The improved, new edition of the classic book on the physical properties of soil Fundamentals of Soil Behavior, Third Edition is the thoroughly updated, expanded, and revised edition of this highly distinguished publication in geotechnical engineering. Filled with useful tables and graphs illustrating correlations among composition, classification, state, and static and dynamic properties, this Third Edition continues the tradition of providing the latest information on the physical properties of soil and the fundamentals of its behavior over time. Students and busy professionals will connect with this new edition's timesaving, streamlined format and its greater emphasis on practical exercise problems involving advanced concepts of soil behavior. Other must-read features of this Third Edition include: <ul>
<li>New, expanded material on micro-mechanical behavior at the particulate level and its influences on engineering properties at the macro-scale</li> <li>A new chapter on time effects on soil deformation at different stress and strain levels</li> <li>New coverage of such important topics as environmental geotechnics, biological influences on soil behavior, soil fracturing, the effects of time, and geochemical problems</li> <li>Sets of questions and problems at the end of each chapter, a feature not available in prior editions</li> </ul>
Fundamentals of Soil Behavior, Third Edition is an essential text for graduate students and researchers as well as a peerless reference for geotechnical, environmental, and civil engineers and geologists.

Fundamentals of Soil Behavior

Engineering & Transportation

Mitchell, James K.

Soga, Kenichi

Engineering

wiley

Explains the factors which determine and control the engineering properties of soils--particularly volume change, deformation, strength and permeability. New to this edition: expanded coverage of residual and tropical soils, environmental aspects of soil behavior, material on partly saturated soils, revised treatment of direct or coupled hydraulic, chemical, thermal and electrical flows through soil.

Fundamentals of Soil Behavior, 2nd Edition

Thirty-five papers represent the wide range of Mitchell's (a geotechnical engineer) research, including experimental and analytic studies of soil behavior related to geotechnical and geo-environmental problems, soil improvement and ground reinforcement, physiochemical phenomena in soils, the stress-strain time behavior of soils, in situ measurement of soil properties, and mitigation of ground failure during earthquakes. Arranged chronologically, the papers span from 1956 to 1998. Charts and diagrams are included. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Selected Geotechnical Papers of James K. Mitchell: Civil Engineering Classics

Amer Society of Civil Engineers

O’Sullivan, Catherine

As a result of repeated experiences with devastating earthquakes, storms, floods, and wildfires, places like Tokyo, Mexico City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are already identified with catastrophe in both scientific literature and popular culture. Similar prospects face less obvious urban candidates like Dhaka, Miami, London, Lima, Seoul, and Sydney. In this collaborative study of environmental risks in ten of the world's major cities, geographers, planners, and other experts examine the hazard experiences of case study cities and analyze their future risks. They conclude that the natural disaster potential of the biggest cities is expanding at a pace which far exceeds the rate of urbanization. In addition to tracing hazard trends and arguing in support of management reforms that can be implemented quickly, Crucibles of Hazard directs attention to long-term issues of safety and security that must be resolved to sustain urban areas. Opportunities for such innovative policymaking include: capitalizing on the role of hazards as agents of urban diversification; broadening the scope for employing hazard-based contingency planning models in other urban governance contexts; and mobilizing hazard myths and metaphors as unifying sources of inspiration for diverse and sometimes fractious metropolitan constituencies. This study was led by the International Geographical Union's Study Group on the Disaster Vulnerability of Mega-cities.

Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-cities and Disasters in Transition

Politics & Social Sciences

Editor)

United, Nations

Social Sciences

United Nations University Press

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