Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations: Basic Geotechnics Book

	Preface
1	The Soil and Rock of Planet Earth: Geologic Overview	1
	Rock: The Source of Soils	2
	Soil Categories: Residual, Transported	6
	Plate Tectonics	23
	Earthquake	30
	Effect on Design and Construction	41
2	Soil Composition: Terminology and Definitions	44
	Soil Composition: Analytical Representation	44
	Basic Terms Relating to Soil Composition and Condition	47
	Submerged Soil	54
3	Soil Types and Soil Structure	58
	Major Soil Types	58
	Particle Shapes and Sizes	60
	Clay and Water	62
	Soil Structure	67
	Some Special Soil Categories	70
4	Index Properties and Classification Tests, and Soil Classification Systems	76
	Index Properties	76
	Classification Tests	77
	Classification Systems	94
5	Movement of Water Through Soil: Basic Hydrogeology, Subsurface Flow, Permeability and Capillarity	101
	Basic Hydrogeology	102
	Permeability (Hydraulic Conductivity)	109
	Capillarity	121
6	Movement of Water Through Soil: Practical Effects - Seepage, Drainage, Frost Heave, Contamination	131
	Flow Nets and Seepage	131
	Drainage	146
	Frost Heave in Soils	170
	Soil and Groundwater Contamination	177
7	Combined Stresses in Soil Masses: Stress at a Point and Mohr's Circle	193
	Stress at a Point: Analytical Development	193
	Mohr's Circle	197
8	Subsurface Stresses	206
	Stresses Caused by the Soil Mass	206
	Stress within the Soil Mass Resulting from Vertical Surface Loading	211
9	Settlement: Soil Volume Change and Consolidation	226
	Compressibility	227
	Volume Changes in Sand	239
	Settlement Resulting from Earth Fill	241
	Consolidation	242
	Surcharging	246
10	Shear Strength Theory	256
	Laboratory Tests	257
	Shear Test Results Plotted on Mohr's Circle Coordinates	263
	Shearing Strength	266
11	Site Investigations: Purpose and Methods	289
	Maps and Aerial Photographs as Sources of Information	290
	Borings and Test Pits	293
	Presentation of Boring Information	317
	Groundwater, Soil Water, and Groundwater Sampling	322
	Geophysical Methods	332
	In-Place Testing	344
12	Earth Moving, Compaction, and Stabilization	351
	Field Procedures - General Considerations, Methods, and Techniques	352
	Field Equipment - Surface Zone Compaction	360
	Deep Ground Improvement Techniques	367
	Soil Stabilization	375
	Methods for Establishing Required Soil Density	381
	Field Control and Field Density Test	388
13	Foundations: Introductory Concepts	397
	General Types of Foundations - Foundation Categories	397
	Pile Foundation Types and Installation Procedures	401
	Relating Soil Conditions and Foundation Types	417
14	Foundations: Design Considerations and Methods	419
	Shallow Foundations	420
	Deep Foundations	456
	Supervision of Foundation Construction	486
15	Stability of Unsupported Slopes	492
	Types of Slope Movements	494
	Isotropic Soils and Uniform Slopes of Infinite Extent	496
	Slopes of Finite Extent - Soils Possessing Cohesion	501
	Computational Aids - Slope Stability Charts	526
	Improving Stability of Slopes	546
16	Lateral Pressures and Retaining Structures	551
	Lateral Earth Pressure and Retaining Walls	553
	Earth Pressures against Retaining Walls	561
	Excavation Bracing	586
	Anchored Bulkheads	596
	Water-Retaining Structures: Dams	600
	Glossary	G1
	References	R1
	Answers to Selected Problems	A1
	Index	I1