Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications, Third Edition 3rd edition by Powrie, William (2013) Paperback

by William Powrie

Instead of fixating on formulae, Soil Concepts and Applications, Third Edition focuses on the fundamentals. This book describes the mechanical behaviour of soils as it relates to the practice of geotechnical engineering. It covers both principles and design, avoids complex mathematics whenever possible, and uses simple methods and ideas to build a framework to support and accommodate more complex problems and analysis.The third edition includes new material on site investigation, stress-dilatancy, cyclic loading, non-linear soil behaviour, unsaturated soils, pile stabilization of slopes, soil/wall stiffness and shallow foundations.Other key features of the Third Makes extensive reference to real case studies to illustrate the concepts described Focuses on modern soil mechanics principles, informed by relevant research Presents more than 60 worked examples Provides learning objectives, key points, and self-assessment and learning questions for each chapter Includes an accompanying solutions manual for lecturersThis book serves as a resource for undergraduates in civil engineering and as a reference for practising geotechnical engineers.

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Reviews

[Ahmad Hosseini · Rating 5 out of 5]

William Powrie writes astonishingly - not because he kindly surprised me by gifting this book to me when I met him in person back in the day, but owing to the fact that one cannot imagine better words put together in every sentence of the book!

He literally knows what he is talking about, and depicts what is going on in his mind in a very understandable way for the reader.

If not the best one, this book is undeniably among the three top-notch books in the field of soil mechanics!