Civil Engineering Construction Professional Series Textbooks for Secondary Vocational Schools - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Author: Zhang Shuyong
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Publish Date: 1998-06-01
Features: This book is a series textbook for municipal engineering construction in secondary vocational schools. The main contents include: physical properties of soil and engineering classification, calculation of stresses in soil and settlement of foundations, shear strength of soil and bearing capacity of foundation, earth pressure and stability of slopes, geotechnical exploration, rigid foundation design on natural ground, artificial foundation, pile foundation, caisson foundation, and geotechnical tests, etc. The book is closely related to practical applications, focusing on foundation and subgrade problems in road and bridge engineering. It introduces basic knowledge of foundation design in an accessible and illustrated manner, featuring diagrams and text explanations, and is accompanied by review questions and exercises.