Soils and Foundations

by Cheng Liu, Jack Evett, Jack B. Evett

Book Overview

Ideal for beginners, SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS, 8/e presents all essential aspects of soils and foundations in as simple and direct a manner as possible. Filled with worked examples, step-by-step... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130482196
• ISBN13: 9780130482198
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A practical problem-oriented book

This book explains the subject of soils and foundations in a straight-forward manner that is not terse and steeped in needless derivations or largely unnecessarily advanced math. I've even seen one book on this subject that delves into finite element analysis. Instead, this book explains its subject manner succinctly, along with equations, and then uses those equations in numerous examples. There are plentiful diagrams and end-of-chapter exercises with solutions to about half of the problems in the back of the book. I notice that the table of contents is missing from the product description so I add that next: 1 Formation of Natural Soil Deposits 2 Engineering Properties of Soils 3 Soil Exploration 4 Soil Compaction and Stabilization 5 Water in Soil 6 Stress Distribution in Soil 7 Consolidation of Soil and Settlement of Structures 8 Shear Strength of Soil 9 Shallow Foundations 10 Pile Foundations 11 Drilled Shaft Foundations 12 Lateral Earth Pressure 13 Retaining Structures 14 Stability Analysis of Slopes Nothing in the book talks about scholastic preparation for this subject, but I would recommend that you have a year of engineering physics and a class on statics. The book's equations also involve some calculus, such as when determining the water content in soil in chapter five, but it is nothing overly involved. Most of the book's mathematics involves nothing more advanced than some trigonometry.

book review

this book is very helpful in fidnding how to calculate the properties of soil i have not yet been through the entire book.

A must for PE preperation

This book is written in a sensible way where we do not have to study theories. It provides all the basics in plain english without compromise, or holding back. I would recommend this book for all students preparing for the professional Engineers exam, the afternoon session in conjunction withe the 3 DVDs offered by Liiban Affi from [...]. Both would serve you well.