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Soil Mechanics and Foundations, 3rd Edition

ISBN: 978-0-470-55684-9

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780 pages

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Builds on Student Background FROM PREREQUISITES: Basic concepts and fundamental principles of soil mechanics and foundations are presented in a simple pedagogy using the students' background in mechanics, physics and mathematics, reinforcing the connection of this material to students’ previous courses.
Pedagogy incorporates modern learning theory: Clearly defines for students what they should learn from this text, and provides tools to help them organize and assess their own learning, with learning outcomes and objectives, questions to guide their reading, definitions of key terms, multimedia supporting self-assessment, and homework exercises defined to target theory, problem-solving, and practical applications.
Supports Active Learning and Student Self-Assessment: Web-based applications including interactive animations, interactive problem solving, interactive step-by-step examples, virtual soils laboratory, e-quizzes, and much more are integrated with this textbook.
Thorough and Systematic: Topics are presented thoroughly and systematically to elucidate the basic concepts and fundamental principles without diluting technical rigor.
Example problems present strategy: A large number of example problems are solved to demonstrate or to provide further insights of the basic concepts and applications of fundamental principles. The solution of each example is preceded by a strategy, which is intended to teach students to think about possible steps before they jump in to solving it. Each solution provides a step-by-step outline for readers.
Geological characteristics of soils: Chapter 2 on basic geology provides background linking geology and soil mechanics, for those students who have not taken a geology course, or would like to review this topic.
SI units throughout.