Geotechnical Engineering (Civil Engineering Series),Gulhati

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This book is designed to serve as a learning resource for these two core courses. Key Features: This book is designed to serve as a learning resource for the two core courses, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering taken by all civil engineering students. Additionally, the book includes the most recent developments in the field making it truly exceptional.

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: Manoj Datta Professor Datta is aprofessor of civil engineering at IIT Delhi and currently the Dean of alumni Affairs and International Programmes. He obtained his bachelors and Doctorate Degrees from IIT Delhi. His areas of specialization include site investigations; soil testing; and design of onshore and offshore foundations, of embankments & dams, of landfills & solid waste disposal facilities,of embankments & dams, of landfills & solid waste disposal facilities, of ash ponds & mine tailings ponds, of anchoring systems in soft marine clays, and of dewatering systems. He has prepared a number of audio-visual programmes on geotechnical construction processes. S Gulhati Professor Gulhati retired recently from IIT Delhi after a distinguished career in teaching, researching, consulting and managing spanning four decades. He served on the editorial Board of the International Journal: "Marine Geotechnology" He was president of indian geotechnical society(1986-87); in 1996, the society elected him an Honory fellow. He is a receipent of the Kuekelman Award for outstanding Contribution to Geotechnical Engineering. He was the Organizing Secretary General of the 13th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and foundation Engineering in 1994 Table of Content: PART- I SOIL: MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION Chapter 1. Origin and Classification of Soils Chapter 2. The Three Phase System Chapter 3. The Effective Stress Principle Chapter 4. Effective Stress Under Hydrostatic Conditions Chapter 5. Permeability Chapter 6. Measuring Permeability Chapter 7. Effective Stress Under Steady State One-Dimensional Flow Chapter 8. Compressibility Chapter 9. Effective Stress Under Transient Hydrodynamic Conditions Chapter 10. Measuring Compressibility Characteristics and Computing Amount of and Time for Consolidation Chapter 11. Shear Strength and Its MeasurementChapter 12. Shear Strength Parameters Chapter 13. Engineering Properties of Natural On-Land Deposits Chapter 14. Engineering Properties of Natural Offshore Deposits Chapter 15. Engineering Properties of Man-Made Deposits Chapter 16. On Partially Saturated Soils PART-II SITE: LOCATION CHARACTERIZATION Chapter 17. Site Investigation PART-III ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Chapter 18. Flow Analysis Chapter 19. Settlement Analysis Chapter 20. Bearing Capacity Analysis Chapter 21. Slope Stability Analysis Chapter 22. Earth Pressure Analysis PART-IV ENGINEERING DESIGN Chapter 23. Sub-Structures: Foundations Chapter 24. Earth Structures: Dams and Embankments Chapter 25. Earth Retaining Structures PART-V GEOTECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION Chapter 26. Earthwork and Earthmoving Equipment Chapter 27. Foundation Construction Chapter 28. Excavation, Underground Construction and Tunnels PART-VI GROUND ENGINEERING Chapter 29. Ground Improvement and Modification Chapter 30. In Situ Densification of Soils Chapter 31. Grouting In Soils Chapter 32. Reinforced Earth Chapter 33. Geosynthetics PART-VII GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Chapter 34. Geoenvironmental Engineering-Genesis Chapter 35. Contamination