Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils

The principles and concepts for unsaturated soils are developed as extensions of saturated soils. Addresses problems where soils have a matric suction or where pore–water pressure is negative. Covers theory, measurement and use of the fundamental properties of unsaturated soils––permeability, shear strength and volume change. Includes a significant amount of case studies.

Spis treści:
Phase Properties and Relations.
Stress State Variables.
Measurements of Soil Suction.
Flow Laws.
Measurement of Permeability.
Steady–State Flow.
Pore Pressure Parameters.
Shear Strength Theory.
Measurement of Shear Strength Parameters.
Plastic and Limit Equilibrium.
Volume Change Theory.
Measurements of Volume Change Indices.
Volume Change Predictions.
One–Dimensional Consolidation and Swelling.
Two– and Three–Dimensional Unsteady–State Flow and Nonisothermal Analyses.
Appendices.
References.
Index.