Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 General
1.2 Soils
1.3 Applications
1.4 Soil Testing
1.5 Geotechnical Literature
1.6 Numerical Modeling
Review Exercises
Quiz 1. Introduction
Chapter 2 Phase Relations
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Phase Relations
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Chapter 3 Soil Classification
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Coarse Grained Soils
3.2.1 Grain Size Distribution
3.2.2 Relative Density
3.2.3 Grain Shape
3.3 Fine Grained Soils
3.3.1 Clay Mineralogy
3.3.2 Atterberg Limits
3.4 Soil Classification
3.4.1 Unified Soil Classification System (USCS)
3.4.2 AASHTO Soil Classification System
3.4.3 Visual Identification and Classification of
Soils
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Quiz 2: Phase Relations and Soil Classification
Chapter 4 Compaction
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Variables in Compaction
4.3 Laboratory Tests
4.3.1 Zero Air Void Curve
4.4 Field Compaction, Specification and Control
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Chapter 5 Effective Stress, Total Stress and Pore
Water Pressure
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Effective Stress Principle
5.3 Vertical Normal Stresses Due To Overburden
5.4 Capillary Effects in Soils
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Chapter 6 Permeability and Seepage
6.1 Introduction

6.2 Bernoulli's Equation

6.3 Darcy's Law
6.4 Laboratory and Field Permeability Tests
6.4.1 Constant Head Permeability Test
6.4.2 Falling Head Permeability Test
6.5 Stresses in Soils Due To Flow
6.6 Seepage
6.6.1 Piping in Granular Soils
6.6.2 Flow Net Construction
6.6.3 Flow Net in Anisotropic Soils
6.7 Design of Granular Filters
6.8 Equivalent Permeabilities for OneDimensional Flow
6.8.1 Horizontal Flow
6.8.2 Vertical Flow
6.9 Seepage Analysis Using Seep/W
6.9.1 Getting Started With Seep/W
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Quiz 3: Compaction, Effective Stresses and
Permeability
Chapter 7 Vertical Stresses Beneath Loaded
Areas
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Stresses Due To Point Loads
7.3 Stresses Due To Line Loads
7.4 Stresses under the Corner of a Uniform
Rectangular Load
7.5 2:1 Distribution Method
7.6 Pressure Isobars under Flexible Uniform
Loads
7.7 Newmark's Chart
7.8 Stress Computations Using Sigma/W
7.8.1 Getting Started With Sigma/W
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Chapter 8 Consolidation
8.1 Introduction
8.2 One Dimensional Consolidation
8.2.1 E - H Relation
8.2.2 Coefficient of Volume Compressibility (Mv)
8.3 Consolidation Test
8.3.1 Field Corrections to the E versus Log V'
Plot
8.4 Computation of Final Consolidation
Settlement
8.5 Time Rate of Consolidation
8.5.1 Degree of Consolidation
8.5.2 Laboratory Determination of Cv
8.6 Secondary Compression
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Quiz 4. Consolidation

Chapter 9 Shear Strength

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Mohr Circles
9.3 Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion
9.4 A Common Loading Situation
9.5 Mohr Circles and Failure Envelopes in Terms
Of and '
9.6 Drained and Undrained Loading Situations
9.7 Triaxial Test
9.7.1 Consolidated Drained (CD) Triaxial Test
9.7.2 Consolidated Undrained (CU) Triaxial Test
9.7.3 Unconsolidated Undrained (UU) Triaxial
Test
9.7.4 Unconfined Compression Test
9.8 Direct Shear Test
9.9 Skempton's Pore Pressure Parameters
9.10 1 - 3 Relationship at Failure
9.11 Stress Paths
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Quiz 5. Shear Strength
Chapter 10 Lateral Earth Pressures
10.1 Introduction
10.2 At-Rest State
10.3 Rankine's Earth Pressure Theory
10.3.1 Active State
10.3.2 Passive State
10.3.3 Lateral Pressure Distributions in Active
and Passive States
10.3.4 Inclined Granular Backfills
10.3.5 Effect of Uniform Surcharge
10.4 Coulomb's Earth Pressure Theory
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Chapter 11 Site Investigation
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Drilling and Sampling
11.2.1 Drilling
11.2.2 Sampling
11.2.3 Locating Water Table
11.3 In Situ Tests
11.3.1 Standard Penetration Test
11.3.2 Static Cone Penetration Test
11.3.3 Vane Shear Test
11.3.4 Pressuremeter Test
11.3.5 Dilatometer Test
11.3.6 Borehole Shear Test
11.3.7 K0 Stepped Blade Test
11.3.8 Plate Load Test
11.4 Laboratory Tests
11.5 Site Investigation Report
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Quiz 6. Site Investigation

Chapter 12 Shallow Foundations

12.1 Introduction
12.2 Design Criteria
12.3 Bearing Capacity of a Shallow Foundation
12.3.1 Presumptive Bearing Pressures
12.3.2 Terzagi's Bearing Capacity Equation
12.3.3 Meyerhof's Bearing Capacity Equation
12.3.4 Gross and Net Pressures and Bearing
Capacities
12.3.5 Effects of Water Table
12.4 Pressure Distributions beneath Eccentrically
Loaded Footings
12.5 Introduction to Design of Raft Foundations
12.5.1 Rigid Method
12.5.2 Flexible Method
12.6 Settlement in a Granular Soil
12.6.1 Terzaghi and Peck (1967) Method
12.6.2 Schmertmann Et Al. (1970, 1978) Method
12.6.3 Burland and Burbidge (1985) Method
12.6.4 Accuracy and Reliability of the Settlement
Estimates and Allowable Pressures
12.6.5 Probabilistic Approach
12.7 Settlement in a Cohesive Soil
12.7.1 Immediate Settlements
12.7.2 Consolidation Settlements
12.7.3 Secondary Compression Settlements
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Quiz 7. Shallow Foundations
Chapter 13 Deep Foundations
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Pile Materials
13.2.1 Timber Piles
13.2.2 Concrete Piles
13.2.3 Steel Piles
13.2.4 Composite Piles
13.3 Pile Installation
13.4 Load Carrying Capacity of a Pile Static
Analysis
13.4.1 Ultimate Bearing Capacity at the Tip
(Qult)
13.4.2 Ultimate Shear Resistance along the Shaft
(Fs)
13.4.3 Negative Skin Friction
13.5 Pile Driving Formulae
13.6 Pile Load Test
13.7 Settlement of a Pile
13.7.1 Poulos and Davis Method
13.7.2 Vesic Method
13.8 Pile Group
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Quiz 8. Pile Foundations
Chapter 14 Earth Retaining Structures
14.1 Introduction

14.2 Design of Retaining Walls

14.3 Cantilever Sheet Piles
14.3.1 In Granular Soils
14.3.2 In Cohesive Soils
14.4 Anchored Sheet Piles
14.4.1 Free Earth Support Method
14.4.2 Deadman Anchor A Simplified Approach
14.5 Braced Excavations
14.5.1 Bottom Heave in Soft Clays
Worked Examples
Review Exercises
Chapter 15 Slope Stability
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Slope Failure and Safety Factor
15.3 Stability of Homogeneous Undrained Slopes
15.3.1 Taylor's Stability Chart for Undrained
Clays ( U = 0)
15.4 Taylor's Stability Charts for C' - Soils
15.5 Infinite Slopes
15.6 Method of Slices
15.6.2 Ordinary Method of Slices
15.6.3 Bishop's Simplified Method of Slices
15.7 Stability Analysis Using Slope/W
15.7.1 Getting Started With Slope/W
Worked Examples

Review Exercises
Chapter 16 Vibrations of Foundations
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Vibration Theory - General
16.2.1 Free Vibration of a Spring-Mass System
16.2.2 Free Vibration with Viscous Damping
16.2.3 Steady-State Forced Vibration with
Damping
16.2.4 Rotating Mass Type Excitation
16.3 Shear Modulus and Poisson's Ratio
16.3.1 Shear Modulus G for Sand
16.3.2 Shear Modulus G for Clay
16.4 Vertical Vibration of Foundations - Analog
Solution
16.4.1 Constant Force Excitation
16.4.2 Rotating Mass Excitation
16.5 Rocking Vibration of Foundation
16.5.1 Constant Force Excitation
16.5.2 Rotating Mass Excitation
16.6 Sliding Vibration of Foundations
16.7 Torsional Vibration of Foundations
Review Exercises
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Index