Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics. Ian Smith

compressive axial...Table 11.9 Partial factors for the verification of ultimate compressive axial...

      9 Chapter 12Table 12.1 Values of Terzaghi's N_p.Table 12.2 Values of Skempton's I_p.Table 12.3 m_v ranges for different soil types.Table 12.4 Values ofα.

      10 Chapter 15Table 15.1 Equilibrium CBR values for common soils in UK.

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1Fig. 1.1 Materials encountered during excavation.Fig. 1.2 The rock cycle.Fig. 1.3 Example 1.2.Fig. 1.4 Pipette analysis arrangement.Fig. 1.5 Changes in volume against water content.Fig. 1.6 Fall cone apparatus.Fig. 1.7 Example 1.4.Fig. 1.8 Relationship between I_P and clay percentage.Fig. 1.9 (a) Plasticity chart based on BS 5030 (BSI, 2015) (b) Plasticity ch...Fig. 1.10 Example 1.6.Fig. 1.11 Cross‐section through a granular soil. (a) Actual form. (b) Ideali...Fig. 1.12 Water and air contents in a soil. (a) Dry soil. (b) Saturated soil...Fig. 1.13 Pycnometer used in the determination of particle density. (a) Pycn...

      2 Chapter 2Fig. 2.1 Tendency of the water table to follow the earth's surface.Fig. 2.2 Types of subsurface water.Fig. 2.3 Difference in hydraulic head between two points.Fig. 2.4 The constant head permeameter.Fig. 2.5 The falling head permeameter.Fig. 2.6 Field pumping test.Fig. 2.7 Element in an orthotropic soil.Fig. 2.8 Flow net for seepage beneath a dam.Fig. 2.9 Section of a flow net.Fig. 2.10 Example of flow net construction. (a) Problem. (b) Boundary condit...Fig. 2.11 Upward flow through a soil sample.Fig. 2.12 Examples where piping can occur. (a) Cofferdam. (b) Downstream end...Fig. 2.13 Example 2.6.Fig. 2.14 Example 2.7Fig. 2.15 Capillary effects.Fig. 2.16 Example wetting and drying water retention curves.Fig. 2.17 Soil suction measurement – an arrangement for the filter paper met...Fig. 2.18 Part of a flow net for an earth dam.Fig. 2.19 Conditions at the start of an upper flow line.Fig. 2.20 Conditions at the downstream end of an upper flow line. (a) Flow l...Fig. 2.21 Types of seepage through an earth dam. (a) Impermeable base. (b) B...Fig. 2.22 Flow net for a theoretical earth dam.Fig. 2.23 The parabola.Fig. 2.24 Determination of upper flow line.Fig. 2.25 Dam resting on an impermeable soil. (a) Construction for upper flo...Fig. 2.26 Transformed and natural ‘squares’. (a) Transformed. (b) Natural.Fig. 2.27 Example 2.8. (a) The problem. (b) Flow net.Fig. 2.28 Example 2.9.Fig. 2.29 Example 2.10.Fig. 2.30 Example 2.11.Fig. 2.31 Effect of variation of permeability on a flow net. (a) k₂ > k₁. (b...Fig. 2.32 Flow across an interface when the flow lines are at an angle to it...Fig. 2.33 Flow net for seepage through two soils of different permeabilities...Fig. 2.34 Exercise 2.4.

      3 Chapter 3Fig. 3.1 Stress–strain relationships.Fig. 3.2 Three‐ and two‐dimensional stress states. (a) 3‐D stress system. (b...Fig. 3.3 Strains in the vertical and horizontal directions: isotropic linear...Fig. 3.4 Shear stress and strain.Fig. 3.5 Total stress in a homogeneous soil mass.Fig. 3.6 Hydrostatic pore water pressure.Fig. 3.7 Load carried by soil particles and pore water.Fig. 3.8 Example 3.1.Fig. 3.9 Example 3.2.Fig. 3.10 Example 3.3.Fig. 3.11 Example 3.4.Fig. 3.12 Example 3.5.Fig. 3.13 Influence coefficients for vertical stress from a concentrated loa...Fig. 3.14 Influence factors for the vertical stress beneath the corner of a ...Fig. 3.15 Example 3.7.Fig. 3.16 Bulbs of pressure for vertical stress. (a) Circular footing. (b) S...Fig. 3.17 Plate loading test may give misleading results.Fig. 3.18 Overlapping of pressure bulbs.Fig. 3.19 Pressure bulbs of shear stress. (a) Circular footing. (b) Strip fo...Fig. 3.20 Contact pressure distribution under a rigid foundation loaded with...Fig. 3.21 Exercise 3.2.Fig. 3.22 Exercise 3.3. (a) The problem. (b) Selection of rectangles.

      4 Chapter 4Fig. 4.1 Friction on horizontal plane.Fig. 4.2 Shear stress – normal stress relationship.Fig. 4.3 Failure surface in a soil mass.Fig. 4.4 Complex stress.Fig. 4.5 Stress induced by two principal stresses, σ₁ and σ₃, on a...Fig. 4.6 Mohr’s circle.Fig. 4.7 Example 4.1.Fig. 4.8 Mohr circle diagram for limit shear resistance.Fig. 4.9 Example 4.2.Fig. 4.10 Mohr strength envelope.Fig. 4.11 Relationship between ϕ and θ.Fig. 4.12 A cohesive soil subjected to undrained conditions and zero total n...Fig. 4.13 Mohr circle diagram.Fig. 4.14 Shear box assembly.Fig. 4.15 Shear box: shear stress against displacement.Fig. 4.16 Shear box: shear stress against normal stress.Fig. 4.17 Example 4.3.Fig. 4.18 Example 4.4.Fig. 4.19 Shear box results on loose and dense samples of the same soil: (a)...Fig. 4.20 The triaxial apparatus.Fig. 4.21 Stresses in the triaxial test.Fig. 4.22 Typical triaxial test results.Fig. 4.23 Types of failure in the triaxial test.Fig. 4.24 Mohr circles for saturated clay.Fig. 4.25 Example 4.4.Fig. 4.26 Example 4.5.Fig. 4.27 Example 4.7.Fig. 4.28 Example 4.8.Fig. 4.29 Mohr circles for undrained and drained tests at same cell pressure...Fig. 4.30 Mohr circle diagram for triaxial compression and tension tests.Fig. 4.31 The unconfined compression test.Fig. 4.32 The unconfined compression test Mohr circle.Fig. 4.33 Compressive principal stresses.Fig. 4.34 Effects of overconsolidation on the pore pressure coefficient A.Fig. 4.35 Example