Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations

SECTION 4

SOIL

MECHANICS

SOIL MECHANICS

Composition of Soil
Specific Weight of Soil Mass
Analysis of Quicksand Conditions
Measurement of Permeability by Falling-Head Permeameter
Construction of Flow Net
Soil Pressure Caused by Point Load
Vertical Force on Rectangular Area Caused by Point Load
Vertical Pressure Caused by Rectangular Loading
Appraisal of Shearing Capacity of Soil by Unconfined Compression Test
Appraisal of Shearing Capacity of Soil by Triaxial Compression Test
Earth Thrust on Retaining Wall Calculated by Rankine's Theory
Earth Thrust on Retaining Wall Calculated by Coulomb's Theory
Earth Thrust on Timbered Trench Calculated by General Wedge Theory
Thrust on a Bulkhead
Cantilever Bulkhead Analysis
Anchored Bulkhead Analysis
Stability of Slope by Method of Slices
Stability of Slope by ^-Circle Method
Analysis of Footing Stability by Terzaghi's Formula
Soil Consolidation and Change in Void Ratio
Compression Index and Void Ratio of a Soil
Settlement of Footing
Determination of Footing Size by Housel's Method
Application of Pile-Driving Formula
Capacity of a Group of Friction Piles
Load Distribution among Hinged Batter Piles
Load Distribution among Piles with Fixed Bases
Load Distribution among Piles Fixed at Top and Bottom
RECYCLE PROFIT POTENTIALS IN MUNICIPAL WASTES
Choice of Cleanup Technology for Contaminated Waste Sites
Cleaning up a Contaminated Waste Site via Bioremediation
Work Required to Clean Oil-Polluted Beaches

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Soil Mechanics

The basic notational system used is c = unit cohesion; s = specific gravity; V = volume;
W = total weight; w = specific weight; 0 = angle of internal friction; T = shearing stress;
a = normal stress.