TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barnes Graham
TI  - Soil Mechanics / Principles and Practice: Second Edition
SN  - 33377776
PY  - 2000///
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
N2  - The aims of this book is to provide an understanding of the nature of soil, an appreciation of soil behavior and an insight into the application of the principles to practical engineering solutions.  Preface, Soil Formation and Nature, Soil Description and Classification, Permeability and Seepage, Effective Stress and Pore Pressure, Contact Pressure and Stress Distribution, Compressibility and Consolidation, Shear Strength, Shallow Foundations -  Stability, Shallow Foundations - Settlements, Pile Foundations, Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures, Slope Stability, Earthworks and Soil Compaction, Site Investigation, Glossary, References, Index
ER  -