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Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils
Delwyn G. Fredlund
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Description for Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils
Hardcover. The principles and concepts for unsaturated soils are developed as extensions of saturated soils. Addresses problems where soils have a matric suction or where pore--water pressure is negative. Covers theory, measurement and use of the fundamental properties of unsaturated soils----permeability, shear strength and volume change. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 220 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1420.
The principles and concepts for unsaturated soils are developed as extensions of saturated soils. Addresses problems where soils have a matric suction or where pore-water pressure is negative. Covers theory, measurement and use of the fundamental properties of unsaturated soils--permeability, shear strength and volume change. Includes a significant amount of case studies.
The principles and concepts for unsaturated soils are developed as extensions of saturated soils. Addresses problems where soils have a matric suction or where pore-water pressure is negative. Covers theory, measurement and use of the fundamental properties of unsaturated soils--permeability, shear strength and volume change. Includes a significant amount of case studies.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wiley-Interscience
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471850083
SKU
V9780471850083
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Delwyn G. Fredlund
D.G. Fredlund is the author or coauthor of over 460 refereed journal articles, conference proceedings, technical papers, and chapters in edited collections. In 1993, he coauthored Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils, the first major text on unsaturated soil mechanics published. He has served as a research consultant to the Government of Hong Kong, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Saskatchewan ... Read more
Reviews for Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils
"I expect that "Unsaturated Soil Mechanics inEngineering Practice" will remain an essential reference foreducators, researchers and practitioners for a long time tocome." (Geotechnical News, 1 December 2012)