ABSTRACT

This book reviews the developments that have taken place in the field of geotechnical engineering since the first international conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering was held in Harvard University in 1936 until the January 1994 conference in New Delhi, India.

part 1|173 pages

Developments of theory and practice in geotechnical engineering (including soil sampling, laboratory and field testing, design methods and construction works)

chapter |4 pages

State parameter of granular soils

part 2|55 pages

Engineering behaviour of soils (including collapsible and expansive as well as other problematic soils)

part 3|149 pages

Natural hazards and environmental geotechniques

part 4|108 pages

Embankments, excavations and buried structures