Introduction to Soil Mechanics Laboratory Testing

Dante Fratta, Jennifer Aguettant, Lynne Roussel-Smith

“Type and amount of soil used, equipment needed, step-by-step testing procedures, and methods of analyses are all illustrated with pictures …very helpful to students who have never done such experiments. Summing up: Recommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates; two year technical program students.” — R.P. Khera, New Jersey Institute of Technology, ic CHOICE, Vol. 45, No. 6, February 2008

• In Situ Methods. Physical Properties. Soil Classification. Soil Construction and Field Inspection. Engineering Properties: Hydraulic Conductivity and Consolidation. Engineering Properties: Shear Strength.