Das B.M. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering

7th Edition. — Cengage Learning, 2009. — 704 p. — ISBN: 0495411329, 9780495411321.Principles of Geotechnical Engineering was originally published with a 1985 copyright and was intended for use as a text for the introductory course in geotechnical engineering taken by practically all civil engineering students, as well as for use as a reference book for practicing engineers. The book was revised in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006. This Seventh Edition is the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the text. As in the previous editions of the book, this new edition offers an overview of soil properties and mechanics, together with coverage of field practices and basic engineering procedures without changing the basic philosophy in which the text was written originally.
Unlike the Sixth Edition that had 17 chapters, this edition has 18 chapters..
Geotechnical Engineering —A Historical Perspective.
Origin of Soil and Grain Size.
Weight –Volume Relationships.
Permeability.
Seepage.
In Situ Stresses.
Stresses in a Soil Mass.
Compressibility of Soil.
Lateral Earth Pressure: At-Rest, Rankine, and Coulomb.
Lateral Earth Pressure: Curved Failure Surface.
Landfill Liners and Geosynthetics.
Subsoil Exploration.
Answers to Selected Problems.