An Introduction to Soil Mechanics

• Main Author: Verruijt, Arnold (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, 30
• Subjects: Civil engineering.; Hydrogeology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Geotechnical engineering.; Civil Engineering.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

This textbook offers a superb introduction to theoretical and practical soil mechanics. Special attention is given to the risks of failure in civil engineering, and themes covered include stresses in soils, groundwater flow, consolidation, testing of soils, and stability of slopes. Readers will lear...