Basic soil mechanics:
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Harlow [u.a.]
Prentice Hall
2001
|
| Edition: | 4. ed. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Physical Description: | XIX, 571 S. graph. Darst. 1 CD-ROM (12 cm) |
| ISBN: | 0582381096 |
Staff View
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000zc 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV023788758 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20070314000000.0 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 020610s2001 d||| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 0582381096 |9 0-582-38109-6 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)247697327 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV023788758 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-634 |a DE-83 | ||
| 082 | 0 | |a 624.15136 | |
| 084 | |a RB 10160 |0 (DE-625)142220:12640 |2 rvk | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Whitlow, Roy |e Verfasser |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Basic soil mechanics |c Roy Whitlow |
| 250 | |a 4. ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Harlow [u.a.] |b Prentice Hall |c 2001 | |
| 300 | |a XIX, 571 S. |b graph. Darst. |e 1 CD-ROM (12 cm) | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Bodenmechanik |0 (DE-588)4007385-3 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Bodenmechanik |0 (DE-588)4007385-3 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |m HBZ Datenaustausch |q application/pdf |u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=017430965&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |3 Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-017430965 | ||
Record in the Search Index
| _version_ | 1804138982282362880 |
|---|---|
| adam_text | Titel: Basic soil mechanics
Autor: Whitlow, Roy
Jahr: 2001
Contents
Preface to fourth edition xi
List of symbols xiii
Acknowledgements xix
Chapter 1 Origins and composition of soil 1
1.1 Origins and modes of formation 1
1.2 The effects of weathering 2
1.3 The effects of transport 2
1.4 Mineral composition of soil 3
1.5 The nature and structure of clay minerals 5
1.6 Important properties of clay minerals 9
1.7 Engineering soil terminology 12
1.8 Engineering problems and properties 13
Exercises 15
Chapter 2 Classification of soils for engineering purposes 16
2.1 Soil classification principles 16
2.2 Field identification 17
2.3 Particle size analysis and grading 24
2.4 Grading characteristics 26
2.5 Design of filters 31
2.6 Classification of fine soils 32
2.7 Determination of the consistency limits 35
2.8 Soil quality tests 40
Exercises 42
Chapter 3 Basic physical properties of soils 45
3.1 The soil model and basic properties 45
3.2 Soil densities 49
3.3 Determination of porosity and void ratio 52
3.4 Determination of specific gravity of soil particles 54
v
vi Contents
3.5 Compaction of soil 55
3.6 Field density measurements 61
3.7 Specification and quality control of compaction 64
3.8 Moisture condition value (MCV) 66
Exercises 68
Chapter 4 Groundwater, pore pressure and effective stress 71
4.1 Occurrence of groundwater 71
4.2 Water table or phreatic surface 71
4.3 Capillary water 72
4.4 Soil suction 75
4.5 Pore pressure and effective stress 77
4.6 Pore pressure in partially saturated soils 78
4.7 Pore pressure coefficients 78
4.8 Frost action 81
4.9 Equilibrium water content 83
Exercises 89
Chapter 5 Soil permeability and seepage 91
5.1 Water flow 91
5.2 Coefficient of permeability 92
5.3 Seepage velocity and seepage pressure 95
5.4 Quick condition and critical hydraulic gradient 96
5.5 Determination of k in the laboratory 97
5.6 The constant head test 98
5.7 The falling head test
5.8 Hydraulic cell test 02
5.9 Field permeability tests 105
5.10 Rapid field determination of permeability
5.11 Two-dimensional flow 2
5.12 Flow nets - construction rules and boundary conditions 7
5.13 Seepage through earth dams and embankments 122
5.14 Seepage in anisotropic soils 126
5.15 Instability due to seepage ( piping ) 21
5.16 Dewatering excavations 23
Exercises 28
Chapter 6 Stresses and strains in soils 44
6.1 Basic mechanics: equilibrium and compatibility 44
6.2 Stress and strain: principles and definitions 46
6.3 Soil compression and volume change 24
6.4 Analysis of stress using Mohr s circle 29
6.5 The Mohr-Coulomb failure theory 162
6.6 Analysis using stress paths 163
6.7 The yielding of soils 170
6.8 Critical state theory 173
Contents vii
6.9 Contact pressure 183
6.10 Stresses in a soil mass due to applied loading 185
6.11 Elastic displacements 201
6.12 Distribution of stress - pressure bulbs 206
Exercises 208
Chapter 7 Measurement of shear strength 211
7.1 Shear strength and the friction model 211
7.2 Critical strength and peak strength 215
7.3 Shear failure criteria and parameters 220
7.4 The shear box test 223
7.5 Examining peak and ultimate strength 225
7.6 The triaxial compression test 228
7.7 Area and volume changes during the triaxial test 231
7.8 Interpretation of triaxial test results 231
7.9 Comparison of Mohr-Coulomb plots for different
types of test 238
7.10 Variations in undrained strength 241
7.11 Further worked examples on the interpretation of
triaxial tests 244
7.12 Sensitivity of clays 253
7.13 Measurement of residual strength 254
7.14 Development of failure: soils wetter or drier than critical 256
7.15 Measurement of pore pressure coefficients A and B 257
7.16 Stress path tests 261
7.17 The shear vane test 266
7.18 Estimates of shear strength parameters from index tests 267
Exercises 269
Chapter 8 Earth pressure and retaining walls 273
8.1 Types of retaining wall 273
8.2 Hydrostatic pressure and lateral thrust 278
8.3 Earth pressure at rest 279
8.4 Rankine s theory of granular earth pressure 280
8.5 Lateral pressure in cohesionless soils 282
8.6 Bell s solution for cohesive soils 289
8.7 Active and passive thrust in undrained conditions 291
8.8 Coulomb s theory and rough walls 294
8.9 Active pressure on rough walls 297
8.10 Passive pressure on rough walls 301
8.11 Compaction pressures on backfilled walls 305
8.12 Stability conditions of gravity walls 309
8.13 Reinforced earth walls 317
8.14 Embedded walls 326
8.15 Excavation support 337
8.16 Ground anchors 344
Exercises 347
viii Contents
Chapter 9 Stability of slopes 352
9.1 Movement in natural and artificial slopes 352
9.2 Choice of shear strength parameters for slope design 354
9.3 Translational slide on an infinite slope 355
9.4 Slope failure mechanisms in cohesive soils . 361
9.5 Undrained stability - total stress analyses 362
9.6 Undrained non-homogeneous slopes 366
9.7 Submerged slopes 367
9.8 Location of the most critical circle 369
9.9 Taylor s stability number method - . 371
9.10 Drained stability - effective stress analyses - 374
9.11 Effective stress stability coefficients 380
9.12 Determination of pore pressures 384
9.13 Non-circular slips 388
9.14 Effects of end curvature on narrow slides 390
9.15 Wedge methods of analysis 391
9.16 Factors in slope design 394
9.17 Factors of safety 397
Exercises 398
Chapter 10 Settlement and consolidation 402
10.1 Types of ground movement and causes of settlement 402
10.2 Undrained or immediate settlement 406
10.3 Consolidation settlement 408
10.4 Rate of consolidation 419
10.5 Determination of cv from oedometer test 429
10.6 Secondary compression or creep 438
10.7 Continuous loading tests 439
10.8 Validity and reliability of consolidation tests 443
10.9 Estimate of total settlement by the
Skempton-Bjerrum method 447
10.10 Correction for gradual application of load 449
10.11 Compressibility of granular soils 450
Exercises 451
Chapter 11 Bearing capacity of foundations 454
11.1 Design requirements and concepts 454
11.2 Factors in the design of shallow foundations 455
11.3 Definitions of bearing capacity 457
11.4 Ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations 460
11.5 Ultimate stability design for shallow foundations 462
11.6 Settlement criteria for foundation design 471
11.7 Evaluation of allowable bearing capacity 476
11.8 Interpretation of in situ bearing capacity tests 478
11.9 Pile foundations 493
11.10 Dynamic pile formulae 495
Contents ix
11.11 Static pile capacity equations 495
11.12 Bearing capacity of pile groups 501
Exercises 504
Chapter 12 Site investigations and in situ testing 507
12.1 Scope and purpose of site investigation 507
12.2 Extent and depth of site exploration 509
12.3 Methods of site exploration 509
12.4 Methods of sampling 514
12.5 In situ testing 517
12.6 Groundwater observations 527
12.7 Geophysical methods 531
12.8 Site investigation reports 534
Answers to exercises 536
References and bibliography 539
Appendices
A Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design 549
B Geotechnical design: factors of safety and partial factors 553
C Guide to Soil Mechanics Spreadsheets and Reference
(on the CD-ROM) 558
Index 563
|
| any_adam_object | 1 |
| author | Whitlow, Roy |
| author_facet | Whitlow, Roy |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Whitlow, Roy |
| author_variant | r w rw |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV023788758 |
| classification_rvk | RB 10160 |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)247697327 (DE-599)BVBBV023788758 |
| dewey-full | 624.15136 |
| dewey-hundreds | 600 - Technology (Applied sciences) |
| dewey-ones | 624 - Civil engineering |
| dewey-raw | 624.15136 |
| dewey-search | 624.15136 |
| dewey-sort | 3624.15136 |
| dewey-tens | 620 - Engineering and allied operations |
| discipline | Bauingenieurwesen Geographie |
| edition | 4. ed. |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>01193nam a2200337zc 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV023788758</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20070314000000.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">020610s2001 d||| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0582381096</subfield><subfield code="9">0-582-38109-6</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)247697327</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV023788758</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-634</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-83</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">624.15136</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">RB 10160</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)142220:12640</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Whitlow, Roy</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Basic soil mechanics</subfield><subfield code="c">Roy Whitlow</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">4. ed.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Harlow [u.a.]</subfield><subfield code="b">Prentice Hall</subfield><subfield code="c">2001</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">XIX, 571 S.</subfield><subfield code="b">graph. Darst.</subfield><subfield code="e">1 CD-ROM (12 cm)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Bodenmechanik</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4007385-3</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Bodenmechanik</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4007385-3</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="m">HBZ Datenaustausch</subfield><subfield code="q">application/pdf</subfield><subfield code="u">http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=017430965&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA</subfield><subfield code="3">Inhaltsverzeichnis</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-017430965</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| id | DE-604.BV023788758 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-07-09T21:36:50Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 0582381096 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-017430965 |
| oclc_num | 247697327 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-634 DE-83 |
| owner_facet | DE-634 DE-83 |
| physical | XIX, 571 S. graph. Darst. 1 CD-ROM (12 cm) |
| publishDate | 2001 |
| publishDateSearch | 2001 |
| publishDateSort | 2001 |
| publisher | Prentice Hall |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Whitlow, Roy Verfasser aut Basic soil mechanics Roy Whitlow 4. ed. Harlow [u.a.] Prentice Hall 2001 XIX, 571 S. graph. Darst. 1 CD-ROM (12 cm) txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bodenmechanik (DE-588)4007385-3 gnd rswk-swf Bodenmechanik (DE-588)4007385-3 s DE-604 HBZ Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=017430965&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Whitlow, Roy Basic soil mechanics Bodenmechanik (DE-588)4007385-3 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)4007385-3 |
| title | Basic soil mechanics |
| title_auth | Basic soil mechanics |
| title_exact_search | Basic soil mechanics |
| title_full | Basic soil mechanics Roy Whitlow |
| title_fullStr | Basic soil mechanics Roy Whitlow |
| title_full_unstemmed | Basic soil mechanics Roy Whitlow |
| title_short | Basic soil mechanics |
| title_sort | basic soil mechanics |
| topic | Bodenmechanik (DE-588)4007385-3 gnd |
| topic_facet | Bodenmechanik |
| url | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=017430965&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT whitlowroy basicsoilmechanics |