Geotechnical Engineering

Covering the latest developments in the design of drilled pier foundations and mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls are explained, Geotechical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, explores a pioneering approach for predicting the nonlinear behavior of laterally loaded long vertical and batter piles. Well-suited for use as a textbook and a professional reference, the book discusses soil formation, index properties, and classification; soil permeability, seepage, and the effect of water on stress conditions; stresses due to surface loads; soil compressibility and consolidation; and shear strength characteristics of soils.