Soil Mechanics and Foundations [Hardcover]

Muni Budhu (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471431176 | ISBN-13: 978-0471431176 | Publication Date: February 17, 2006 | Edition: 2

Discover the Principles that Support the Practice

Combining multimedia, realistic situations, clear explanations, and practical examples, Budhu's Second Edition of Soil Mechanics and Foundations helps you quickly master the key principles behind the practice of soil mechanics. Using language that is easy to understand, the text explains key concepts and principles in the context of basic mechanics, physics, and mathematics. Many worked-out examples illustrate problem-solving techniques step by step.

You'll have many unique opportunities for interactive exploration, as you learn the fundamentals of soil mechanics, including:
* How to characterize and classify soils
* How to plan and conduct a soil investigation
* The role of effective stresses, consolidation, shear strength, and critical state soil mechanics linking consolidation and shear strength
* The effects of seepage on stability
* How to estimate bearing capacity and settlement
* How to analyze and design simple geotechnical systems

Now revised, this Second Edition features a new chapter on basic geology, more examples and problems, shorter chapters, and a stronger integration with the resources on the accompanying CD. Users can follow different learning pathways depending on the educational goals.

Multimedia resources provide a hands-on learning environment

The CD packaged with this textbook includes:
* Virtual soils laboratory
* Interactive animations of basic concepts
* Interactive problem solving
* Interactive step-by-step examples
* Electronic quizzes
* Computer programs

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...clearly written and well presented." (Aslib Book Guide, July 2000) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Discover the Principles that Support the Practice

Combining multimedia, realistic situations, clear explanations, and practical examples, Budhu’s Second Edition of Soil Mechanics and Foundations helps you quickly master the key principles behind the practice of soil mechanics. Using language that is easy to understand, the text explains key concepts and principles in the context of basic mechanics, physics, and mathematics. Many worked-out examples illustrate problem-solving techniques step by step.

You’ll have many unique opportunities for interactive exploration, as you learn the fundamentals of soil mechanics, including:

• How to characterize and classify soils
• How to plan and conduct a soil investigation
• The role of effective stresses, consolidation, shear strength, and critical state soil mechanics linking consolidation and shear strength
• The effects of seepage on stability
• How to estimate bearing capacity and settlement
• How to analyze and design simple geotechnical systems

Now revised, this Second Edition features a new chapter on basic geology, more examples and problems, shorter chapters, and a stronger integration with the resources on the accompanying CD.  Users can follow different learning pathways depending on the educational goals.

Multimedia resources provide a hands-on learning environment

The CD packaged with this textbook includes:

• Virtual soils laboratory
• Interactive animations of basic concepts
• Interactive problem solving
• Interactive step-by-step examples
• Electronic quizzes
• Computer programs

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (February 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471431176
• ISBN-13: 978-0471431176
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 1.2 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soil Mechanics and Foundations, September 25, 2000

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Derek Morris (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soil Mechanics and Foundations (Hardcover)

This is an outstanding new textbook covering the field of soil mechanics and foundation engineering, which has for so long been populated with very mediocre titles. It is the first book to do a proper job of integrating the more recent advances in soil mechanics (most notably soil plasticity and critical state constitutive models) into a proper description of soil strength. The included software is also outstanding in its application to the teaching of soil mechanics.

I have found it to be very useful in my own teaching, and also in my own practice as a geotechnical engineer. Compared with so many of the other books that still fail to cover shear strength and stress-strain relationships properly, this one is nothing short of a breath of fresh air. It is not cheap (what worthwhile book is ?) but in my case the cost is secondary in importance to the material it contains.

Recommended highly for both practitioners and academics in civil engineering.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I dunno now, May 8, 2009

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Anne Harrington "vollEngineer" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soil Mechanics and Foundations (Hardcover)

I used it in school and did well in school. But now when I look at it for exam review or regular use, I don't care for it. It's a bit convoluted to me.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Under-graduate Soil Mechanics, May 25, 2002

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"ikure" (McKeesport, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soil Mechanics and Foundations (Hardcover)

This soil mechanics book is one of the best put-together books I have come across. The CD included with the book makes it well worth the high cost. The video clips along with the animated demonstration media clips are extremely helpful in grasping the idea at hand. The follow-along labs. are very helpful. Design of flow nets is covered exceptionally well. Certainly one of my favorite textbooks.