Introductory Geotechnical Engineering: An Environmental Perspective Book

1	Introduction to geotechnical engineering	1
2	Nature of soil and rock	27
3	Soils and clay minerals	59
4	Soil-water interaction in the environment	89
5	Hydraulic conduction phenomena	116
6	Thermal and electrical properties of soils	154
7	Soil compaction (densification)	191
8	Cracking-fracture-tensile behavior of soils	219
9	Consolidation, stress distribution, and settlement	250
10	Stress-strain-strength of soil	282
11	Dynamic properties of soil	321
12	Bearing capacity of shallow foundations	352
13	Lateral earth pressure	387
14	Earth slope stability and landslides	419
15	Fundamentals of ground improvement systems	450
16	Problems in environmental geotechnology	485