Download or read book Advanced Soil Mechanics, Second Edition written by Braja M. Das and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-07-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition is restructured with additional text and extensive illustrations, along with developments in geotechnical literature. Among the topics included are: soil aggregates, stresses in soil mass, pore water pressure due to undrained loading, permeability and seepage, consolidation, shear strength of soils, and evaluation of soil settlement. The text presents mathematical derivations as well as numerous worked-out examples.