Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, 3rd Edition, 9780471086581
Hardcover
This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation.

Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, 3rd Edition

  • Hardcover

    592 pages

  • Release Date

    23 January 1996

Summary

This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780471086581
ISBN-10:0471086584
Author:Karl Terzaghi, Ralph B. Peck, Gholamreza Mesri
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:Wiley-Interscience
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:592
Edition:3rd
Release Date:23 January 1996
Weight:1.59kg
Dimensions:274mm x 229mm x 38mm
About The Author

Karl Terzaghi

Karl von Terzaghi was an Austrian civil engineer, geotechnical engineer and geologist known as the “father of soil mechanics”.

Dr. Ralph Brazelton Peck was an eminent civil engineer specializing in soil mechanics. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1975 “for his development of the science and art of subsurface.

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