This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation.

Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice

Engineering & Transportation

Terzaghi, Karl

Peck, Ralph B.

Mesri, Gholamreza

Engineering

Wiley-Interscience

Deals with the current application of physical and engineering properties of soils and the theories of soil mechanics to the design and construction of foundations, deep excavations and dams, and to the stability of natural and excavated slopes.

Wiley

This book constitutes the definitive handbook to soil mechanics, covering in great detail such topics as: Properties of Soils, Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Soils, Drainage of Soils, Plastic Equilibrium in Soils, Earth Stability and Pressure of Slopes, Foundations, etc. A valuable compendium for those interested in soil mechanics, this antiquarian text contains a wealth of information still very much valuable to engineers today. Karl von Terzaghi (1883 – 1963) was a Czech geologist and Civil engineer, hailed as the "father of soil mechanics". This book has been elected for republication due to its educational value and is proudly republished here with an introductory biography of the author.

Science & Math

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