The Book
Geotechnical Engineering combines in a single book, the theoretical aspects (Soil Mechanics) as well as the applications (Foundation Engineering). The author, with his long experience of undergraduate teaching, felt the need for a comprehensive textbook on Geotechnical Engineering that would efficiently cater to all the basic requirements of undergraduate students and proceeded to fill the gap. The lucid explanations in the book are strengthened by:
• extensive use of figures and graphs,
• citing of examples, even from fields outside Geotechnical Engineering,
• for better understanding of the basic ideas and principles,
• solved numerical problems carefully designed to strengthen understanding,
• inclusion of emerging areas of Geotechnical Engineering such as geosynthesis,
geotechnical earthquake engineering and environmental geotechniques. For additional material, please visit http://www.universitiespress.com/debashismoitra/gte
The Author(s)
Debashis Moitra is Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur. He has had a distinguished academic career with his teaching experience spanning over 30 years. He is the author of one other book and several articles in reputed scientific journals.
Table of Contents
Preface
Notations and units of measurement
1. Origin, Formation and Nature of Soils
2. Functional Relationships
3. Index Properties
4. Effective Stress
5. Permeability
6. Seepage and Flownets
7. Stress Distribution
8. Consolidation
9. Compaction
10. Shear Strength
11. Earth Pressure
12. Retaining Walls
13. Sheet Piles
14. Stability of Slopes
15. Site Investigation
16. Bearing Capacity
17. Pile Foundation
18. Ground Improvement
19. Stone Columns
20. Geosynthetics
21. Expansive Soils
22. Environmental Geotechnology
23. Introductory Rock Mechanics
24. Machine Foundations
25. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
References
Index