Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations : basic geotechnics / David F. McCarthy.

Part I: Background and basics. 1- The soil and rock of planet earth: geologic overview. 2- Soil types and soil structure. 3- Soil composition: terminoly and definitions. 4- Index properties and classification tests and soil classification systems. 5- Site investigations: purpose and methods, information and procedures available. Part II: Engineering properties and behavior of soil deposits. 6- Movement of water through soil: basic hydrogeology, subsurface flow, permeability, capillarity. 7- Movement of water through soil: Practical effects: seepage, drainage, frost heave, contamination. 8- Combined stresses in soil masses: stress at a point and Mohr's circle. 9- Subsurface stresses. 10- Settlement: soil compression, volume distortion, consolidation. 11- Shear strength theory. 12- Earthquakes and the effects. Part III: Application of soil mechanics theories. 13- Foundations: introductory concepts. 14- Foundations: design considerations and methods. 15- Site improvement: earth moving, compaction and stabilization. 16- Stability of unsupported slopes. 17- Lateral pressures and retaining structures.

Colección Trevisán.