1Introduction
1.1SoilandSoilMechanics
1.2CivilEngineeringProblemsRelatedtoSoils
1.3DevelopmentofSoilMechanics
1.4ContentsofSoilMechanics
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2CompositionandIndexPropertiesofSoil
2.1FormationofSoil
2.2SoilParticleSizeandParticleSizeDistributionCurve
2.2.1SoilParticleSize
2.2.2ParticleSizeDistributionCurve
2.2.3GrainSizeAnalysis
2.3CompositionofSoil
2.3.1SolidPhase
2.3.2LiquidPhase
2.3.3AirPhase
2.4ClayMinerals
2.4.1StructureofClayMinerals
2.4.2TheDiffuseDoubleLayer
2.5PllysicalFeaturesandIndexPropertiesofSoil
2.5.1Weight-VolumeRelitionships
2.5.2BasicPhysicalIndexes(w,p,,y,Gs)
2.5.3RelationshipsamongUnitWeight,VoidRatio,WaterContentandSpecificGravity
2.5.4RelativeDensityofCohesionlessSoils
2.6ConsistencyofSoil-AtterbergLimits
2.6.1LiquidLimit
2.6.2PlasticLimit
2.6.3ShrinkageLimit
2.6.4PlasticIndexandLiquidIndex
2.7SoilStructure
2.8Activity
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3CompactionandClassificationofSoil
3.1SoilCompaction
3.1.1CompactionPrinciplesofSoil
3.1.2Moisture-DensityRelationships
3.1.3StandardProctorTest
3.1.4FactorsofAffectingCompaction
3.2SoilClassification
3.2.1ClassificationSystem
3.2.2PlasticityChart
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4SeepageFlowthroughSoil
4.1Introduction
4.2Darcy'sLaw
4.2.1WaterHeadinSoils
4.2.2Darcy'sLaw
4.3DeterminationoftheCoefficientofPermeability
4.3.1Empiricalrelationsforthecoefficientofpermeability
4.3.2DeterminationoftheCoefficientofPermeabilityintheLaboratory
4.3.3PumpingTesttoDeterminetheCoefficientofPermeabilityintheField
4.3.4EquivalentCoefficientofPermeabilityinStratifiedSoil
4.4TwoDimensionalFlow-LapLace'sEquation
4.4.1LapLace'sEquationforTwo-DimensionalSteadyFlow
4.4,2FlowNets
4.5PrincipleofEffectiveStress
4.5.1ThePrincipleofEffectiveStress
4.5.2EffectiveStressinSaturatedSoilwithSeepage
4.6SeepageForceandPiping
4.6.1SeepageForce
4.6.2CriticalHydraulicGradient
4.6.3Piping
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5StressinaSoilMass
5.1GeostaticStresses
5.1.1EffectiveVerticalGeostaticStress
5.1.2EffectiveHorizontalGeostaticStress
5.2ContactPressure
5.2.1RigidFoundation
5.2.2FlexibleFoundation
5.3PressureattheBottomofRigidFoundation
5.3.1VerticalLoadActingattheCenteroftheFoundation
5.3.2EccentricandVerticalLoadActingontheFoundation
5.3.3NetStress
5.4StressDistributionintheGround
5.4.1VerticalStressDistributionduetoVerticalPointLoad
5.4.2VerticalStressDistributionduetoALineLoad(Infinitelength)
5.4.3VerticalStressDistributionCausedbyaStripLoad(FinitewidthandInfiniteLength)
5.4.4VerticalStressDistributionbeneaththeCornerofaVerticalandUniformlyLoad
5.4.5VerticalStressDistributionbeneaththeCenterofaVerticalandUniformlyLoadedCircularFoundation
5.4.6VerticalStressduetoaLinearlyIncreasingLoadonaRectangularArea
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6CompressionandConsolidationofSoil
6.1Introduction
6.2CompressibilityofSoils
6.2.1OneDimensionalonsolidationTest
6.2.2e-pCurve
6.2.3CoefficientofVolumeCompressibilitymv
6.2.4e-lgpCurveandCompressibilityIndex
6.3FundamentalsofConsolidation
6.3.1ImmediateSettlementCalculationBasedonElasticTheory
6.3.2TotalSettlementofFoundation
6.4Terzaghi'sTheoryofOne-dimensionalConsolidation
6.4.1Terzaghi'sTheoryofOne-dimensionalConsolidation
6.4.2AverageDegreeofConsolidation
6.5SecondaryConsolidation
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7ShearStrengthofSoil
7.1Introduction
7.2Mohr-CoulombFailureCriterion
7.2.1CoulombFormula
7.2.2Mohr'sCircles&Mohr'sStrengthEnvelope
7.2.3Mohr-CoulombFailureCriteria
7.2.4FailureEnvelope
7.3DeterminationofShearStrengthParameters
7.3.1TestingTypesforShearStrength
7.3.2DirectShearTest
7.3.3UnconfinedCompressionTest
7.3.4TriaxialCompressionTest
7.4ShearBehaviourofSand
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8LateralEarthPressure
8.1Introduction
8.2At-Rest,Active,andPassiveEarthPressure
8.3EarthPressureAt-Rest
8.4Rankine'sEarthPressureTheory
8.4.1Rankine'sActivePressure
8.4.2Rankine'sPassivePressure
8.4.3EffectofGroundWater
8.4.4EffectofCohesiveSoilwithHorizontalBackfill
8.4.5RankineActiveandPassivePressurewithSlopingBackfill
8.5Coulomb'sEarthPressureTheory
8.5.1Coulomb'sactivepressure
8.5.2Coulomb'spassivepressure
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9BearingCapacityofFoundation
9.1Introduction
9.1.1GeneralConcept
9.1.2ModesofShearFailure
9.2AllowableBearingCapacityofFoundations
9.3UltimateBearingCapacityofShallowFoundations
9.3.1PrandtrsMethod
9.3.2TerzaghrsMethod
9.3.3GeneralBearingCapacityEquations
9.4CharacteristicValueofBearingCapacityofShallowFoundations
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10SlopeStability
10.1Introduction
10.2SlopeStabilityofCohesionlessSoil
10.3SlopeStabilityofCohesiveSoil
10.3.1StabilityAnalysisofInfiniteSlopesinCohesiveSoil
10.3.2TotalStressAnalysiswith~u=0
10.3.3MethodofSlices(SwedishSolution)
10.3.4Bishop'sSimplifiedMethod
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