Civil Engineering Entrance Exam Guidance on Soil Mechanics

Author: Li Xiangran
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: This book serves as a supplementary reader for soil mechanics textbooks. The guidebook analyzes the learning key points and fundamental concepts and principles of each chapter, including the physical properties and engineering classification of soil, stress distribution and calculation in soil, compressibility of soil and foundation settlement calculation, permeability and consolidation of soil, shear strength of soil, earth pressure calculation and retaining wall design, slope stability analysis, and foundation bearing capacity, covering eight chapters. It also provides detailed studies on the examination points, question types, examples, and exercises for each chapter, catering to students' review and examination preparation, as well as postgraduate entrance exams. The book selects a total of 75 concepts, 23 true-or-false questions, 59 fill-in-the-blank questions, 150 multiple-choice questions, 148 short-answer questions, 19 proof questions, 7 experimental analysis questions, 45 typical calculation examples, and 119 typical calculation exercises, amounting to 645 related examination questions. These questions cover the key and difficult points of soil mechanics while also helping students understand the format and content of the exams. The book is not only a valuable resource for readers to prepare for various examinations but also serves as a teaching reference and guidance for teachers in creating examination questions. It is suitable for students of civil engineering and geological engineering to study and review for soil mechanics exams, as well as for correspondence courses and self-study exams. Additionally, it can be used as a reference for review by registered structural engineers and registered geotechnical engineers.