Geotechnical Engineering

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924 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Mohr’s circle 256
Mohr’s strength theory 262
Montmorillonite 32
Moorum 96

Natural frequency 818
Negative skin friction 676
Neutral stress 115, 116
Newmark’s influence chart 377
Normally consolidated soil 215

Oedometer 205
One-dimensional consolidation 225
Open Caissons 759
Optimum moisture content 426
Oscillations 813
Outside clearance 736
Overconsolidated soil 215
Overconsolidation ratio 216

Particle-size distribution 46
Passive earth resistance 452
Passive isolation 859
Peat 96
Penetration test 267, 544, 580
Percent air voids 15
Period 814
Periodic 813
Permeability 117
Phase 13
diagram 13
Pier foundation 613
Piezometric head 121
Pile 652
capacity 657
driving 655
foundation 612, 652
group 678
group efficiency 682
Pipette analysis 51
Piping 194
Plastic lag 217
limit 59, 61, 67
Plasticity index 61
Plate bearing test 544
Plate load test 575
Pneumatic Caissons 759, 765
Point load 354
Poisson’s ratio 356, 832

Poncelet rule 485

Poorly graded soil 58

Pore presure parameters 281

ratio 322

Porosity 15

Preconsolidation pressure 214

Pressure bulb 360

Pressure-void ratio relationship 210, 221

Principal mode of vibration 817

Primary compression (consolidation) 237

Principal planes 256

Principal stress 256

major 256

minor 256

intermediate 256

Proctor needle 437, 488

Pulse 813

Pycnometer 36, 37

Quartz 32

Quicksand 193

Radial flownet 188

Radius of influence 127

Raft (mat) foundation 609, 635

Rammers 436

Rankine’s theory 456

Rapid drawdown 321, 333

Rapid moisture tester 36, 38

Ralyeigh or R-wave 833

Rebhann’s condition 484

Rebound curve 212

Reciprocating machines 847

Recompression curve 213

Reinforced earth 717

Repeated plate bearing test 834

Resonance 819

Retaining walls 3, 450, 451

buttress 450, 451, 506

cantilever 450, 451, 504

counterfort 450, 451, 505

gravity 450, 451, 503

crib 506

semi-gravity 504

Ring foundation 370

Ring shear test 267

Rock flour 96

Rocks 4

igneous 4