SMITH'S ELEMENTS OF SOIL MECHANICS 8E

Ian Smith makes understanding this new approach to geotechnical design less daunting to the student with clear explanatory text, detailed illustrations and several worked examples, covering a range of topics including slope stability, retaining walls and shallow and deep foundations. Downloadable spreadsheets help to illustrate how the new Eurocode is applied and the book’s website also gives the worked solutions to self-test questions at the end of each chapter.

Now in its 8th edition, this well-established textbook has been updated and re-designed with improved page layout and illustrations making it the essential user-friendly introduction to soil mechanics and geotechnical design to Eurocode 7.

To see the author's webpage go to: http://sbe.napier.ac.uk/esm/

1. 
   Classification And Identification Properties Of Soil


2. 
   Soil Water, Permeability And Flow


3. 
   Shear Strength Of Soils


4. 
   Elements Of Stress Analysis


5. 
   Stability Of Slopes


6. 
   Lateral Earth Pressure


7. 
   Earth Retaining Structures


8. 
   Bearing Capacity Of Soils


9. 
   Foundation, Settlement And Soil Compression


10. 
    Rate Of Foundation Settlement


11. 
    Compaction And Soil Mechanics Aspects Of Highway Design


12. 
    Unsaturated Soils


13. 
    Critical State Theory


14. 
    Site Investigation And Ground Improvement

Index