Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, An

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Bob Holtz, PhD, PE, D.GE, has degrees from Minnesota and Northwestern, and he attended the Special Program in Soil Mechanics at Harvard under Professor A. Casagrande. Before coming to the UW in 1988, he was on the faculty at Purdue and Cal State-Sacramento. He has worked for the California Dept. of Water Resources, Swedish Geotechnical Institute, NRC-Canada, and as a consulting engineer in Chicago, Paris, and Milano. His research interests and publications are mostly on geosynthetics, soil improvement, foundations, and soil properties. He is author, co-author, or editor of 23 books and book chapters, as well as more than 270 technical papers, discussions, reviews, and major reports.

Professor Holtz is a Distinguished Member of ASCE, was President of the ASCE Geo-Institute 2000-1, and currently serves as the International Secretary for the Geo-Institute. He is a Member Emeritus of TRB Committee on Soil and Rock Properties, a Past President of North American Geosynthetics Society; and a member of several other professional and technical organizations. He has taught numerous short courses and given many presentations at seminars and conferences, both in the U.S. and abroad. In 2010 he was named the 46th Karl Terzaghi Lecturer, which has been presented at several US venues and in Brazil, China, and Canada. In 2008, he was named the Puget Sound Academic Engineer of the Year.

Throughout his academic career, Professor Holtz has had an active consulting practice, involving geosynthetics, foundations, soil reinforcing, soil improvement, properties and containment of nuclear wastes, slope stability and landslides, investigation of failures, and acting as an expert witness. His clients have included federal, state, and local public agencies, civil and geotechnical engineering consultants and contractors, attorneys, and manufacturers, both in North America and overseas.

William D. Kovacs, F. ASCE, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 1984 to 1990, Dr. Kovacs has conducted sponsored research under the aegis of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the United States National Bureau of Standards (USNBS), the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), the Naval Facilities Command (NAVFAC), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE). He is the author and co-author of over sixty-five publications. A registered professional engineer, a member of the Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society, and a recipient of predoctoral grants in 1967 and 1968, Dr. Kovacs’ geotechnical engineering research interests focus on: In Situ Testing; Foundation Engineering; Dynamic Soil Property Evaluation; and Earthquake Engineering

Dr. Kovacs received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, his M.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, the B.C.E. from Cornell University, and P.E. (CA 1965, IN 1974-2002, RI 1998).

Thomas C. Sheahan is a Professor and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University. Dr. Sheahan received his Sc.D. in Civil Engineering from M.I.T., his M.S. in Civil Engineering from M.I.T., and his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Union College.Dr. Sheahan's areas of expertise include: Rate Effects in Soils; Offshore Geohazards; Sampling Disturbance Effects; and Laboratory Instrumentation. He is licensed as a professional engineer in California and Massachusetts. Among his most recent honors and awards are the Northeastern College of Engineering Dean’s Meritorious Service Award (2009), the ASTM Committee D-18, Special Service Award (2009), the ASTM Committee on Publications, Certificate of Appreciation (2008), and the Tau Beta Pi National Capers and Marion McDonald Mentoring Award (2007).

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An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering offers a descriptive, elementary introduction to geotechnical engineering with applications to civil engineering practice.

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An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering offers a descriptive, elementary introduction to geotechnical engineering with applications to civil engineering practice.

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Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

  • 1.1 Geotechnical Engineering
  • 1.2 The Unique Nature of Soil and Rock Materials
  • 1.3 Scope of This Book
  • 1.4 Historical Development of Geotechnical Engineering
  • 1.5 Suggested Approach to the Study of Geotechnical Engineering
  • 1.6 Notes on Symbols and Units
  • 1.7 Some Comments on How to Study in General
  • Problems

• Chapter 2 Index and Classification Properties of Soils

  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Basic Definitions and Phase Relations for Soils

  • 2.3 Solution of Phase Problems

  • 2.3.1 Submerged or Buoyant Density
  • 2.3.2 Unit Weight and Specific Gravity
  • 2.4 Soil Texture
  • 2.5 Grain Size and Grain Size Distribution
  • 2.6 Particle Shape

  • 2.7 Atterberg Limits

  • 2.7.1 Cone Liquid Limit
  • 2.7.2 One Point Liquid Limit Test
  • 2.7.3 Additional Comments on the Atterberg Limits
  • 2.8 Introduction To Soil Classification

  • 2.9 Unified Soil Classification System (USCS)

  • 2.9.1 Visual-Manual Classification of Soils
  • 2.9.2 What Else Can We Get From The LI-PI Chart?
  • 2.9.3 Limitations of the USCS
  • 2.10 AASHTO Soil Classification System
  • Problems

• Chapter 3 Geology, Landforms, and the Origin of Geo-Materials

  • 3.1 Importance of Geology to Geotechnical Engineering

  • 3.1.1 Geology
  • 3.1.2 Geomorphology
  • 3.1.3 Engineering Geology

  • 3.2 The Earth, Minerals, Rocks, and Rock Structure

  • 3.2.1 The Earth
  • 3.2.2 Minerals
  • 3.2.3. Rocks
  • 3.2.4. Rock Structure

  • 3.3 Geologic Processes and Landforms

  • 3.3.1 Geologic Processes and the Origin of Earthen Materials
  • 3.3.2 Weathering
  • 3.3.3. Gravity Processes
  • 3.3.4. Surface Water Processes
  • 3.3.5 Ice Processes and Glaciation
  • 3.3.6 Wind Processes
  • 3.3.7 Volcanic Processes
  • 3.3.8 Groundwater Processes
  • 3.3.9 Tectonic Processes
  • 3.3.10 Plutonic Processes
  • 3.4 Sources of Geologic Information
  • Problems

• Chapter 4 Clay Minerals, Soil and Rock Structures, and Rock Classification

  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Products of Weathering

  • 4.3 Clay Minerals

  • 4.3.1 The 1:1 Clay Minerals
  • 4.3.2 The 2:1 Clay Minerals
  • 4.3.3 Other Clay Minerals
  • 4.4 Identification of Clay Minerals And Activity
  • 4.5 Specific Surface

  • 4.6 Interaction between Water and Clay Minerals

  • 4.6.1 Hydration of Clay Minerals and the Diffuse Double Layer
  • 4.6.2 Exchangeable Cations and Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)
  • 4.7 Interaction of Clay Particles

  • 4.8 Soil Structure and Fabric of Fine Grained Soils

  • 4.8.1 Fabrics of Fine Grained Soils
  • 4.8.2 Importance of Microfabric and Macrofabric; Description Criteria
  • 4.9 Granular Soil Fabrics
  • 4.10 Soil Profiles, Soil Horizons, and Soil Taxonomy

  • 4.11 Special Soil Deposits

  • 4.11.1 Organic soils, peats, and muskeg
  • 4.11.2 Marine Soils
  • 4.11.3 Waste Materials and Contaminated Sites
  • 4.12 Transitional Materials: Hard Soils vs. Soft Rocks

  • 4.13 Properties, Macrostructure, and Classification of Rock Masses

  • 4.13.1 Properties of Rock Masses
  • 4.13.2 Discontinuities in Rock
  • 4.13.3 Rock Mass Classification Systems
  • Problems

• **Chapter 5 Compaction and Stabilization of S…