Soil mechanics : Concepts and applications / William Powrie.

Origins and classification of soils - Soil strength - Grundwater, permeability and seepage - One-dimensional compression and consolidation - The triaxial test and soil behaviour - Calculation of soil settlements using elasticity methods - The application of plasticity and limit equilibrium methods to retaining walls - Foundations and slopes - Calculation of bearing capacity factors and earth pressure coefficients for more difficult cases, using plasticity methods - Particular types of earth retaining structure - Modelling, in situ testing and ground improvement.