Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Pearson New International Edition, 7th edition

For courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundations.

Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations: Basic Geotechnics, Seventh Edition, provides a clear, detailed presentation of soil mechanics: the background and basics, the engineering properties and behavior of soil deposits, and the application of soil mechanics theories. Appropriate for soil mechanics courses in engineering, architectural and construction-related programs, this new edition features a separate chapter on earthquakes, a more logical organization, and new material relating to pile foundations design and construction and soil permeability. It’s rich applications, well-illustrated examples, end-of-chapter problems and detailed explanations make it an excellent reference for students, practicing engineers, architects, geologists, environmental specialists and more.

New to the Edition

NEW TOPICS-Covers new developments in geotechnical topics such as:

· Soil Properties and Analyses

· Pile Foundation Design and Testing

· Micropiles

· Soil Nail Walls

· Launched Soil Nails

· Soil Improvement

NEW- Presents Soil Types and Structure ( ch. 2) before Soil Composition ( ch. 3)–in this revision. · Reorganizes early material to make it more logical and intuitive for the reader. · Addresses feedback received from reviewers and adopters. NEW- Includes a separate chapter on earthquakes ( ch. 12) –in this revision.

· Devotes an entire chapter to this important topic.

· Builds on the first chapter’s discussion of the affects of geology and plate tectonics on modern soil formations.

Features

Comprehensive coverage–is a hallmark of this text.

· Includes a more extensive scope of topics and clear, well-developed presentations.

· Presents details sufficient enough to solve many types of problems and makes an excellent desk reference for practicing engineers, architects, geologists, etc.

More application to real-world situations–appears in this text than in many others.

· Opens each chapter with application sections that demonstrate how chapter concepts relate to realistic situations.

· Includes an emphasis on how subject material can be used in the field.

Illustrative problems–appear within the body of the text.

· Show how to solve various real-world problems within the context of each chapter.

· Help students learn ways to identify information and data necessary to complete end-of-chapter problems.

End-of-chapter problems–have been updated in this edition.

· Help students assess their knowledge and understanding of the chapter topics.

· Provide a variety of qualitative, quantitative and conceptual problems that reflect realistic situations.