Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics by Ian Smith

Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics by Ian Smith

This core undergraduate textbook for civil engineers is the first to cover the fundamental changes in the ethos of geotechnical design advocated in the now published Eurocode 7. This code will be fully adopted across Europe by 2010 and its implementation will mean a radical shift to limit state design. Ian Smith makes understanding this new approach to geotechnical design less daunting to the student with clear explanatory text, detailed illustrations and several worked examples, covering a range of topics including slope stability, retaining walls and shallow and deep foundations. Downloadable spreadsheets help to illustrate how the new Eurocode is applied and the book's website also gives the worked solutions to self-test questions at the end of each chapter. Now in its 8th edition, this well-established textbook has been updated and re-designed with improved page layout and illustrations making it the essential user-friendly introduction to soil mechanics and geotechnical design to Eurocode 7. To see the author's webpage go to: http://sbe.napier.ac.uk/esm/

Ian Smith has several years' practical experience in site investigation and geotechnical consultancy. He is Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at Napier University, Edinburgh.

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ISBN 13	9781405133708
ISBN 10	1405133708
Title	Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics
Author	Ian Smith
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2006-05-25
Number of pages	552
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