Full title: Soil mechanics / T. William Lambe, Robert V. Whitman.

Author/creator: Whitman, Robert V., 1928-, Lambe, T. William.

Call Numbers: TQ028658

Record Identifier: 74VvbGl2lO8Z

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: ix, 553 p., [1] fold. leaf of plates : ill., ports. ; 29 cm., Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Soil Problems in Civil Engineering -- Chapter 2 A Preview of Soil Behavior -- Part II The Nature of Soil -- Chapter 3 Description of an Assemblage of Particles -- Chapter 4 Description of an Individual Soil Particle -- Chapter 5 Normal Stress between Soil Particles -- Chapter 6 Shear Resistance between Soil Particles -- Chapter 7 Soil Formation -- Part III Dry Soil -- Chapter 8 Stresses within a Soil Mass -- Chapter 9 Tests to Measure Stress-Strain Properties -- Chapter 10 General Aspects of Stress-Strain Behavior -- Chapter 11 Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soil -- Chapter 12 Stress-Strain Relationships -- Chapter 13 Earth Retaining Structures and Slopes -- Chapter 14 Shallow Foundations -- Chapter 15 Dynamic Loading of Soil -- Part IV Soil with Water--No Flow or Steady Flow -- Chapter 16 Effective Stress Concept -- Chapter 17 One-Dimensional Fluid Flow -- Chapter 18 Two-Dimensional Fluid Flow -- Chapter 19 Soil Permeability and Filter Requirements -- Chapter 20 General Aspects of Drained Stress-Strain Behavior -- Chapter 21 Drained Shear Strength -- Chapter 22 Stress-Strain Relations for Drained Conditions -- Chapter 23 Earth Retaining Structures with Drained Conditions -- Chapter 24 Earth Slopes with Drained Conditions -- Chapter 25 Shallow Foundations with Drained Conditions -- Part V Soil with Water--Transient Flow -- Chapter 26 Pore Pressures Developed During Undrained Loading -- Chapter 27 Consolidation Theory -- Chapter 28 Drained and Undrained Stress-Strain Behavior -- Chapter 29 Undrained Shear Strength -- Chapter 30 Stress-Strain Relations for Undrained Conditions -- Chapter 31 Earth Retaining Structures and Earth Slopes with Undrained Conditions -- Chapter 32 Shallow Foundations with Undrained Conditions -- Chapter 33 Deep Foundations -- Chapter 34 The Improvement of Soil -- Appendix A Symbols -- Appendix B Conversion -- Appendix C References -- Index.

Publishers: New York : Wiley, c1969.

Notes: Series in soil engineering. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 535-545. Transferred from: NQ624.151/6.

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DDC: 624/.151

MMS ID: 991014897489702626