Synopses & Reviews
Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual, Fifth Edition is designed for a laboratory course in soil mechanics (also called geotechnical engineering) that commonly accompanies a lecture course in the same subject. The book is designed for junior-level (third-year) undergraduate courses in civil engineering departments and includes laboratory procedures essential to understanding the properties of soils and their behavior under stress and strain. Features · Includes sample calculations and graphs relevant to each laboratory test · Supplies blank tables (that accompany each test) for laboratory use and report preparation · Contains a new chapter on soil classification (Chapter 9) · Provides two useful appendices: Appendix A: Weight-Volume Relationships Appendix B: Data Sheets for Laboratory Experiments · Offers a list of relevant references
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Laboratory Test and Report Preparation
2. Determination of Water Content
3. Specific Gravity
4. Sieve Analysis
5. Hydrometer Analysis
6. Liquid Limit Test
7. Plastic Limit Test
8. Shrinkage Limit Test
9. Engineering Classification of Soils
10. Constant Head Permeability Test in Sand
11. Falling Head Permeability Test in Sand
12. Standard Proctor Compaction Test
13. Modified Proctor Compaction Test
14. Determination of Field Unit Weight of Compaction by Sand Cone Method
15. Direct Shear Test on Sand
16. Unconfined Compression Test
17. Consolidation Test
18. Triaxial Tests in Clay
References
Appendices