This is the screen version of the book SOIL MECHANICS, used at the Delft University of Technology. It can be read using the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The book includes for the first time an introduction to practical geotechnical design using limit state theory and an outline of the changes to be introduced by ...

Soil Mechanics is the branch of civil engineering that concerns the application of the principles of mechanics, hydraulics and to a smaller extent, chemistry, ...

The book includes a comprehensive range of worked examples and problems set for solution by the student to consolidate understanding of the fundamental ...

Reinforced Earth and Geosynthetics, and their applications in geotechnical practice. The art of preparing a soil investigation report. Only brief and elementary ...

The book is divided into five parts. Part I describes the nature of soil problems encountered in civil engineering and gives an overall preview of the behavior ...

[Soil mechanics]. Craig's soil mechanics / R.F. Craig. — 7th ed. p. cm. Second ed.: Soil mechanics / R.F. Craig. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978.

The early chapters of the book cover the fundamentals of the behaviour of soils. I have provided many worked examples throughout the book that illustrate the ...

The aim of this book is to encourage students to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of soil mechanics.

This textbook by Prof . V. N. S. Murthy is highly recommended fo r students specializing in geotechnical engineerin g an d for practicing civil engineers i n ...