Soil Mechanics

Author: Liu Zengrong
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on fundamental soil mechanics theories, including the physical properties of soil, soil permeability and seepage, stresses in soil, soil compressibility and calculation of settlement, soil shear strength, bearing capacity of foundations, earth pressure and its engineering classification, and slope stability analysis. Each chapter is accompanied by review questions and exercises. This book can serve as a textbook for civil engineering majors in higher education institutions and also as a reference for relevant professional technicians.