Introductory Geotechnical Engineering

Hsai-Yang Fang is Professor Emeritus at Lehigh University and a Distinguished Fellow at the Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.John L. Daniels is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Fellow at the Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

• 1. Introduction  2. Nature of Soil and Rock  3. Granular Soil, Cohesive Soil and Clay Minerals  4. Soil-Water Interaction in the Environment  5. Hydraulic Conduction Phenomena  6. Thermal and Electrical Properties of Soils  7. Soil Compaction (Densification)  8. Cracking-Fracture-Tensile Behavior of Soils  9. Consolidation, Stress Distribution and Settlement  10. Stress-Strain-Strength of Soil  11. Dynamic Properties of Soil  12. Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation  13. Lateral Earth Pressures  14. Earth Slope Stability and Landslides  15. Fundamentals of Ground Improvement Systems  16. Selected Environmental Geotechnology Problems