Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (888 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0534492940 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 708 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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It includes the fundamental concepts of soil mechanics as well as foundation engineering, including bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations (spread footings and mats), retaining walls, raced cuts, piles, and drilled shafts. Intended as an introductory text, the book stresses the fundamental principles without becoming cluttered with excessive details and alternatives. While featuring a wealth of worked-out examples and figures that help students with theory and problem-solving skills, Das maintains the careful balance of current research and practical field applications that has made has made his books the leaders in the fields.. This book combines the essential components of Braja Das' market leading texts, PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING and PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
About the Author Dr. Braja Das is Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento. His primary areas of research include shallow foundations, earth anchors, and geosynthetics. in the area of Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Das has received numerous awards for teaching excellence, including the AMOCO Foundation Award, the AT&T Award for Teaching Excellence from the American Society for Engineering Education, the Ralph Teetor Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Texas at El Paso. He is a Fellow and Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Life Member of the American Society for Engineering Education, and an Emeritus Member of the Chemical and Mechanical Stabilization Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council (Washington D.C.). He is th
A very basic, easy-to-read book Pablo Conlledo A good book for those looking for a very basic, easy-to-read, book. It does have exercises after each chapter, which is good for students. However, many of them are very "repetitive"; the only difference between them are the numbers used in them. I should add that there aren't much challenging problems; most of them are easy.The book doesn't go deep in some important topics. In. Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering It's excellent book for introduction to Geotechinical Engineering. Only problem I had with this book is that I was not familiar with SI units, but you will get use to it later as you solve some problems by yourelf. There is occassional typos errors with example problems and equation you may need to be careful. Other than that it is still the best book I've read in regards to Ge. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING! Carlos Andrés García This book explains to you all the basic principles of geotechnical engineering step-by-step. It also includes excellents examples and exercises to help you to understand better each theme, but you shouldn't have problemsbecause it's so simple to understand.
in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. His primary areas of research include shallow foundations, earth anchors, and geosynthetics. He is a Fellow and Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Life Member of the American Society for Engineering Education, and an Emeritus Member of the Chemical and Mechanical Stabilization Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council (Washington D.C.). Braja Das is D