Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering

Klappentext A guide to tropical residual soils and a range of engineering applications. It contains country and region specific sections, typical characteristics, soil conditions, practical cases and typical data. Zusammenfassung A guide to tropical residual soils and a range of engineering applications. It contains country and region specific sections, typical characteristics, soil conditions, practical cases and typical data.

Auteur
Bujang B.K. Huat, David G. Toll, Arun Prasad

Contenu

1. Introduction; 2. Formation and Classification of Tropical Residual Soils; 3. Sampling and testing of Tropical Residual Soils; 4. The Behaviour of Unsaturated Soil; 5. Volume Change of Tropical Residual Soils; 6. Shear Strength Model for Tropical Residual Soil; 7. Slopes; 8. Foundations: Shallow and Deep Foundations, Unsaturated Conditions, Heave and Collapse, Monitoring and Proof Testing; 9. Residual Soils of Hong Kong; 10. Residual Soils of India; 11. Residual Soils of Southeast Asia