Geotechnology. An Introductory Text for Students and Engineers

Content: 
Related Titles of Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages xvi-xvii
CHAPTER 1 - Engineering in Earth Materials, Pages 1-16
CHAPTER 2 - The Behavior of Earth Materials under Static Load, Pages 17-30
CHAPTER 3 - Time - Dependent Behavior of Earth Materials, Pages 31-40
CHAPTER 4 - Failure Criteria for Soils and Rocks, Pages 41-53
CHAPTER 5 - The Engineering Properties of Soils, Pages 54-65
CHAPTER 6 - Fluids in Soils and Rocks, Pages 66-78
CHAPTER 7 - The Laboratory Measurement of Load, Stress, and Strain in Earth Materials, Pages 79-113
CHAPTER 8 - The Strength of Rock Materials, Pages 114-144
CHAPTER 9 - The Engineering Properties of Rock Masses, Pages 145-170
CHAPTER 10 - Determination of the State of Stress in Rock Masses, Pages 171-205
CHAPTER 11 - Strata Pressures and Support Loads, Pages 206-242
CHAPTER 12 - The Observation of Mass Deformations in Geotechnology, Pages 243-265
CHAPTER 13 - The Response of Earth Materials to Dynamic Loads, Pages 266-286
CHAPTER 14 - The Application of Models to Geotechnology, Pages 287-321
CHAPTER 15 - Gathering and Recording Data on Geology, Rock Structure, and Rock Classification, Pages 322-342
Index, Pages 343-347