Principles of geotechnical engineering / Braja M. Das

ONE : Soils and rocks
1.1 Preview
1.2 Rock cycle and the origin of soils
1.3 Soil particles size
etc

TWO : Weight volume relationships, plasticity and structure of soil.
2.1 Weight volume relationship
2.2 Relationships among unit weight, void ratio, moisture content, and specific gravity
2.3 Relationships among unit weight, porosity and moisture content
etc

THREE: Classification of soil
3.1 Textural classification
3.2 Classification by engineering behaviour
3.3 AASHTO classification systems
etc

FOUR : Soil compaction
4.1 Compaction
4.2 Standard proctor test
4.3 Factors affecting compaction
etc

FIVE : Flow of water in soil : permeability and seepage
5.1 Bernoulli's equation
5.2 Darcy's law
5.3 Hydraulic conductivity
etc

SIX : Effective stress concepts
6.1 Stresses in saturated soil without seepage
6.2 Stresses in saturated soil with seepage
6.3 Seepage force
etc

SEVEN : Stresses in a soil mass
7.1 Normal and shear stresses on a plane
7.2 The pole method of finding stresses along a plane
7.3 Stress caused by a point load
etc

EIGHT : Compressibility of soil.
8.1 Fundamentals of consolidation
8.2 One dimensional laboratory consolidation
8.3 Void ratio pressure plots
etc

NINE : Shear strength of soil
9.1 Mohr coulomb failure criteria
9.2 Direct shear test
9.3 Drained direct shear test on saturated sand and clay
etc

TEN :Lateral earth pressure
10.1 Earth pressure at rest
10.2 Ranking's theory of active pressure
10.3 Theory of ranking's passive pressure
etc

ELEVEN : Dynamic lateral earth pressure
11.1 Active force on retaining walls with earthquakes forces
11.2 Location of the line action of the resultant force
11.3 Design of retaining wall based on tolerable lateral displacement
etc

TWELVE : Soil bearing capacity for shallow foundation
12.1 Ultimate soil bearing capacity for shallow foundation
12.2 Terzaghi's ultimate bearing capacity equation
12.3 Effect of groundwater
etc

THIRTEEN : Slope stability
13.1 Factor of safety
13.2 Stability of infinite slope without seepage
13..3 Stability of infinite slopes with seepages
etc

FOURTEEN : Landfill liners and geosynthetics
14.1 Landfill liners
14.2 Geosynthetics #
14.3 Geotextile
etc


FIFTEEN : Subsoil exploration
15.1 Planning for soil exploration
15.2 Boring method
15.3 Common sampling methods
etc

Index : p. 707-712