ICE Core Concepts: Geotechnical Engineering (ICE Textbooks) - Softcover

Shukla, Sanjay Kumar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0727758594 ISBN 13: 9780727758590

Verlag: ICE Publishing, 2015

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Core Concepts in Geotechnical Engineering is a practical introduction to soils and rocks, site investigation, and ground improvement techniques. It presents the core concepts of several geotechnical structures such as shallow and deep foundations, retaining structures, slopes, embankments, earth dams, machine foundations, buried structures and tunnels. It also focuses on pavements, and geotechnical structures with geosynthetics.

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Dr Sanjay Kumar Shukla is an Associate Professor and Program Leader of the Discipline of Civil Engineering in the School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. He has over twenty years' teaching, research and consultancy experience in the field of Geotechnical and Geosynthetic Engineering.

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Core Concepts in Geotechnical Engineering is a practical introduction for students to the analysis, design, construction, maintenance and renovation of geotechnical structures. It presents the key principles of engineering geotechnical structures beginning with shallow and deep foundations and retaining structures through to slopes, embankments, earth dams, machine foundations, buried structures and tunnels. The book guides the students through the analysis of soils and rocks, site investigation and ground improvement techniques as well as exploring the geotechnical structures with geosynthetics. Produced by the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE Textbooks offer clear, concise and practical information on the major principles of civil and structural engineering. They are an indispensable companion to undergraduate audiences, providing students with: A comprehensive introduction to core engineering subjects Real-life case studies and worked examples Practice questions, exercises and supplementary online solutions available at: www.icetextbooks.com Key learning aims, revision points and chapter summaries Further reading suggestions

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ICE Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0727758594
• ISBN 13: 9780727758590
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar