TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coduto, Donald P. & others
TI  - Geotechnical engineering : principles and practices
SN  - 8120341554
U1  - 624.15 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - PHI Learning Pvt Ltd
N1  - CONTENTS Preface  x Acknowledgments  xii Notation & Units of Measurement  xiii 1 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering  1 1.1Geotechnical Engineering Design Process  2 1.2Historical Development  4 1.3Modern Geotechnical Engineering  14 1.4Accuracy of Geotechnical Engineering Analyses  16 1.5A Pictorial Overview of Geotechnical Engineering  16 2  Engineering Geology  28 2.1The Geologic Cycle  29 2.2Rocks  30 2.3 Rock-Forming Minerals  35 2.4Structural Geology  37 2.5Weathering  43 2.6Soil Formation, Transport, and Deposition  45 2.7Rock and Soil as Geomaterials  56 Summary  59 Questions and Practice Problems  61 3 Site Exploration and Characterization  64 3.1  Project Assessment  65 3.2 Literature Search  66 3.3 Remote Sensing67 3.4 Field Reconnaissance and Surface Exploration  69 3.5 Subsurface Exploration  69 3.6 Soil and Rock Sampling  82 3.7 Groundwater Exploration and Monitoring  87 3.8Ex Situ Testing  88 3.9In Situ Testing  89 3.10Geophysical Exploration  106 3.11Synthesis and Interpretation  108 3.12Economics  112 3.13Geotechnical Monitoring During Construction  113 Summary  113 Questions and Practice Problems  115 4 Soil Composition  121 4.1Soil as a Particulate Material  122 4.2The Three Phases  122 4.3Weight-Volume Relationships  124 4.4Particle Size and Shape  138 4.5Clay Soils  148 4.6Plasticity and the Atterberg Limits  151 4.7Structured Versus Unstructured Soils  155 4.8Organic Soils  156 Summary  157 Questions and Practice Problems  158 5 Soil Classification  164 5.1USDA Soil Classification System  164 5.2AASHTO Soil Classification System  167 5.3Unified Soil Classification System (USCS)  171 5.4Visual-Manual Soil Classification  180 5.5Supplemental Soil Classifications  182 5.6Applicability and Limitations  185 Summary  186 Questions and Practice Problems  187 6 Excavation, Grading, and Compacted Fill  190 6.1Earthwork Construction Objectives  192 6.2Construction Methods and Equipment193 6.3Soil Compaction Concepts  213 6.4Soil Compaction Standards and Specifications  215 6.5Field Considerations and Monitoring  227 6.6Suitability of Soils for Use as Compacted Fill  235 6.7Earthwork Quantity Computations  237 6.8Lightweight Fills  241 6.9Deep Fills 243 Summary 244 Questions and Practice Problems 245 7 Groundwater-Fundamentals and One-Dimensional Flow  251 7.1 Hydrology252 7.2Principles of Fluid Mechanics255 7.3One-Dimensional Flow Through Soil268 7.4Flow Through Anisotropic Soils284 Summary287 Questions and Practice Problems288 8 Groundwater-Multidimensional Flow and Applications  295 8.1Multidimensional Flow295 8.2Flow Net Solution for Two-Dimensional Flow  298 8.3Numerical and Physical Modeling Of Two-Dimensional Flow316 8.4Two- and Three-Dimensional Flow to Wells320 8.5Groundwater Control329 8.6Contaminant Control and Remediation337 8.7Soil Migration and Filtration  341 Summary350 Questions and Practice Problems352 9  Stress  361 9.1 Simplifying Assumptions362 9.2Mechanics of Materials Review  363 9.3Mohr Circle Analyses368 9.4Sources of Stress in the Ground  378 9.5Geostatic Stresses378 9.6Induced Stresses  381 9.7Superposition392 9.8Effective Stresses395 9.9Effective Stress Under Steady State Flow  405 9.10Stresses in Layered Strata408 Summary409 Questions and Practice Problems  410 10  Compressibility and Settlement  419 10.1 Physical Processes422 10.2 Changes in Vertical Effective Stress423 10.3 Distortion Settlement  426 10.4 Consolidation Settlement -Physical Processes427 10.5 Consolidation (Oedometer) Test432 10.6 Consolidation Status in the Field  444 10.7 Compressibility of Sands and Gravels446 10.8 Consolidation Settlement Predictions448 10.9 Secondary Compression Settlement461 10.10 Crusts463 10.11Settlement of Unsaturated Soils  463 10.12Heave Due to Unloading  464 10.13Accuracy of Settlement Predictions  464 Summary  465 Questions and Practice Problems  467 11  Rate of Consolidation  478 11.1Terzaghi's Theory of Consolidation  478 11.2Consolidation Settlement Versus Time Computations  489 11.3The Coefficient of Consolidation, cv  499 11.4Accuracy of Settlement Rate Predictions  504 11.5Consolidation Monitoring  506 11.6Other Sources of Time Dependent Settlement  512 11.7Methods of Accelerating Settlements  514 Summary  518 Questions and Practice Problems  520 12  Soil Strength  527 12.1 Strength Analyses in Geotechnical Engineering  527 12.2 Shear Failure in Soils529 12.3 The Drained and the Undrained Conditions  536 12.4 Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion  539 12.5 Shear Strength of Saturated Sands and Gravels  545 12.6 Shear Strength of Saturated Clays  550 12.7 Shear Strength of Saturated Intermediate Soils  563 12.8 Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils564 12.9 Shear Strength Evaluation  564 12.10 Shear Strength at Interfaces Between Soil and Other Materials 583 12.11 Uncertainties in Shear Strength Assessments  584 Summary  585 Questions and Practice Problems  587 13  Stability of Earth Slopes  593 13.1 Terminology  595 13.2 Modes of Slope Instability  597 13.3 Analysis of Slope Stability  604 13.4 Quantitative Analysis of Slides605 13.5 General Procedures in a Limit Equilibrium Analysis of a Slide  606 13.6 Planar Failure Analysis608 13.7 Infinite Slope Analysis  611 13.8 Swedish Slip Circle Method (</> = 0 Analysis)  613 13.9 Method of Slices  618 13.10 Chart Solutions  627 13.11 Miscellaneous Issues  629 13.12Seismic Stability631 13.13Stabilization Measures  636 13.14Instrumentation  643 Summary  648 Questions and Practice Problems649 14 Foundations  655 14.1Shallow Foundations656 14.2Deep Foundations658 Summary671 15  Spread Footing Design  673 15.1Bearing Pressure  673 15.2Bearing Capacity675 15.3Settlement  685 15.4Spread Footings-Summary and Design Concerns  698 Summary  703 Questions and Practice Problems704 16  Earth Retaining Structures  709 16.1 Externally Stabilized Systems709 16.2Internally Stabilized Systems  714 16.3Design of Earth Retaining Structures  717 Summary  719 17 Lateral Earth Pressures  720 17.1Lateral Earth Pressures and Wall Movement720 17.2Classical Lateral Earth Pressure Theories726 17.3Equivalent Fluid Pressure742 17.4Groundwater Effects744 Summary747 Questions and Practice Problems748 Appendix A Finite Difference Solutions to Flow Problems  751 Appendix B Recommended Resources for Further Study (viewed online at www.pearsonhighered.com/Coduto) Appendix C Field Identification of Soils (viewed online at www.pearsonhighered.com/Coduto) References 765 Author Index (viewed online at www.pearsonhighered.com/Coduto) Subject Index 779
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