Geotechnical Engineering: A Practical Problem Solving Approach covers all of the major geotechnical topics in the simplest possible way adopting a hands-on approach with a very strong practical bias. You will learn the material through several worked examples that are representative of realistic field situations whereby geotechnical engineering principles are applied to solve real-life problems. There are a few carefully selected review exercises at the end of each chapter with answers given whenever possible. Also included are closed-book quizzes that should be completed within the specified times and will make you think and point you to what you have missed.
About The Eureka Series
The books in the J. Ross Publishing Eureka Series are engineering textbooks for a new generation. Engineers are problem solvers. Developing problem-solving skills is one of the key learning outcomes expected of engineering students and the Eureka Series of books provides just that. 60-70% of each book is devoted to practical problem solving with 30-40% covers fundamental concepts. Similar to problem-based learning, the subject material is integrated with extensive worked examples, quizzes and review exercises. The writing style is lean and simple while not compromising on the breadth or depth of the subject matter.
Books in the Eureka Series are written by renowned scholars with outstanding university careers who have also made significant contributions to teaching and learning. The books are written and presented in a reader-friendly style using symbols to identify the summary points, reference type questions, difficult problems, and quizzes.
Key Features
Offers carefully selected solved problems with a wide range of difficulty levels from simple to challenging
Presents the material in the most concise explanation possible, but adequate enough to solve the problems
Demonstrates theory through practical problem solving and with less reliance on mathematics
Includes a DVD of the Student Edition of GeoStudio that can be used for solving a wide range of geotechnical problems
Offers considerable coverage of foundation engineering - bearing capacity and settlements of shallow and deep foundations
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About the Author(s)
Dr. Nagaratnam Sivakugan is Associate Professor and Head of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Australia. He graduated from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka with First Class Honors, and received his MSCE and Ph.D. from Purdue University. As a Chartered Professional Engineer and Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, he does substantial consulting work for geotechnical and mining companies throughout Australia and internationally. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia. Dr. Sivakugan has published more than 50 scientific and technical papers in refereed international journals, and 50 more in refereed international conference proceedings.
Dr. Braja M. Das, Professor and Dean Emeritus, California State University, Sacramento, is presently a Geotechnical Consulting Engineer in the State of Nevada. He earned his M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa and Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and is a registered professional engineer. He is the author of geotechnical engineering texts and reference books including Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, Principles of Foundation Engineering, Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, and Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering. Dr. Das has served on the editorial boards of several international journals and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. He has authored more than 250 technical papers in the area of geotechnical engineering.
Table of Contents
Preface 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 One-Dimensional 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 Δ E - Δ H Relation 8.2.2 Coefficient of Volume Compressibility (Mv) 8.3 Consolidation Test 8.3.1 Field Corrections to the E versus Log σ 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 σ and σ' 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 σ 1 - σ 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 (Φ U = 0) 15.4 Taylor's Stability Charts for C' - Φ 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 References available as WAV material at www.jrosspub.com Index