By Donald P. Coduto
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Rigorous and technically deep -- yet accessible -- this up-to-date introduction to geotechnical engineering explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice -- emphasizing the role of geotechnical engineering in real design projects. An accompanying CD provides supplementary software developed specifically for learning purposes -- e.g., SETTRATE. Discusses site exploration and characterization; soil composition; soil classification; excavation, grading, and compacted fill; groundwater -- fundamentals and applications; stress; compressibility and settlement; rate of consolidation; strength; stability of earth slope; dams and levees; lateral earth pressures and retaining walls; structural foundations; difficult soils; soil improvement; and geotechnical earthquake engineering. Makes extensive use of photographs and example problems. For geotechnical engineers, soils engineers, ground engineers, structural engineers, and civil engineers.
Product Details
*Amazon Sales Rank: #187648 in Books
*Published on: 1998-07-24
*Original language: English
*Number of items: 1
*Binding: Hardcover
*800 pages
*Amazon Sales Rank: #187648 in Books
*Published on: 1998-07-24
*Original language: English
*Number of items: 1
*Binding: Hardcover
*800 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover Rigorous and technically deep -- yet accessible -- this up-to-date introduction to geotechnical engineering explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice -- emphasizing the role of geotechnical engineering in real design projects. An accompanying CD provides supplementary software developed specifically for learning purposes -- e.g., SETTRATE. Discusses site exploration and characterization; soil composition; soil classification; excavation, grading, and compacted fill; groundwater -- fundamentals and applications; stress; compressibility and settlement; rate of consolidation; strength; stability of earth slope; dams and levees; lateral earth pressures and retaining walls; structural foundations; difficult soils; soil improvement; and geotechnical earthquake engineering. Makes extensive use of photographs and example problems. For geotechnical engineers, soils engineers, ground engineers, structural engineers, and civil engineers.
From the Back Cover Rigorous and technically deep -- yet accessible -- this up-to-date introduction to geotechnical engineering explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice -- emphasizing the role of geotechnical engineering in real design projects. An accompanying CD provides supplementary software developed specifically for learning purposes -- e.g., SETTRATE. Discusses site exploration and characterization; soil composition; soil classification; excavation, grading, and compacted fill; groundwater -- fundamentals and applications; stress; compressibility and settlement; rate of consolidation; strength; stability of earth slope; dams and levees; lateral earth pressures and retaining walls; structural foundations; difficult soils; soil improvement; and geotechnical earthquake engineering. Makes extensive use of photographs and example problems. For geotechnical engineers, soils engineers, ground engineers, structural engineers, and civil engineers.
Customer Reviews
Great for Undergraduate Students and Beginners!
Great for Undergraduate Students and Beginners!
If you're looking for a Soil Mechanics text with clear-cut explanations, current design perspectives, and newcomer-friendliness: look no further. Coduto's done a great job with this text, and for undergraduate instruction in soil mechanics, or for the beginner in the field, this is the most easy-to-understand text around. This is not, however, a book that will continue to be used regularly by a geotechnical practitioner. The entry-level nature of the text means (almost by definition) that it is not dense enough to maintain its usefulness once the user has mastered the basics. It may serve as a nice reference for the practing civil engineer who is not involved in geotechnical engineering, as it covers the basics nicely (e.g., so what does my geotech consultant mean by "equivalent unit weight"?)
I was there.
I was there.
I was one of the students in Don Coduto's graduate level class that helped him "use" this book when it was in the final review stages. We helped him find all the little mistakes before final publishing. I still carry around that old 700+ page volume of a notebook we had for that class. It's nice to see it finally published. It is an OUTSTANDING book making geotechincal work more readily accessible to the average engineer. The example problems will help one grasp the concepts faster. Don can always be contacted with questions as well. ENJOY.
Excellent entry level geotechnical engineering book
Excellent entry level geotechnical engineering book
This book is very easy to follow. It shows explainations, concepts, theories, and provides beautiful examples. Excellent book for undergraduate studies.
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