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Soil Formation and Composition 1 2. Index Properties of Soils 25 3. Identification and Classification of Soils 65 4. Compaction of Soils 81 5. Permeability and Capillarity 103 6. Seepage 137 7. Stress and Stress Distribution in Soil 167 8. Consolidation and Consolidation Settlement 215 9. Shear Strength of Soils 261 10. Laboratory Measurement of Soil Properties 309 11. Lateral Earth Pressure 383 12. Earth-Retaining Structures 425 13. Stability of Slopes 471 14. Bearing Capacity of Soils 515 15. Shallow Foundations 567 16. Pile Foundations 599 17. Drilled Piers and Caisson Foundations 641 18. Ground Investigation 671 19. Soil Improvement 699 20. Embankment Dams 729 21. Dynamic Loading of Soil 759 22. Environmental Geotechnology 777 23. Introductory Rock Mechanics 787 24. Pavements 815 List of Symbols 837 Bibliography 843 Index 857 A01_PURU1773_01_SE_PREL.indd 5 2/12/2013 5:21:18 PM A01_PURU1773_01_SE_PREL.indd 6 2/12/2013 5:21:18 PM Contents Preface xvii 1. Soil Formation and Composition 1 Chapter Highlights 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Origin of Soils 2 1.3 Types of Weathering 3 1.4 Soil Formation 4 1.5 Major Soil Deposits of India 7 1.6 Components of Soils 9 1.7 Particle Sizes and Shapes 11 1.8 Inter-Particle Forces 12 1.9 Soil Minerals 13 1.10 Soil–Water System 16 1.11 Physico-Chemical Behaviour of Clays 16 1.12 Soil Structure 19 Points to Remember 22 Questions 22 2. Index Properties of Soils 25 Chapter Highlights 2.1 Introduction 25 2.2 Three-Phase System 25 2.3 Particle-Size Analysis 34 2.4 Consistency of Soils 40 Worked Examples 45 Points to Remember 59 Questions 60 Exercise Problems 61 3. Identification and Classification of Soils 65 Chapter Highlights 3.1 Introduction 65 3.2 Field Identification of Soils 65 3.3 Engineering Classification of Soils 67 Worked Examples 75 Points to Remember 77 A01_PURU1773_01_SE_PREL.indd 7 2/12/2013 5:21:18 PM viii Contents Questions 77 Exercise Problems 78 4. Compaction of Soils 81 Chapter Highlights 4.1 Introduction 81 4.2 Principles of Compaction 81 4.3 Compactive Effort 82 4.4 Laboratory compaction 82 4.5 Field Compaction and Equipment 84 4.6 Compaction Specification and Control 87 4.7 Factors Affecting Compaction 89 4.8 Effect of Compaction on Soil Structure 92 4.9 Compaction Behaviour of Sand 93 4.10 California Bearing Ratio Test 93 Worked Examples 94 Points to Remember 99 Questions 100 Exercise Problems 101 5. Permeability and Capillarity 103 Chapter Highlights 5.1 Introduction 103 5.2 Water Flow 103 5.3 Darcy’s Law 104 5.4 Range of Validity of Darcian Flow 105 5.5 Laboratory Permeability Tests 106 5.6 Field Permeability Tests 108 5.7 Permeability of Stratified Soils 112 5.8 Values of Permeability 115 5.9 Factors Affecting Permeability 115 5.10 Surface Tension 117 5.11 Capillary Phenomenon in Soils 118 5.12 Shrinkage and Swelling of Soils 120 Worked Examples 121 Points to Remember 131 Questions 132 Exercise Problems 133 6. Seepage 137 Chapter Highlights 6.1 Introduction 137 6.2 Seepage Forces 137 6.3 General Flow Equation 139 A01_PURU1773_01_SE_PREL.indd 8 2/12/2013 5:21:18 PM Contents ix 6.4 Significance of Laplace Equation 141 6.5 Properties and Applications of Flow Nets 142 6.6 Construction of Flow Net 144 6.7 Anisotropic Soil Conditions 149 6.8 Non-Homogeneous Soil Conditions 152 6.9 Piping 153 6.10 Design of Filters 154 Worked Examples 155 Points to Remember 160 Questions 161 Exercise Problems 163 7. Stress and Stress Distribution in Soil 167 Chapter Highlights 7.1 Introduction 167 7.2 Stresses at a Point 167 7.3 Mohr’s Circle 169 7.4 Stress Paths 170 7.5 Effective Stress Concept 171 7.6 Geostatic Stresses 175 7.7 Stresses due to Surface Loads 179 Worked Examples 198 Points to Remember 208 Questions 209 Exercise Problems 211 8. Consolidation and Consolidation Settlement 215 Chapter Highlights 8.1 Introduction 215 8.2 Rheological Models of soils 216 8.3 Compressibility of soils 217 8.4 One-Dimensional Consolidation 217 8.5 Consolidation Test 219 8.6 Compressibility Characteristics 221 8.7 Types of Clay Deposits 223 8.8 Prediction of Pre-consolidation Pressure 226 8.9 Rate of Consolidation 226 8.10 Secondary Compression 233 8.11 Consolidation Settlement and Its Rates 234 8.12 Acceleration of Consolidation by Sand Drains 239 8.13 Compressibility of Sands 241 Worked Examples 242 Points to Remember 254 Questions 255 Exercise Problems 257 A01_PURU1773_01_SE_PREL.indd 9 2/12/2013 5:21:18 PM

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