Preface
About the Authors
List of Symbols
Introduction
Chapter 1 Basic Characteristics and Engineering Classification of Soils
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Soil Composition and Phase Relationships
1.3 Soil Fabric
1.4 Particle Size Analysis
1.5 Density Properties for Granular Soils
1.6 Plasticity Properties of Soils
1.7 Soil Compaction
1.8 Engineering Classification of Soils
Exercises
Bibliography
Chapter 2 Permeability of Soil and Seepage Force
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Capillary Phenomena
2.3 Groundwater Movement and Darcy's Law
2.4 Determination of Permeability Coefficient
2.5 Flow Nets
2.6 Seepage Force
2.7 Critical Hydraulic Gradient
Exercises
Bibliography
Chapter 3 Stress Distribution in Soil
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Stresses Due to Self-Weight
3.3 Effective Stress Principle
3.4 Contact Pressure between the Foundation and the Ground
3.5 Additional Stress in Ground Base
3.6 Additional Stress in Plane Problem
Exercises
Bibliography
Chapter 4 Compression and Consolidation of Soils
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Compressibility Characteristics
4.3 Calculation of Settlement of Foundation
4.4 One-Dimensional Consolidation Theory
Exercises
Bibliography
Chapter 5 Shear Strength
5.1 Shear Resistance
5.2 Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion
5.3 Shear Strength Tests
5.4 Effective Stress Paths
5.5 Characteristics of Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soil
5.6 Characteristics of Shear Strength of Cohesive Soil
Exercises
Bibliography
Chapter 6 Bearing Capacity
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Critical Edge Pressure
6.3 Prandtl's Bearing Capacity Theory
6.4 Modification of Prandtl's Bearing Capacity Theory
6.5 Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Theory
Exercises
Bibliography
Chapter 7 Slope Stability Analysis
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Factors and Engineering Measures that Influence Soil Slope Stability
7.3 Stability Analysis of Cohesionless Soil Slope
7.4 Stability Analysis of a Cohesive Soil Slope
7.5 Stability Number Method
Exercises
Bibliography
Chapter 8 Earth Pressure and Retaining Walls
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Earth Pressure on the Retaining Wall
8.3 Calculation of the At-Rest Earth Pressure
8.4 Rankine's Earth Pressure Theory
8.5 Coulomb's Earth Pressure Theory
8.6 Design of Earth-Retaining Structures
Exercises
Bibliography
Appendix A: English-Chinese Translation of Frequently Used Terminologies
Appendix B: Answers to the Exercises
Index
