Muniram Budhu

eBook, PDF

Soil Mechanics Fundamentals (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

An accessible, clear, concise, and contemporary course in geotechnical engineering, this key text: * strikes a balance between theory and practical applications for an introductory course in soil mechanics * keeps mechanics to a minimum for the students to appreciate the background, assumptions and limitations of the theories * discusses implications of the key ideas to provide students with an understanding of the context for their application * gives a modern explanation of soil behaviour is presented particularly in soil settlement and soil strength * offers substantial on-line resources to support teaching and learning

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 13.09MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

MUNIRAM (MUNI) BUDHU is Professor of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. He received his BSc (First Class Honors) in Civil Engineering from the University of the West Indies and his PhD in Soil Mechanics from Cambridge University, England. Prior to joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Budhu served on the faculty at the University of Guyana; McMaster University, Canada and the State University of New York at Buffalo. He spent sabbaticals as visiting Professor at St. Catherine's College, Oxford University; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich(Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), and theUniversity of Western Australia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-Scrivener
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119020080
• Artikelnr.: 42887620