Mechanics of Residual Soils

Written by renowned experts, this second edition of a bestseller has retained been extensively revised and augmented to bring it completely up to date, adding significantly to the sections on unsaturated soil mechanics and to the range and number of instructive case histories. It also includes new sections on pedocretes, dispersive soils, and karst. The theoretical treatment discusses is illustrated with case histories, real test examples, experimental results and photographs.