Soil Consolidation Analysis

In an unusual format that covers classic solutions and state-of-the-art work in consolidation analysis, this book focuses on the consolidation of fully saturated soils. It follows a classical approach by beginning with one-dimensional constitutive relations of soils and one-dimensional consolidation, then moving on to analytical solutions to several one-dimensional consolidation problems, and one-dimensional finite strain consolidation. It applies the finite element method for consolidation analysis of one-dimensional problems, and moves on to consolidation of soil with vertical drains and finite difference consolidation analysis of one-dimensional problems.

1. One-dimensional constitutive relations of soils 2. One-dimensional consolidation 3. Analytical solutions to several one-dimensional consolidation problems 4. One-dimensional finite strain consolidation 5. Finite element method for consolidation analysis of one-dimensional problems 6. Consolidation of soil with vertical drain 7. Finite difference consolidation analysis of one-dimensional problems 8. Three-dimensional constitutive relations of soils 9. Three-dimensional consolidation equations 10. Solutions of typical three-dimensional consolidation problems 11. Simplified finite element consolidation analysis of soils with vertical drain 12. Finite element method for three-dimensional consolidation problems

Jian-hua Yin is Professor and head of the Soil Mechanics Laboratory in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Guofu Zhu is Professor at Wuhan University of Technology, China