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Engineering properties of soils and rocks /
Engineering Properties of Soils and Rocks, Third Edition serves as a guide to the engineering properties and behavior of soils and rocks. The text also complements other texts on rock and soil mechanics. The book covers topics such as the properties and classification of soils such as tills and othe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
1992.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Engineering Properties of Soils and Rocks; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Properties and classification of soils; 1.1 Origin of soil; 1.2 Basic properties of soil; 1.3 Particle-size distribution; 1.4 Consistency limits; 1.5 Soil classification; 1.6 Shear strength of soil; 1.7 Consolidation; References; Chapter 2. Coarse-grained soils; 2.1 Fabric of granular soils; 2.2 Deformation of granular soil; 2.3 Strength and distortion; References; Chapter 3. Cohesive soils; 3.1 Silts; 3.2 Loess; 3.3 Clay deposits; 3.4 Fissures in clay; References
- Chapter 4. Tills and other deposits associated with cold climates4.1 Character and types of tills; 4.2 Basic properties of tills; 4.3 Compressibility and strength of tills; 4.4 Character of weathered tills; 4.5 Fluvio-glacial deposits; stratified drift; 4.6 Frozen ground phenomena in periglacial environments; 4.7 Quick clays; References; Chapter 5. Tropical soils; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Classification of tropical residual soils; 5.3 Physical properties and engineering behaviour; 5.4 Soils of arid and semi-arid regions; 5.5 Dispersive soils; References; Chapter 6. Organic soils: peat
- 6.1 Introduction6.2 Development of peatlands and types of peat deposit; 6.3 Humification of peat; 6.4 Description and classification of peat; 6.5 Basic properties of peat; 6.6 Consolidation and settlement of peat; References; Chapter 7. Engineering behaviour of rocks and rock masses; 7.1 Factors controlling the mechanical behaviour of rocks; 7.2 Deformation and failure of rocks; 7.3 Strength of jointed rock masses and its assessment; References; Chapter 8. Discontinuities in rock masses; 8.1 Nomenclature of joints; 8.2 Origins of joints; 8.3 Description of jointed rock masses
- 8.4 Discontinuities and rock quality indices8.5 Recording discontinuity data; References; Chapter 9. Weathering of rocks and rock masses; 9.1 Rate of weathering; 9.2 Mechanical weathering; 9.3 Chemical and biological weathering; 9.4 Slaking and swelling of mudrocks; 9.5 Engineering classification of weathering; References; Chapter 10. Description and classification of rocks and rock masses; 10.1 Description of rocks and rock masses; 10.2 Properties of rocks and rock masses; 10.3 Basic geotechnical description of ISRM; 10.4 Principles of classification; 10.5 Review of classifications
- 10.6 The rating conceptReferences; Chapter 11. Engineering properties of rock; 11.1 Engineering character of igneous and metamorphic rocks; 11.2 Engineering properties of arenaceous sedimentary rocks; 11.3 Engineering properties of argillaceous sedimentary rocks; 11.4 Carbonate rocks; 11.5 Evaporitic rocks; References; Chapter 12. Subsurface water and ground conditions; 12.1 The origin and occurrence of groundwater; 12.2 Capillary movement in soil; 12.3 Porosity and permeability; 12.4 Flow through soils and rocks; 12.5 Pore pressures, total pressures and effective pressures