Soils and Foundations, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022

  • Cheng Liu University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Jack Evett The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Table of contents

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Engineering Properties of Soils
3. Soil Exploration
4. Soil Compaction and Stabilization
5. Water in Soil
6. Subsurface Stresses in Soils
7. Consolidation of Soil and Settlement of Structures
8. Shear Strength of Soil
9. Shallow Foundations
10. Deep Foundations
11. Lateral Earth Pressure
12. Retaining Structures
13. Stability Analysis of Slopes
Answers to Selected Problems
Appendix: Conversion Factors
References Cited
Index

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