Soil mechanics and foundations /
Muni Budhu.
- 2nd ed.
- New Jersey : John Wiley, 2007.
- 634 p. : il.
Introduction to soil mechanics and foundations - Geological characteristics of soils and sils investigation - Physical soil parameters - One-dimensional flow of water through soils - Stresses, strains and elastic deformations of soils - One -dimensional consolidation settlement of fine-grained soils -Shear strength of soils - A critical state model to interpret soil behavior - Bearing of capacity of soils and settlement of shallow foundations - Pile foundations - Two-dimensional flow of water through soils - Stability of earth retaining structures - Slope stability - Appendices.