Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering [Hardcover]

Braja M. Das (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534492940 | ISBN-13: 978-0534492946 | Publication Date: October 18, 2004 | Edition: 2

This book combines the essential components of Braja Das' market leading texts, PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING and PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING. 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.

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About the Author

Dr. Braja M. Das has been the Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science from August 1994 to the present at California State University, Sacramento. Prior to 1994, he was the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois. The author of more than 200 technical papers, his primary areas of research are shallow foundations, earth anchors, and geosynthetics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 708 pages
• Publisher: CL-Engineering; 2 edition (October 18, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534492940
• ISBN-13: 978-0534492946
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING!, April 22, 2000

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Carlos Andrés García - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (Hardcover)

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 problems..because it's so simple to understand.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, November 3, 2000

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"jkim211" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (Hardcover)

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 Geotechincal subject. The book is generally easy to read and understand.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very basic, easy-to-read book..., June 2, 2003

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Pablo Conlledo (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (Hardcover)

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 some cases the theory seems to be just a "brief intro" to the topic, rather than a real discussion about it. Of course, this does not mean it's a bad book... but it should be taken into account (as the title says) that it deals with the very "fundamentals" of geotechnical engineering.