Introduction to Soil Mechanics

Introduction to Soil Mechanics, B?la Bod? & Colin Jones

Introduction to Soil Mechanics covers the basic principles of soil mechanics, illustrating why the properties of soil are important, the techniques used to understand and characterise soil behaviour and how that knowledge is then applied in construction. The authors have endeavoured to define and discuss the principles and concepts concisely, providing clear, detailed explanations, and a well-illustrated text with diagrams, charts, graphs and tables. With many practical, worked examples and end-of-chapter and coverage of Eurocode 7, Introduction to Soil Mechanics will be an ideal starting point for the study of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

About the Authors

B?la Bod? B.Sc., B.A., C.Eng., M.I.C.E, was born in Hungary and studied at Budapest Technical University, the University of London and the Open University. He developed his expertise in Soil Mechanics during his employment with British Rail and British Coal.

Colin Jones B.Sc, C. Eng., M.I.C.E, P.G.C.E, studied at the University of Dundee, and worked at British Coal where he and B?la were colleagues. He has recently retired from the University of Wales, Newport where he was Programme Director for the Civil Engineering provision, specializing in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics.

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Introduction to Soil Mechanics covers the basic principles of soil mechanics and illustrates why soil properties are important and how that knowledge is applied in practical situations. With clear, detailed explanations, full coverage of Eurocode 7, well-illustrated with both practical and worked examples, plus many end-of-chapter problems, this book will be an ideal starting point for the study of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. This book complements Smiths Elements of Soil Mechanics (which is a 2nd/3rd yr honours degree text) by covering more of the soil properties and less on geotechnical design, and as such it will be more suited to foundation degree and first year undergraduate level.

Introduction to Soil Mechanics covers the basic principles of soil mechanics, illustrating why the properties of soil are important, the techniques used to understand and characterise soil behaviour and how that knowledge is then applied in construction. The authors have endeavoured to define and discuss the principles and concepts concisely, providing clear, detailed explanations, and a well-illustrated text with diagrams, charts, graphs and tables. With many practical, worked examples and end-of-chapter problems and coverage of Eurocode 7, Introduction to Soil Mechanics isan ideal starting point for the study of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.