Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices

by Donald P. Coduto

Rigorous and technically deep -- yet accessible -- this up-to-date introduction to geotechnical engineering explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice -- emphasizing the role of geotechnical engineering in real design projects. An accompanying CD provides supplementary software developed specifically for learning purposes -- e.g., SETTRATE. Discusses site exploration and characterization; soil composition; soil classification; excavation, grading, and compacted fill; groundwater -- fundamentals and applications; stress; compressibility and settlement; rate of consolidation; strength; stability of earth slope; dams and levees; lateral earth pressures and retaining walls; structural foundations; difficult soils; soil improvement; and geotechnical earthquake engineering. Makes extensive use of photographs and example problems. For geotechnical engineers, soils engineers, ground engineers, structural engineers, and civil engineers.

Genres: Reference, Engineering

759 pages, Hardcover

First published July 24, 1998

Reviews

[C K]

Mostly very interesting and helpful for my Geotechnical class. I feel that the section on stresses and Mohr's Circle could've been more in-depth, but that is where other resources come in handy.

[Naser Farkhideh]

Gotta be followed by reading foundation design by the the same author.