Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 205 mm, Gewicht: 785 g
Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 205 mm, Gewicht: 785 g
ISBN: 978-0-07-135111-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Instant, project-ready geotechnical answers
The latest in McGraw-Hill's popular Portable Handbook series, this is the first quick-reference book on geotechnical engineering and construction-related topics. Filled with vital, ready-to-implement geotechnical data, formulas, and guidelines that you can flip to at a moment's notice, the comprehensive, yet pocket-sized Geotechnical Engineer's Portable Handbook features:
* Field exploration guidelines, soil and rock classifications, and percolation and lab test procedures
* Basic phase relationships and stress distribution tables and charts
* Clear analysis guidelines for settlement, bearing capacity, expansive soil, slope stability, earthquake, erosion control, and deterioration from other causes
* Quick access to essential design and construction data for foundations and retaining walls
* Easy-to-use data on grading, instrumentation, excavation, underpinning, groundwater control, and geosynthetics
* Pavement and pipeline design charts
Written by an AIA award-winning civil engineer, the Geotechnical Engineer's Portable Handbook adds up to a complete set of research-reducing tools for civil engineers, construction personnel, and architects. It's the most convenient source of information you need on the job every day, for projects large and small.
