Geotechnical Principles and Calculations - (Second Edition)

Author: Qian Jiahuan
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Publish Date: 1996-05-01
Features: This book is a specialized work on soil mechanics, systematically summarizing and introducing theories and computational methods in important fields of soil mechanics both domestically and internationally. The book is divided into 15 chapters, covering the following content: the material composition and classification of soil, soil constitutive relations and geotechnical finite element analysis, soil permeability and seepage calculation, foundation stress and building settlement, consolidation and rheological theory, soil shear strength, soil slope stability calculation, foundation bearing capacity, certain issues in foundation and foundation calculation, foundation treatment for hydraulic structures, dynamic properties of soil, dynamic analysis of soil mass, dynamic testing methods and applications of piles, application of the boundary element method in soil mechanics, and the application of probability theory and statistics in geotechnical problems. This book can not only serve as a graduate textbook for soil engineering majors in relevant universities but also be used by engineering technicians and researchers in departments such as construction, water conservancy, railways, and transportation.