Subject Guides
Soil mechanics
Included in this list are websites and books on soil properties, classification, strength, and slope stability. (Created 2006).
Last update 08/11/2009Geoengineer
by Zekkos, Dimitris P.
A Ph.D. student in Geoengineering designed this website, which includes information on the history of geoengineering, PowerPoint tutorials on topics including soil compaction, permeability, and classification, full-text online papers and dissertations on soil mechanics, and links to free slope stability and site characterization software.
by Zekkos, Dimitris P.
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MIT's 1.361 / 1.032 / 1.366: Advanced Soil Mechanics, Fall 2004
by Jen, Lucy; Ladd, Charles
This MIT course includes extensive course notes on soil mechanics including laboratory and field evaluation of characteristics and classification of different types of soils, slope stability, and stress, strain and seepage behaviors.
by Jen, Lucy; Ladd, Charles
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This MIT course includes extensive course notes on soil mechanics including laboratory and field evaluation of characteristics and classification of different types of soils, slope stability, and stress, strain and seepage behaviors.
GeotechLinks
by Ghabezloo, Siavash
by Ghabezloo, Siavash
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Links to the full-text of articles, online textbooks, dissertations, and manuals on soil mechanics, including topics such as unsaturated soils, laboratory testing, and problematic soils.
Slope stability analysis and stabilization : new methods and insight
by Cheng, Y.M.; Lau, C.K.
(Routledge, 2008)
by Cheng, Y.M.; Lau, C.K.
(Routledge, 2008)
Foundation engineering handbook : design and construction with the 2006 international building code
by Day, Robert W.
(McGraw-Hill, c2006)
by Day, Robert W.
(McGraw-Hill, c2006)
Soil strength and slope stability
by Duncan, J. Michael; Wright, Stephen G.
(John Wiley & Sons, 2005)
by Duncan, J. Michael; Wright, Stephen G.
(John Wiley & Sons, 2005)
Craig's soil mechanics
by Craig, R.F.
(7th ed., Spon Press, 2004)
by Craig, R.F.
(7th ed., Spon Press, 2004)
Geotechnical modelling
by Wood, David Muir
(Spon Press, 2004)
by Wood, David Muir
(Spon Press, 2004)
Ground and water bioengineering for erosion control and slope stabilization /
by Barker, David H. (ed.)
(Science Publishers, 2004)
by Barker, David H. (ed.)
(Science Publishers, 2004)
Ground improvement
by Moseley, M.P.; Kirsch, K. (eds.)
(Spon Press, 2004)
by Moseley, M.P.; Kirsch, K. (eds.)
(Spon Press, 2004)
Soils and foundations
by Liu, Cheng; Evett, Jack B.
(Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004)
by Liu, Cheng; Evett, Jack B.
(Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004)
Geotechnical engineering : principles and practices of soil mechanics and foundation engineering
by Murthy, V.N.S.
(Marcel Dekker, 2003)
by Murthy, V.N.S.
(Marcel Dekker, 2003)
Slope stability and stabilization methods
by Abramson, Lee W.
(Wiley, 2002)
by Abramson, Lee W.
(Wiley, 2002)
Soft clay behaviour : analysis and assessment
by Nagaraj, T.S.; Miura, N.
(A.A. Balkema, 2001)
by Nagaraj, T.S.; Miura, N.
(A.A. Balkema, 2001)
Subsurface drainage for slope stabilization
by Forrester, Kevin
(ASCE Press, 2001)
by Forrester, Kevin
(ASCE Press, 2001)
Fundamentals of geotechnical engineering
by Das, Braja
(Brooks/Cole, 2000)
by Das, Braja
(Brooks/Cole, 2000)
Soil mechanics and foundations
by Budhu, Muni
(Wiley, 2000.)
Includes 1 CD-ROM.
by Budhu, Muni
(Wiley, 2000.)
Includes 1 CD-ROM.
Design of shallow foundations
by French, Samuel
(ASCE Press, 1999)
by French, Samuel
(ASCE Press, 1999)
