Craig's Soil Mechanics, 9th Edition, New Edition, Petaling Jaya

Authors
- Jonathan Knappett
- R.F. Craig
- Copyright Year 2020
- ISBN 9781138070066
- 654 Pages 367
Description
Craig’s Soil Mechanics continues to evolve and remain the definitive text for civil engineering students worldwide. It covers fundamental soil mechanics and its application in applied geotechnical engineering from A to Z and at the right depth for an undergraduate civil engineer, with sufficient extension material for supporting MSc level courses, and with practical examples and digital tools to make it a useful reference work for practising engineers
Contents
Part I Development of a mechanical model for soil
1 Basic characteristics of soils
2 Seepage
3 Effective stress
4 Consolidation
5 Soil behaviour in shear
6 Ground investigation
7 In-situ testing
Part II Applications in geotechnical engineering
8 Shallow foundations: capacity
9 Shallow foundations: serviceability
10 Deep foundations
11 Retaining structures
12 Earthworks
13 Evaluating geotechnical performance