reclamation projects, the authors--one an internationally recognized instructor and the other an engineer with over thirtyTrade Review"Landforming presents the first comprehensive, hands-on instruction guide for this emerging discipline." (Civil Engineering; 10/07)Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction to Landform grading and Revegetation. 2. Surficial Erosion and Mass Wasting of Slopes. 3. Influence of Vegetation on Hillside Stability. 4. Influence of Topography on Slope Stability and Hydrology. 5. Geomorphic Evolution of Slopes. Hillside Grading Fundamentals. 7. Principles of Landform Grading. 8. Essential Design Elements for Slope Forms and Landforms. 9. Implementation of the Landform Grading Plan. 10. Public and Regulatory Response to Landform Grading. 11. Landforming Projects-Watershed Restoration and Mining Reclamation. 12. Landforming Projects-Hillside Developments and Mass-Grading Applications. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis text addresses the hazard posed to engineering structures by salt weathering, which is an increasing one because of such diverse factors such as the spread of irrigation and high levels of atmospheric pollution.Table of ContentsPeface. Acknowledgements. The Hazard. Case Studies. Nature of Salts Involved in Salt Weathering and Sources ofMoisture. Materials' Susceptibility and Experimental Simulations. Mechanisms of Salt Attack. Geomorphological Implications of Salt Weathering. Diagnosing, Solving and Managing Salt weathering Hazards. Referenes. Index.

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Book SynopsisDynamic unbounded medium-structure interactions occur in manyfields of engineering and physical science, such as wavepropagation in soil-structure and fluid-structure interactions,acoustics and electromagnetism and as diffusion in heat conductionand consolidation. This book presents three novel concepts, basedon the finite-element methodology, to model the unboundedmedium: * The consistent infinitesimal finite-element cell method, aboundary finite-element procedure, requires the discretization ofthe structure-medium interface only and is exact in thefinite-element sense. It is applied to unbounded media governed bythe hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic differentialequations. * The damping-solvent extraction method permits the analysis of abounded medium only. * The doubly-asymptotic multi-directional transmitting boundary isexact for the low- and high-frequency limits at preselected wavepropagation directions. All concepts are explained using simple examples that the reTable of ContentsPartial table of contents: SIMILARITY-BASED FORMULATION FOR UNIT-IMPULSE RESPONSE AND DYNAMICSTIFFNESS. Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration Unit-Impulse Response withDynamic Stiffness and Rational Approximation. Forecasting Method. Consistent Infinitesimal Finite-Element Cell Method Applied toBounded Medium. DAMPING-SOLVENT EXTRACTION FOR DYNAMIC STIFFNESS AND INTERACTIONFORCE. Fundamentals of Damping-Solvent Extraction Method. DOUBLY-ASYMPTOTIC MULTI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMITTING BOUNDARY. Concept and Numerical Implementation of Doubly-AsymptoticMulti-Directional Transmitting Boundary. Accuracy and Modelling Procedure of Doubly-AsymptoticMulti-Directional Transmitting Boundary. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book teaches the principles of soil mechanics to undergraduates, along with other properties of engineering materials, to which the students are exposed simultaneously. Using the critical state method of soil mechanics to study the mechanical behavior of soils requires the student to consider density alongside effective stresses, permitting the unification of deformation and strength characteristics. This unification aids the understanding of soil mechanics. This book explores a one-dimensional theme for the presentation of many of the key concepts of soil mechanics - density, stress, stiffness, strength, and fluid flow - and includes a chapter on the analysis of one-dimensional consolidation, which fits nicely with the theme of the book. It also presents some theoretical analyses of soil-structure interaction, which can be analyzed using essentially one-dimensional governing equations. Examples are given at the end of most chapters, and suggestions for laboratory exercises or demTrade Review' … an introductory text that is well suited for the reader with a background in the geological sciences. It is clearly written, well illustrated and full of elementary examples intended for first-year civil engineers at the University of Bristol in England.' Environmental and Engineering GeoscienceTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Stress in soils; 3. Density; 4. Stiffness; 5. Seepage; 6. Changes in stress; 7. Consolidation; 8. Strength; 9. Soil-structure interaction; 10. Envoi, exercises; Numerical answers.

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Book SynopsisSafe Intrusive Activities on Land Potentially Impacted by Contamination provides health, safety and environmental information and good practice recommendations for professionals engaged with intrusive activities on land impacted by contamination, including individuals/organisations involved in specification, procurement, execution and more.Table of Contents1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 LEGISLATION 2.1 General 2.2 Acts 2.3 Regulations 3.0 COMPETENCE, TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS 3.1 General 3.2 Competence 3.3 Qualification Requirements 3.4 Training 4.0 MANAGING HEALTH & SAFETY 5.0 DESK STUDIES 6.0 RISK ASSESSMENT 6.1 General 6.2 Hazard Identification 6.3 Hazard Assessment 6.4 Risk Estimation 6.5 Risk Evaluation 7.0 SITE CATEGORISATION 8.0 INTRUSIVE & NON INTRUSIVE METHODS & SITE PRACTICES 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Non-intrusive Methods 8.3 Intrusive Methods 9.0 PROJECT SPECIFICATION 10.0 CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS 11.0 INSURANCE 12.0 HEALTH & SAFETY PLANNING 13.0 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SITE SAFETY EQUIPMENT 14.0 PLANT & EQUIPMENT 15.0 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE 16.0 SAFETY INDUCTION 17.0 SITE MANAGEMENT 17.1 Site Rules 17.2 Use of PPE/RPE/Decontamination Equipment 17.3 Prevention of Cross Contamination 17.4 Prevention of Contamination by Arisings 17.5 Limiting the Creation of Contamination Pathways 17.6 Control of Gas Emissions 17.7 Control of Fugitive Dust 17.8 Disposal of Excess Arisings & Other Materials 17.9 Visitors 18.0 HANDLING OF CONTAMINATED MATERIAL 18.1 General 18.2 Sampling 18.3 Containers 18.4 Transportation 19.0 STORAGE & DISPOSAL OF GEOTECHNICAL & CHEMICAL SAMPLES 20.0 BACKFILLING 30 20.1 Surface Settlement 20.2 Boreholes & Trial Pits 20.3 Large Excavations 21.0 DECOMMISSIONING & DEMOBILISING 30 21.1 Decommissioning of Monitoring Installations 21.2 Site Decommissioning REFERENCES APPENDICES A . Site Categorisation System B . Indicative Site Categorisation by Industry C. Personal Protective & Site Safety Equipment D. Flow Diagram of Key Health and Safety Processes E. Classification of Soil Samples for Disposal F. Non-intrusive Techniques – Relative Merits G. Intrusive Techniques – Relative Merits H. Additions to Bill of Quantities I . Suggested Topics to be covered during Safety Induction J. Definitions K . Respiratory Protective Equipment"

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Book SynopsisCore Principles of Soil Mechanics is a practical guide to the key concepts and latest developments in the field of soil mechanics.Table of Contents1. Geological and Basic Characteristics of Soil 2. Soil Classification 3. Stresses in Soil 4. Fluid Flow through Soil 5. Consolidation and Compressibility of Soil 6. Shear Strength of Soil 7. Thermal and Electrical Characteristics of Soil 8. Site Investigation 9. Compaction and Ground Improvement Techniques 10. Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures 11. Earth Slopes and Embankments 12. Shallow Foundations 13. Deep Foundations 14. Soil Arching and Buried Structures 15. Soil Dynamics and Machine Foundations 16. Pavement Geotechnics

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Book SynopsisProduced by the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE Textbooks offer clear, concise and practical information on the major principles of civil and structural engineering. They are an indispensable companion to undergraduate audiencesTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Site investigation Chapter3. Ground improvement techniques Chapter 4. Shallow foundations Chapter 5. Deep foundations Chapter 6. Retaining structures Chapter 7. Slopes, Earth dams and embankments Chapter 8. Machine foundations Chapter 9. Burried structures and tunnels Chapter 10. Highway, airport and railway pavements Chapter 11. Geotechnical structures with geosynthetics

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Book SynopsisBio- and Chemo- Mechanical Processes in Geotechnical Engineering provides researchers and practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to the recent advances in the area and invaluable insight into the developments within this emerging field.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Chemo-mechanical investigations in soils 1.1 Clays 1.2 Other geo-materials 2. Bio-chemo-mechanical aspects in geomechanics 3. Overview and future challenges 4. Related Content

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Book SynopsisCivil Excavations and Tunnelling is a comprehensive guide to civil excavations at surface and subsurface levels with or without aid of explosives. It features descriptions of the latest methods, techniques, equipment, trends and practices, as well as guidance on safety and the environment.Civil Excavations and Tunnelling, Second edition: serves as a single point of extraction of multiple data for earthworks comprises numerous case studies to illustrate the challenges posed by different types of soil, as well as the pros and cons of different sets of equipment details the recent innovations in tunnel boring machines (TBMs), including crossover, variable density and multi-mode TBMs includes key points and learning questions that allow readers to test their knowledge highlights best practices, sustainability in operations, loss-prevention strategies, and occupational health, safety and environment issues Excavation is a mul

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Book SynopsisLandslide Risk Assessment, Third Edition is the essential guide on establishing the likelihood and extent to which future slope failures could adversely impact society and affect urban areas.

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Book SynopsisICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering, Second edition brings together an exceptional breadth of material to provide a definitive reference on geotechnical engineering solutions. Written and edited by leading specialists, each chapter provides contemporary guidance and best practice knowledge for civil and structural engineers in the field.

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Book SynopsisICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering, Second edition brings together an exceptional breadth of material to provide a definitive reference on geotechnical engineering solutions. Written and edited by leading specialists, each chapter provides contemporary guidance and best practice knowledge for civil and structural engineers in the field.

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Book SynopsisPlaces Oakland's public policy response to building damage suffered in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in a historical and intergovernmental context. Using a combined non-decision making and advocacy coalition approach, this book demonstrates why hazardous-structure abatement was kept off the political agenda prior to the Loma Prieta disaster.Table of ContentsList of tables. List of figures. Acknowledgements. Abstract. Framing an Extreme Event. Policy dynamics and disaster. A case study approach and an "amended" advocacy coalition framework. Agenda control, non-decision making, California, and seismic safety. Disasters, guilty knowledge, policy types, and conflict levels. Previous hazardous-structure abatement studies (ACF-reframed). Context and Case. Oakland and seismic safety - the intergovernmental context. Pre-Loma Prieta Oakland and the un-politics of URMS. Event response and the first three ordinances. Ordinance four through eight - and a singularly important REP. The final act, the URM ordinance. Interesting, but what does it all mean?

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Book SynopsisDescribing the methods and practices in the field of subsurface drainage for slope stability, this book discusses general principles of reducing pressure by drainage. The mechanics of water flow in soil, rock, aggregates, geotextiles, and pipes are covered. Filtration theory and filter design are presented in a geotechnical context.

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Book SynopsisThe Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T) in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest urban highway construction projects in the history of the interstate system. This book discusses the various testing programs undertaken to answer technical questions related to design and construction of the Central Artery/ Tunnel Project in Boston.

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Book SynopsisPresents information in active research and practical interest in the field of soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering. This book covers topics including methods for liquefaction assessment, constitutive modeling, cyclic shear strength, soil-structure interaction, dam engineering, soil improvement, and probabilistic methods.

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Book SynopsisSelected papers from the First International Symposium on Pavement and Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Infrastructure held in Nanchang, China, June 5-7, 2011. Sponsored by the Nanchang Hangkong University and the International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP) in cooperation with the Geo-Institute of ASCE. Pavement and Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation contains 20 papers that represent the latest developments in the application of soil, rock, and paving materials to the study and application of geomechanics and transportation geotechnology. Topics include pavement structure and subgrade preparation such as: the use of chemical additives and geogrid reinforcement; performance assessment of concrete and asphalt mixtures; mathematical models for the simulation of geotechnical problems; and evaluation of soil types in relation to slope failure, consolidation, and embankment behaviour. This Geotechnical Practice Publication focuses on the appl

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Book SynopsisEstablishes guidelines for controlling accelerated erosion caused by human activities at construction sites. Uncontrolled erosion is costly and accompanied by a host of financial, legal, and environmental problems. This Standard provides tools to ensure that the discharge of sediment does not significantly increase at a construction site compared with preconstruction conditions.

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Book SynopsisA manual of practice covering the design and installation of utility pipelines of various types under roads, railroads, constructed and natural structures, and other surface obstacles using pilot tubes and other guided boring methods. MOP 133 provides a detailed description of the pilot tube and guided boring methods.

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Book SynopsisPresents the challenges of cold regions engineering in a changing climate, as well as the current practices and state-of-the-art tools for addressing them. The book is a valuable resource for engineers, scientists, and government agencies involved in cold regions engineering and the mitigation of frost action.

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Book SynopsisAt first glance, roads seem like the simplest possible geotechnical structures. However, analysis of these structures runs up against complexities related to the intense stresses experienced by road surfaces, their intense interaction with climate, and the complicated behavior of the materials used in road construction.Modern mechanistic approaches to road design provide the tools capable of developing new technical solutions. However, use of these approaches requires deep understanding of the behavior of constituent materials and their interaction with water and heat which has recently been acquired thanks to advances in geotechnical engineering. The author comprehensively describes and explains these advances and their use in road engineering in the two-volume set Geotechnics of Roads, compiling information that had hitherto only been available in numerous research papers. Geotechnics of Roads: Fundamentals presents stresses and strains in road strucTable of ContentsDistribution of stresses and strains in roads. Unsaturated soil mechanics applied to road materials. Compaction. Embankments. Mechanical behavior of road materials. Climate effects. Non-destructive evaluation and inverse methods. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisGeopressure, or pore pressure in subsurface rock formations impacts hydrocarbon resource estimation, drilling, and drilling safety in operations. This book provides a comprehensive overview of geopressure analysis bringing together rock physics, seismic technology, quantitative basin modeling and geomechanics. It provides a fundamental physical and geological basis for understanding geopressure by explaining the coupled mechanical and thermal processes. It also brings together state-of-the-art tools and technologies for analysis and detection of geopressure, along with the associated uncertainty. Prediction and detection of shallow geohazards and gas hydrates is also discussed and field examples are used to illustrate how models can be practically applied. With supplementary MATLAB codes and exercises available online, this is an ideal resource for students, researchers and industry professionals in geoscience and petroleum engineering looking to understand and analyse subsurface formaTrade Review'… the book concludes with chapters on best practices and recent advances. Concepts are well illustrated throughout, and a group of selected color illustrations is provided at the center of the book … Anyone working in the field of petroleum fluid extraction or planning to do so in the future should definitely own a copy of this book. This reviewer would not hesitate to adopt this textbook for use in teaching … Highly recommended.' M. S. Field, Choice MagazineTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Basic pressure concepts and definitions; 2. Basic continuum mechanics and its relevance to geopressure; 3. Mechanisms of geopressure; 4. Quantitative geopressure analysis methods; 5. Seismic methods to predict and detect geopressure; 6. Integrating seismic imaging, rock physics and geopressure; 7. Methods for pore pressure detection: Well logging and drilling parameters; 8. Gravity and EM field methods aiding pore pressure prediction; 9. Geopressure detection and prediction in real-time; 10. Geopressure prediction using basin history modeling; 11. Geohazard prediction and detection; 12. Petroleum geomechanics and the role of geopressure; 13. Guidelines for best practices – geopressure prediction and analysis; 14. Recent advances in geopressure prediction and detection technology and the road ahead; Appendices.

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Book SynopsisAn essential guide to improving preliminary geotechnical analysis and design from limited data Soil Properties and their Correlations, Second Edition provides a summary of commonly-used soil engineering properties and gives a wide range of correlations between the various properties, presented in the context of how they will be used in geotechnical design. The book is divided into 11 chapters: Commonly-measured properties; Grading and plasticity; Density; Permeability, Consolidation and settlement; Shear strength; California bearing ratio; Shrinkage and swelling characteristics; Frost susceptibility; Susceptibility to combustion; and Soil-structure interfaces. In addition, there are two appendices: Soil classification systems; and Sampling methods. This new, more comprehensive, edition provides material that would be of practical assistance to those faced with the problem of having to estimate soil behaviour from little or no laboratory test data.<Table of ContentsPreface x Acknowledgements xii List of Symbols xiii List of Property Values and Correlations in the Tables and Figures xx 1 Commonly Measured Properties 1 1.1 Moisture Content 2 1.1.1 Test Methods 2 1.2 Grading 3 1.2.1 Test Methods 4 1.3 Plasticity 7 1.3.1 Test Methods 7 1.4 Specific Gravity of Soil Particles 10 1.4.1 Test Method 10 1.5 Soil Density 11 1.5.1 Test Methods 12 1.6 Permeability 16 1.6.1 Test Methods 17 1.7 Consolidation 19 1.7.1 Test Method 20 1.8 Shear Strength 21 1.8.1 Test Methods 22 1.8.2 Choice of Shear Strength Test 27 1.9 Standard Compaction Test 27 1.9.1 Test Method 27 1.10 California Bearing Ratio 30 1.10.1 Test Method 30 1.11 Other Properties 32 1.11.1 Swelling Potential 32 1.11.2 Frost Susceptibility 32 1.11.3 Combustible Content 33 References 33 2 Grading and Plasticity 34 2.1 Grading 34 2.1.1 The influence of Grading on Soil Properties 35 2.1.2 Standard Grading Divisions 36 2.2 Plasticity 38 2.2.1 Consistency Limits 41 2.2.2 Development of the Liquid and Plastic Limit Tests 42 2.2.3 Plasticity Test Results and Plasticity Descriptions 43 2.2.4 The Shrinkage Limit Test 43 2.2.5 Consistency Limits as Indicators of Soil Behaviour 45 2.2.6 Limitations of the Use of Plasticity Limits 47 References 47 3 Density 49 3.1 Density in the Context of Soils 49 3.1.1 Density Relationships 50 3.1.2 Typical Natural Density Values 53 3.2 Compacted Density 53 3.2.1 Typical Compacted Density Values 54 3.2.2 Quick Estimates of Maximum Dry Density and Optimum Moisture Content 55 3.3 Relative Density 59 3.3.1 Field Measurement of Relative Density 59 3.3.2 SPT Correction Factors 60 3.3.3 Other Dynamic Cone Tests 64 3.3.4 Static Cone Tests 65 References 66 4 Permeability 68 4.1 Effects of Soil Macro]Structure 69 4.2 Typical Values 69 4.3 Permeability and Grading 71 References 73 5 Consolidation and Settlement 74 5.1 Compressibility of Clays 75 5.1.1 Compressibility Parameters 75 5.1.2 Settlement Calculations Using Consolidation Theory 78 5.1.3 Settlement Calculations Using Elastic Theory 79 5.1.4 Typical Values and Correlations of Compressibility Coefficients 81 5.1.5 Settlement Corrections 84 5.2 Rate of Consolidation of Clays 86 5.3 Secondary Compression 88 5.4 Settlement of Sands and Gravels 92 5.4.1 Methods Based on Standard Penetration Tests 93 5.4.2 Methods Based on Plate Bearing Tests 101 5.5 Assessment of Settlement Parameters from Static Cone Penetration Testing 102 5.5.1 Coefficient of Volume Compressibility 102 5.5.2 Coefficient of Consolidation 103 References 105 6 Shear Strength 107 6.1 Stresses Within a Material 108 6.1.1 The Mohr Diagram 108 6.1.2 Relationships of Stresses at a Point 108 6.2 Shear Strength in Soils 113 6.3 The Choice of Total or Effective Stress Analysis 116 6.3.1 The Choice in Practice 116 6.4 Peak, Residual and Constant]Volume Shear Strength 118 6.5 Undrained Shear Strength of Clays 119 6.5.1 Consistency and Remoulded Shear Strength 119 6.5.2 Consistency and Undisturbed Shear Strength 120 6.5.3 Estimates Using the Standard Penetration Test 126 6.5.4 Estimates Using Dynamic Cone Tests 128 6.5.5 Estimates Using Static Cone Tests 130 6.6 Drained and Effective Shear Strength of Clays 130 6.7 Shear Strength of Granular Soils 132 References 136 7 California Bearing Ratio 138 7.1 Correlations with Soil Classification Tests 139 7.2 Correlations with Soil Classification Systems 144 7.3 CBR and Undrained Shear Strength 144 7.4 An Alternative to CBR Testing 148 References 149 8 Shrinkage and Swelling Characteristics 151 8.1 Identification 151 8.2 Swelling Potential 153 8.2.1 Swelling Potential in Relation to other Properties 153 8.2.2 Reliability of Swell Predictions Based on Correlations 160 8.3 Swelling Pressure 160 References 162 9 Frost Susceptibility 164 9.1 Ice Segregation 164 9.2 Direct Measurement of Frost Susceptibility 166 9.3 Indirect Assessment of Frost Susceptibility 167 9.3.1 Grading 167 9.3.2 Plasticity 169 9.3.3 Predictions Based on Segregation Potential 171 9.4 Choosing a Suitable Method of Evaluating Frost Susceptibility 173 References 174 10 Susceptibility to Combustion 175 Reference 176 11 Soil-Structure Interfaces 177 11.1 Lateral Pressures in a Soil Mass 177 11.1.1 Earth Pressure at Rest 178 11.2 Friction and Adhesion at Interfaces 180 11.2.1 Values Relating to Specific Types of Structure 180 References 184 Appendix A Soil Classification Systems 186 A.1 Systems Based on the Casagrande System 187 A.1.1 The Unified System 187 A.1.2 The ASTM System 189 A.1.3 The British Standard System 189 A.2 The AASHTO System 194 A.3 Comparison of the Unified, AASHTO and BS Systems 198 References 199 Appendix B Sampling Methods 200 B.1 Pits and Borings 201 B.1.1 Trial Pits 201 B.1.2 Light Cable Percussion Borings 202 B.1.3 Rotary Boring 204 B.1.4 Window Samplers and Windowless Samplers 204 B.2 Sampling and Samplers 206 B.2.1 Disturbed Samples 206 B.2.2 Open]Drive Samplers 206 B.2.3 Piston Samplers 209 B.2.4 The Standard Penetration Test 210 B.3 Probes 212 B.3.1 Dynamic Probes 212 B.3.2 Static Probes 213 Reference 217 Index 218

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Book SynopsisExcavation, Support and Monitoring is the fourth volume of the five-volume set Rock Mechanics and Engineering and contains twenty-three chapters from key experts in the following fields- Excavation Methods;- Support Technology;- Monitoring Technology;- Integrated Engineering Monitoring and Analysis.The five-volume set Comprehensive Rock Engineering, which was published in 1993, has had an important influence on the development of rock mechanics and rock engineering. Significant and extensive advances and achievements in these fields over the last 20 years now justify the publishing of a comparable, new compilation. Rock Mechanics and Engineering represents a highly prestigious, multi-volume work edited by Professor Xia-Ting Feng, with the editorial advice of Professor John A. Hudson. This new compilation offers an extremely wide-ranging and comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in rock mechanics and rock engineering and is composed of peTrade Review"There is no doubt that this compendium not only will be of great assistance to all those working in the subject area, whether in research or practice, but it also marks just how far the subject has developed in the 50+ years since 1962 and especially in the 20+ years since the last such survey."John A. Hudson, Emeritus Professor, Imperial College London, UK. President of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) 2007-2011"Rock Mechanics and Engineering represents a highly prestigious, multi-volume work that, as with the first edition, is deftly edited by Professor Feng, along with the editorial advice of Professor John A. Hudson. This new compilation offers an extremely wide-ranging and comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in rock mechanics and rock engineering and is composed of peer-reviewed, dedicated contributions by all the key experts worldwide.Impressively comprehensive, exceptionally well organized and presented, this five volume work clearly sets a new standard as a rock mechanics and engineering compendia that will be the indispensable go-to resource for all engineering professionals and academics involved in rock mechanics and engineering for years to come."Paul T. Vogel in The Midwest Book Review, September 2017Table of ContentsExcavation MethodsSupport TechnologyMonitoring TechnologyIntegrated Engineering Monitoring and Analysis

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Book SynopsisCraigâs Soil Mechanics continues to evolve and remain the definitive text for civil engineering students worldwide. It covers fundamental soil mechanics and its application in applied geotechnical engineering from A to Z and at the right depth for an undergraduate civil engineer, with sufficient extension material for supporting MSc level courses, and with practical examples and digital tools to make it a useful reference work for practising engineers.This new edition now includes: Restructured chapters on foundations and earthworks, the latter including new material on working platforms and collapse of underground cavities (sinkhole formation). New mobilised-stress-based deformation methods that can straightforwardly be used with both linear and non-linear soil stiffness models and field measurements of shear wave velocity, for serviceability limit state design. Extended sets of correlations for making sensible first estimates of soil parameters, adding deformation-based parameters for broader coverage than the Eighth Edition. Extended section on robust statistical selection of characteristic soil parameters. Greater use of consolidation theory throughout in determining whether actions, processes and laboratory/in-situ tests are drained or undrained. Extended chapter on in-situ testing, adding the Flat Dilatometer Test (DMT), and interpretation of consolidation parameters from CPTU and DMT testing. An updated section on pile load testing. Additional worked examples and end-of-chapter problems covering new material, with fully worked solutions for lecturers. The electronic resources on the bookâs companion website are developed further, with the addition of two new spreadsheet numerical analysis tools and improvement of existing tools from the Eighth Edition. Using these, readers can take real soil test data, interpret its mechanical properties and apply these to a range of common geotechnical design problems at ultimate and serviceability limiting states.Trade Review'The introduction of the chapter on Geotechnical Design (Chapter 13) is particularly welcome, as the subject is an extremely practical aspect of civil engineering and in my experience students struggle to make sensible decisions in terms of geotechnical design. This is particularly the case regarding decisions on reasonable parameter values to use in design.A particular strength is the inclusion of spreadsheet-based analysis tools. The use of spreadsheets is an extremely useful and indeed relatively powerful way to execute many design calculations in engineering and we are continually encouraging our students to make more use of them. They are particularly useful for parametric studies which are precisely the type of studies which should always be carried out as part of geotechnical design calculations.'– Bill Stewart, Glasgow University, UK'I have numerous alternate texts on my shelves, but I continue to find Craig superior.'– Amy Rechenmacher, University of Southern California, USATable of ContentsPart I Development of a mechanical model for soil 1 Basic characteristics of soils 2 Seepage 3 Effective stress 4 Consolidation 5 Soil behaviour in shear 6 Ground investigation 7 In-situ testing Part II Applications in geotechnical engineering 8 Shallow foundations: capacity 9 Shallow foundations: serviceability 10 Deep foundations 11 Retaining structures 12 Earthworks 13 Evaluating geotechnical performance

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