CE-324,Principles of Geotechnical Engineering Ninth Edition

Abstract

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering is intended for use as a text for the introductory course in geotechnical engineering taken by practically all civil engineering students, as well as for use as a reference book for practicing engineers. The book has been revised in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010. The eighth edition was published in 2014 with coauthor, Khaled Sobhan of Florida Atlantic University. As in the previous editions of the book, this new edition offers a valuable overview of soil properties and mechanics, together with coverage of field practices and basic engineering procedures. It is not the intent of this book to conform to any design codes. The authors appreciate the overwhelming adoptions of this text in various classrooms and are gratified that it has become the market-leading textbook for the course. New to the Ninth Edition ● This edition includes many new example problems as well as revisions to existing problems. This book now offers more than 185 example problems to ensure understanding. The authors have also added to and updated the book’s end-of-chapter problems throughout. ● In Chapter 1 on “Geotechnical Engineering: A Historical Perspective,” the list of ISSMGE (International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering) technical committees (as of 2013) has been updated. A list of some important geotechnical engineering journals now in publication has been added. ● Chapter 2 on “Origin of Soil and Grain Size” has a more detailed discussion on U.S. sieve sizes. British and Australian standard sieve sizes have also been added. ● Chapter 3 on “Weight-Volume Relationships” now offers an expanded discussion on angularity and the maximum and minimum void ratios of granular soils. ● Students now learn more about the fall cone test used to determi