TY - BOOK AU - Coduto, Donald P. AU - Man-chu Ronald Yeung AU - Kich, William A. TI - Geotechnical Engineering: : Principles and Practices T2 - Pearson International Edition SN - 9780131354258 U1 - 624.151 21a ed. PY - 2010/// CY - United States of American PB - PEARSON KW - ENGINEERING GEOLOGY KW - Geotechnical engineering KW - GÉOLOGIE APPLIQUÉE N1 - includes Appendix, Author Index and Subject Index; References: p. 785-798; Chapter 1. Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering -- Chapter 2. Engineering Geology -- Chapter 3. Site Exploration and Characterization -- Chapter 4. Soil Composition -- Chapter 5. Soil Classification -- Chapter 6. Excavation, Grading, and Compacted Fill -- Chapter 7. Groundwater - Fundamentals and One-Dimensional Flow -- Chapter 8. Groundwater - Multidimensinal Flow and Applications -- Chapter 9. Stress -- Chapter 10. Compressibility and Settlement -- Chapter 11. Rate of Consolidation -- Chapter 12. Soil Strength -- Chapter 13. Stability of Earth Slopes -- Chapter 14. Foundations -- Chapter 15. Spread Footing Design -- Chapter 16. Earth Retaining Structures -- Chapter 17. Lateral Earth Pressures N2 - This introductory geotechnical engineering textbook explores both the principles of soil mechanics and their application to engineering practice. It offers a rigorous, yet accessible and easy-to-read approach, as well as technical depth and an emphasis on understanding the physical basis for soil behavior ER -