Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics

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The book Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics has been written for Diploma and Degree students of Civil Engineering discipline. It is also useful for A.M.I.E., Section-B students too. Salient feature of the book are:Language of text is lucid, direct and easy to understand.Illustrative examples and objective type questions along with answers are very much useful for students preparing for competitive examinations like GATE, IES etc.Each chapter of the book is saturated with much needed text and self-explanatory diagrams. Table Of Contents : PART-A : BASICS1. Introduction2. Basic Definitions and Simple Tests3. Clay Mineralogy and Soil StructurePART-B : INDEX PROPERTIES AND SOIL CLASSIFICATION4. Particle Size Analysis5. Plasticity Characteristics of Soils6. Classification of SoilsPART-C : ENGINEERING PROPERTIES7. Permeability of Soils, Seepage Analysis and Concept of Effective Strees8. Consolidation of Soils9. Shear Strength of Soils About Author : Dr. A.V. Narasimha Rao obtained his B.E. degree from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering and M. Tech. and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. He is actively engaged in teaching, research and consultancy at the Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering for over thirty years. He has published or presented over 100 technical papers in national and international journals and conferences. He has attended around 42 conferences / symposia / seminars / conventions / workshops. He has also attended 10 refresher courses. He has been the co-author of two books along with Prof. C. Venkatramaiah.He is a life fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India); and Indian Geotechnical Society. He is a life member of Indian society for Technical Education; and Indian society for Rock Mechanics and Tunneling Technology.He has been the recipient of awards for merit in studies and as an Engineer.