Geotechnical Engineering - Applied Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Volume 6

Download or read book Geotechnical Engineering - Applied Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Volume 6 written by Cyrus Aryani and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soils are the most common and complex type of construction material. Virtually all structures are either built with soil (e.g., earth dams and embankments), in soil (e.g., tunnels and underground storage facilities), or on soil (e.g., building foundations and roads). Soil conditions and load combinations are unique to each site. To be able to predict soil behavior under the anticipated loading conditions, the mechanics of soils should be well understood, and their specific properties evaluated. The project design should also take into consideration the environmental, social, and economic factors.This book is Volume 6 out of a six volume comprehensive coverage of topics in geotechnical engineering. This volume provides the user with the solutions to the practice problems in Volume 1 (chapters: Soil Composition and properties, Soil Improvement, Soil Water, Soil Stresses, Soil Compressibility and Settlement, Shear Strength of Soil), Volume 2 (Chapters: Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures, Stability of Slopes, Shallow Foundations, Deep Foundations), Volume 3 (chapter: Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls), Volume 4 (chapter: Prefabricated Vertical Drains), and Volume 5 (chapters: Overview of Geosynthetics, Geotextiles, Geogrids, Geonets, Geomembranes, Geosynthetic Clay Liners, Geofoam, Geocomposites). The comprehensive solutions are presented in a clear, methodical, and easy to follow manner along with numerous guiding illustrations drawn to scale. The topics covered in all six volumes will assist the reader with becoming a licensed professional engineer (PE) and a licensed geotechnical engineer (GE).