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100 1 _aCoduto, Donald P.
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245 1 0 _aGeotechnical engineering :
_b principles and practices /
_c Donald P. Coduto, Man-chu Ronald Yeung, William A. Kitch.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aUpper Sadddle River :
_b Pearson,
_c c2011.
300 _axx, 794 p. :
_b ill. ;
_c 24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 765-778) and index.
505 0 _aChapter 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aEngineering geology.
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700 1 _aYeung, Man-Chung,
_d 1965-
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700 1 _aKitch, William A.
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