TY  - BOOK
AU  - Atkinson John
TI  - The Mechanics of Soils and Foundations / Second Edition
SN  - 9780415362566
PY  - 2007///
PB  - Taylor And Francis Group
N2  - An undergraduate course in geotechnical engineering for civil engineers.  Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Basic Mechanics, Essentials of Material Behavior, The Structure of the Earth, Pore Pressure and Effective Stress and Drainage, Laboratory Testing of Soils, Compression and Swelling, Critical State Strength of Soil, Peak States, Behavior of Soil Before Failure, Cam Clay, Stiffness of Soil, Steady State Seepage, Consolidation, Natural Soils, Ground Investigations, Soil Parameters for Design, Ultimate Stability of Soil Structures Using Bound Methods, Limit Equilibrium Method, Stability of Slopes, Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Shallow Foundations, Piled Foundations, Earth Pressures and Stability of Retaining Walls, Tunneling in Soft Ground, Behavior of Unsaturated Soils, Geotechnical Centrifuge Modelling, Concluding Remarks
ER  -