McCarthy, David F. <br/><br/>
Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations :  basic geotechnics / 
David F. McCarthy. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  Pearson/Prentice Hall,  c2007. 
 - xiii, 850 p.  :   il., mapas  ;   25 cm. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0131145606 9780131145603 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006049454 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>FUNDACIONES<br/>MECANICA DE SUELOS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA710  / .M3853 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>624.131