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Engineering Properties of Soils and Rocks, Second Edition provides a survey of the engineering properties of the major types of soil and rock. The book is comprised of nine chapters that tackle the various aspects of soils and rocks. Chapter 1 covers the origin of soil and the basis of soil classifi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bell, F. G. (Frederic Gladstone) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Boston : Butterworths, 1983.
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Soil mechanics.
Rock mechanics.
M�ecanique des sols.
M�ecanique des roches.
soil mechanics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
Rock mechanics
Soil mechanics
Soils & rocks > Properties - For engineering
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Engineering Properties of Soils and Rocks
  • Copyright Page
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1. Soil Classification
  • 1.1 ORIGIN OF SOIL
  • 1.2 BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Coarse Grained Soils
  • 2.1 SOIL FABRIC
  • 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 MINERALS
  • 3.4 MICRO-STRUCTURES
  • 3.5 PERFORMANCE OF CLAY DEPOSITS
  • 3.6 PLASTICITY
  • 3.7 SWELLING AND SHRINKAGE
  • 3.8 HEAVE POTENTIAL
  • 3.9 SETTLEMENT AND BEARING CAPACITY OF CLAY SOILS3.10 SENSITIVITY OF CLAYS
  • 3.11 FISSURES IN CLAY
  • References
  • Chapter 4. Soils Formed in Extreme Climates
  • 4.1 CHARACTER AND TYPES OF TILLS
  • 4.2 STRUCTURE OF TILL
  • 4.3 GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION
  • 4.4 COMPRESSIBILITY AND ELASTICITY
  • 4.5 FLUVIO-GLACIAL DEPOSITS
  • 4.6 QUICK CLAYS
  • 4.7 TROPICAL SOILS
  • 4.8 SOILS IN SEMI-ARID AND ARID REGIONS
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Organic Soils and Fills
  • 5.1 PEAT
  • 5.2 SETTLEMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF PEAT
  • 5.3 FILLS
  • 5.4 BUILDING ON FILL
  • 5.5 COLLIERY SPOILReferences
  • Chapter 6. Engineering Behaviour of Rock Masses
  • 6.1 THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ROCK
  • 6.2 STRENGTH OF ROCK
  • 6.3 THE INFLUENCE OF DISCONTINUITIES UPON THE ENGINEERING BEHAVIOUR OF ROCK MASSES
  • 6.4 ROCK QUALITY INDICES
  • 6.5 FAULTS AND FOLDS
  • References
  • Chapter 7. Engineering Classification of Weathered Rocks and Rock Masses
  • 7.1 WEATHERING
  • 7.2 BREAKDOWN OF SUSCEPTIBLE ROCKS
  • 7.3 ASSESSMENT OF THE DEGREE OF WEATHERING AND ITS CLASSIFICATION
  • 7.4 ENGINEERING CLASSIFICATION OF ROCK MASSES
  • References
  • Chapter 8. Engineering Properties of Rocks8.1 IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS
  • 8.2 SANDSTONE
  • 8.3 CARBONATE ROCKS
  • 8.4 EVAPORITIC ROCKS
  • 8.5 SILTSTONES
  • 8.6 SHALES
  • 8.7 MARL
  • 8.9 SEATEARTHS AND COAL SEAMS
  • References
  • Chapter 9. Subsurface Water and Ground Conditions
  • 9.1 CAPILLARY ACTION
  • 9.2 POROSITY AND PERMEABILITY
  • 9.3 PORE PRESSURES
  • 9.4 COEFFICIENT OF PERMEABILITY
  • 9.5 FLOW NETS
  • 9.6 CRITICAL GRADIENT AND QUICK CONDITIONS
  • 9.7 FROST ACTION IN SOIL
  • 9.8 PERMAFROST
  • References
  • Index

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