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Geotechnical Engineer's Portable Handbook

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I have found this book to be a good place to jog my memory on topics which I haven't dealt with recently. I have also used it as a starting point for a more detailed review of a given topic. When you consider the high prices of many geotechnical engineering references (as much as $350 to $499 for some 'handbooks'!!) this book is well worth the money. I highly recommend it.

I work in geotechnical and structural engineering, often in the field. This book is an excellent tool for my purposes. It contains a broad array of information, importantly being light on the theory in order to provide a HANDBOOK. I have other geotech textbooks, but they do you no good in the field because you can't carry them all. This handbook provides me with what I need when away from my textbook stack.

I am using this book at any job site, written very simple and clear, and used a lot graphs, tables, pictures and useful formula. This book makes easy to understand geotechnical engineering by categorizing different subjects. I recommend any geotechnical engineer should be have one of this handbook in the own library.

Farshad Safaian

This book is a fantastic quick reference for formulas or relationships. By no means is it a replacement for a textbook because it gives not explainations about the formulas. While it is a fantastic quick reference I wish it had some more general soil property ranges and more information on deep foundations.

This is a well-structured and very useful handbook for practical engineers at all levels. It provides quick references to the important information and commonly accepted methods in the geotechnical engineering.

However,the handbook has no or little information in the following areas: soil dynamics, seismic hazard analysis, numerical modelling, geoenvironmental engineering.

Lots of information. Easy to use. Good index. Explains ideas & provides the trade wisdom. Perfect for an aid on Professional Exam on the not so theoretical questions.