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Grounded! Amazing Classroom Demonstrations in Soil Mechanics
David J. Elton, Ph.D., P.E.
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Description for Grounded! Amazing Classroom Demonstrations in Soil Mechanics
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: RBGB; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Grounded! Amazing Classroom Demonstrations in Soil Mechanics presents 35 serious but entertaining experiments that teach the fundamentals of soil mechanics to budding scientists and engineering students in an exciting and novel way. In this sequel to the popular Soils Magic, Elton has assembled a wealth of fascinating new experiments to illustrate the dynamics of how soils behave and how they can be manipulated.
Topics include: slaking, pile capacity, swelling clays, shear and compression, effective stress, capillary tension and flow, soil arching, tensile and compressive strength, soil identification, piping, liquefaction, relative density, soil filters, settlement rates, and many more.
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Grounded! Amazing Classroom Demonstrations in Soil Mechanics presents 35 serious but entertaining experiments that teach the fundamentals of soil mechanics to budding scientists and engineering students in an exciting and novel way. In this sequel to the popular Soils Magic, Elton has assembled a wealth of fascinating new experiments to illustrate the dynamics of how soils behave and how they can be manipulated.
Topics include: slaking, pile capacity, swelling clays, shear and compression, effective stress, capillary tension and flow, soil arching, tensile and compressive strength, soil identification, piping, liquefaction, relative density, soil filters, settlement rates, and many more.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ASCE Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Reston, United States
ISBN
9780784413920
SKU
V9780784413920
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About David J. Elton, Ph.D., P.E.
David J. Elton, Ph.D., P.E, has taught civil engineering, specializing in geotechnical engineering, at Auburn University, USA, for more than 25 years. In addition, he practices as a professional engineer, has won the TRB Fred Burggraf award, and is a past-president of the North American Geosynthetics Society.
Reviews for Grounded! Amazing Classroom Demonstrations in Soil Mechanics
David J. Elton, Ph.D., P.E, has taught civil engineering, specializing in geotechnical engineering, at Auburn University, USA, for more than 25 years. In addition, he practices as a professional engineer, has won the TRB Fred Burggraf award, and is a past-president of the North American Geosynthetics Society.