This work reviews soil mechanics in the light of critical state soil mechanics. A number of exercises are provided, and a microcomputer program, "Cris", used for simulation of the behaviour of soil samples subjected to triaxial tests through the critical state models, accompanies the text.
Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
About the author......Page 10
Symbols......Page 12
1. Introduction to soil engineering......Page 18
2. Stresses and deformation in soils......Page 37
3. Initial stresses in soils......Page 54
4. Stresses and elastic loading......Page 68
5. Soil hydraulics......Page 90
6. Compressibility and settlements......Page 117
7. Consolidation......Page 148
8. Laboratory test types......Page 181
9. Behaviour of sands......Page 193
10. Drained behaviour of clays......Page 217
11. Undrained behaviour of clays......Page 233
12. The Φu = 0 method and UU tests......Page 254
13. Applications to geotechnical engineering......Page 274
14. Cam-clay......Page 289
Appendix 1: SI units in geotechnics......Page 302
Appendix 2: Answers to selected exercises......Page 304
References......Page 306
Subject index......Page 314
Details
| Title | Soil Mechanics in the Light of Critical State Theories: An Introduction |
| Author | J.A.R. Ortigao (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | ISBN-13: 978-9054101956 ISBN-10: 9054101954 |
| Size | 51 MB |
| Download Method | Direct Download |
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