TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coduto,Donald P.
AU  - Yeung,Man-Chung
AU  - Kitch,William A.
TI  - Geotechnical engineering : :  principles and practices / 
SN  - 9780131354258
U1  - 624.151   22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Upper Sadddle River : 
PB  -  Pearson, 
KW  - Engineering geology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 765-778) and index; 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
N2  - This introductory geotechnical engineering textbook explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice. It offers a rigorous, yet accessible and easy-to-read approach, as well as technical depth and an emphasis on understanding the physical basis for soil behavior
ER  -