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Building and civil engineering is a demanding and exciting process in which the constructions built provide enduring testimonies to the imagination, skill and initiative of all those concerned. The understanding of these process includes a knowledge of what buildings are made of, how they are put together, how they stay up, how they work, how they are operated and maintained, how they are repaired and even how they are pulled shown. The studies involved, of both process and product, are interdisciplinary, embracing many and varied skills and specialism.

Soil Mechanics 3rd Edition by R. Whitlow

Title of the Book

Basic Soil Mechanics

Edition of the Book

Third Edition

Writer of the Book

R. Whitlow

Contents 

Chapter 1 Origins and composition of soil
Chapter 2 Classification of soils for engineering purposes
Chapter 3 Basic physical properties of soils
Chapter 4 Water in soil: Occurrence and effects
Chapter 5 Water in soil: Permeability and seepage
Chapter 6 Stresses and strains in soils
Chapter 7: Measurement of shear strength
Chapter 8 Earth pressure and retaining walls
Chapter 9: Stability of slopes
Chapter 10: Soil compressibility and settlement
Chapter 11: Bearing capacity of foundations
Chapter 12: Site investigations and in-situ testing