000			01977nam a2200169Ia 4500
020			_a0824708733
082			_a624.15 _bMUR
100			_aMurthy, V. N. S.
245			_aGeotechnical engineering : principles and practices of soil mechanics and foundation engineering
260			_aOxon _bCRC Press _c2010
300			_axxii,1029p.
440			_aCivil and environmental engineering series _vNo. 10
500			_aCONTENTS FprewordMark T. Bowers v ForewordBengt B. Broms vii Prefaceix 1 Introduction 1 2 Soil Formation and Characterization 5 3 Soil Phase Relationships, Index Properties and Classification 19 4 Soil Permeability and Seepage 87 5 Effective Stree and Pore Water Pressure 143 6 Stress Distribution in Soils Due to Surface Loads 173 7 Compressibility and Consolidation 207 8 Shear Strength of Soil 253 9 Soil Exploration 317 10 Stability of Slopes 365 11 Lateral Earth ressure 419 12 Shallow Foundation I : Ultimate Bearing Capacity 481 13 Shallow Foundation II : Safe Bearing Pressure and Settlemtn Calculation 545 14 Shallow Foundation III : Combined Footings and Mat Foundations 585 15 Deep Foundations I : Pile Foundation 605 PART A Vertical Load Bearing Capacity of a Single Vertical Pile 613 PART B Pile Group 674 16 Deep Foundation II : Behavior of Laterally Loaded Vertical and Batter Piles 699 17 Deep Foundation III : Drilled Pier Foundations 741 18 Foundations on Collapsible and Expansive Soils 791 PART A Collapsible Soils 793 PART B Expansive Soils 800 19 Concrete and Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Walls 833 PART A Concrete Retaining Walls 833 PART B Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Walls 849 20 Sheet Pile Walls and Braced Cuts 881 21 Soil Improvement 951 Appendix A SI Units Geotechnical Engineering 987 Appendix B Slope Stability Charts and Tables 993 References 1007 Index 1025
890			_aUnited States
891			_aSchool of Building Science & Technology, CEPT Uni.
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