Civil Engineering Books
Soil Mechanics
1:Unsaturated Soil Mechanics:
Overview:-
The book is written in order to provide a thorough understanding in unsaturated soil mechanics principles from three fundamental perspectives: thermodynamics, mechanics, and hydrology. The book is written to guide a first course on the subject and is primarily intended for undergraduate seniors, graduate students, and researchers with backgrounds in the more general fields of geotechnical engineering, soil science, environmental engineering, and groundwater hydrology. In formulating this book, we have maintained the opinion that a first course in any branch of mechanics should emphasize the fundamental principles that govern the phenomena of interest. A principles-based approach to learning is most beneficial to the general reader and is particularly appropriate for the subject of unsaturated soil mechanics as it remains a young, dynamic, and rapidly emerging field of research and practice. Our general viewpoint to-
wards the pursuit of understanding is reflected by Thomas Henry Huxley’s (1825–1895) statement: ‘‘The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land.’’ We hope that this book will provide the necessary background and motivation for those who desire to explore and reclaim the ocean of unsaturated soil mechanics problems that nature and society continue to present.
2:SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY MANUAL:
Overview:
Proper laboratory testing of soils to determine their physical properties is an integral part in the design and construction of structural foundations, the placement and improvement of soil properties, and the specification and quality control of soil compaction works. It needs to be kept in mind that natural soil deposits often exhibit a high degree of nonhomogeneity. The physical properties of a soil deposit can change to a great extent even within a few hundred feet. The fundamental theoretical and empirical equations that are developed in soil mechanics can be properly used in practice if, and only if, the physical parameters used in those equations are properly evaluated in the laboratory. So, learning to perform laboratory tests of soils plays an important role in the geotechnical engineering profession.
Geotechnical Engineering Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
This book has the following objectives:1. T o explain the fundamentals of the subject from theory to practice in a logical way2. T o be comprehensive an d mee t th e requirements o f undergraduate students3. T o serve as a foundation course for graduate students pursuing advanced knowledge in thesubjectThere are 21 chapters i n this book. The first chapter trace s the historical background o f the subject and the second deals with the formation and mineralogical composition o f soils. Chapter 3covers th e inde x properties an d classification of soil. Chapters 4 and 5 explain soi l permeability , seepage, an d th e effec t o f water on stress conditions in soil . Stresses developed i n soil due t oimposed surface loads , compressibility and consolidation characteristics , and shear strength characteristics o f soil are dealt with in Chapters 6,7 , and 8 respectively. The first eight chaptersdevelop th e necessary tools for computing compressibility an d strength characteristics o f soils. Chapter 9 deals with methods for obtainig soil samples in the field for laboratory tests and for constructed on an outcrop of sound rock, no foundation is required. Hence, in contrast to the building itself which satisfies specific needs, appeals to the aesthetic sense, and fills its matters with pride, the foundations merely serve as a remedy for the deficiencies of whatever whimsical nature has provided for the support of the structure at the site which has been selected. On account of the fact that there is no glory attached to the foundations, and that the sources of success or failures are hidden deep in the ground, building foundations have always been treated as step children; and their acts of revenge for the lack of attention can be very embarrassing. The comments mad e b y Terzagh i ar e ver y significan t an d shoul d b e take n not e o f by al l practicing Architects an d Engineers. Architects or Engineers who do not wish to make use of the growing knowledge of foundation design are not rendering true service t o their profession. Sinc e substructures are as important as superstructures, persons wh o are well qualified in the design of substructures shoul d alway s b e consulted an d the old proverb tha t a 'stitc h i n time save s nine ' should always be kept in mind.
This book has the following objectives:1. T o explain the fundamentals of the subject from theory to practice in a logical way2. T o be comprehensive an d mee t th e requirements o f undergraduate students3. T o serve as a foundation course for graduate students pursuing advanced knowledge in thesubjectThere are 21 chapters i n this book. The first chapter trace s the historical background o f the subject and the second deals with the formation and mineralogical composition o f soils. Chapter 3covers th e inde x properties an d classification of soil. Chapters 4 and 5 explain soi l permeability , seepage, an d th e effec t o f water on stress conditions in soil . Stresses developed i n soil due t oimposed surface loads , compressibility and consolidation characteristics , and shear strength characteristics o f soil are dealt with in Chapters 6,7 , and 8 respectively. The first eight chaptersdevelop th e necessary tools for computing compressibility an d strength characteristics o f soils. Chapter 9 deals with methods for obtainig soil samples in the field for laboratory tests and for constructed on an outcrop of sound rock, no foundation is required. Hence, in contrast to the building itself which satisfies specific needs, appeals to the aesthetic sense, and fills its matters with pride, the foundations merely serve as a remedy for the deficiencies of whatever whimsical nature has provided for the support of the structure at the site which has been selected. On account of the fact that there is no glory attached to the foundations, and that the sources of success or failures are hidden deep in the ground, building foundations have always been treated as step children; and their acts of revenge for the lack of attention can be very embarrassing. The comments mad e b y Terzagh i ar e ver y significan t an d shoul d b e take n not e o f by al l practicing Architects an d Engineers. Architects or Engineers who do not wish to make use of the growing knowledge of foundation design are not rendering true service t o their profession. Sinc e substructures are as important as superstructures, persons wh o are well qualified in the design of substructures shoul d alway s b e consulted an d the old proverb tha t a 'stitc h i n time save s nine ' should always be kept in mind.
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