Soil Mechanics and Foundations

By Muniram Budhu

Price: $140.00

Product Description
Discover the Principles that Support the PracticeCombining multimedia, realistic situations, clear explanations, and practical examples, Budhu's Second Edition of Soil Mechanics and Foundations helps you quickly master the key principles behind the practice of soil mechanics. Using language that is easy to understand, the text explains key concepts and principles in the context of basic mechanics, physics, and mathematics. Many worked-out examples illustrate problem-solving techniques step by step.You'll have many unique opportunities for interactive exploration, as you learn the fundamentals of soil mechanics, including:

* How to characterize and classify soils

* How to plan and conduct a soil investigation

* The role of effective stresses, consolidation, shear strength, and critical state soil mechanics

linking consolidation and shear strength

* The effects of seepage on stability

* How to estimate bearing capacity and settlement

* How to analyze and design simple geotechnical systemsNow revised, this Second Edition features a new chapter on basic geology, more examples and problems, shorter chapters, and a stronger integration with the resources on the accompanying CD. Users can follow different learning pathways depending on the educational goals.Multimedia resources provide a hands-on learning environmentThe CD packaged with this textbook includes:

* Virtual soils laboratory

* Interactive animations of basic concepts

* Interactive problem solving

* Interactive step-by-step examples

* Electronic quizzes

* Computer programs

Product Details
*Amazon Sales Rank: #90577 in Books
*Published on: 2006-02-17
*Original language: English
*Number of items: 1
*Binding: Hardcover
*656 pages

Editorial Reviews
Review

"...clearly written and well presented." -- Aslib Book Guide, July 2000
From the Back Cover Discover the Principles that Support the Practice
Combining multimedia, realistic situations, clear explanations, and practical examples, Budhu’s Second Edition of Soil Mechanics and Foundations helps you quickly master the key principles behind the practice of soil mechanics. Using language that is easy to understand, the text explains key concepts and principles in the context of basic mechanics, physics, and mathematics. Many worked-out examples illustrate problem-solving techniques step by step.
You’ll have many unique opportunities for interactive exploration, as you learn the fundamentals of soil mechanics, including:
How to characterize and classify soils
How to plan and conduct a soil investigation
The role of effective stresses, consolidation, shear strength, and critical state soil mechanics linking consolidation and shear strength
The effects of seepage on stability
How to estimate bearing capacity and settlement
How to analyze and design simple geotechnical systems
Now revised, this Second Edition features a new chapter on basic geology, more examples and problems, shorter chapters, and a stronger integration with the resources on the accompanying CD. Users can follow different learning pathways depending on the educational goals.

Multimedia resources provide a hands-on learning environment

The CD packaged with this textbook includes:

*Virtual soils laboratory
*Interactive animations of basic concepts
*Interactive problem solving
*Interactive step-by-step examples
*Electronic quizzes
*Computer programs

About the Author

Dr. Muniram Budhu is professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

Customer Reviews
I dunno now

I used it in school and did well in school. But now when I look at it for exam review or regular use, I don't care for it. It's a bit convoluted to me.
Review of Muni Budhu's textbook "Soil Mechanics and Foundations"

I have found this book to be one of the best Soil Mechanics and Foundations texts I've found. It is ambitious in both its scope and the depth of material covered. Unfortunately, my text has lots of errors in it, incomplete formulas, symbols missing, etc., especially in the CSM Chapter. I don't know if these are attributable to the publisher or the printer. The book could use a little more explanation at times, both in the text and in sample problems. It also seems a little hard-core perhaps for introductory, undergraduate classes in Soil Mechanics and Foundations. Some of the problems appear pretty tough to me, and I'm currently studying on a graduate level. Over-all the text is a gem, among many non-gems.
Weak and Inconsistent

I have to disagree with all of the 5 star ratings of this book. I'm very happy people were able to find it useful, but I found this textbook to be confusing, frustrating, illogical, and weak on content. The examples are poor. The text often doesn't explain itself clearly. The problems are often extremely tedious, repetitive, and inconsistent to the chapter they are relating to. The writing quality is poor, and more than once I discovered formulas that were frustratingly inaccurate (symbols misused, numbers incorrect). Please do not write me off as a complainer, I got a good grade in the class and learned a lot about soils. I just expected a lot better quality and more detailed materials for the price of this rather thin textbook. In my opinion, Check back after a few editions.

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