Geotechnical Engineering
Jean‐Louis Briaud
Abstract
<b>GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING</b> While there are many textbooks on the market that cover geotechnical engineering basics, <i>Geotechnical Engineering</i> is unique in that it is the only textbook available that is rooted within the three phase unsaturated soil mechanics framework. Written by world-renowned, award-winning geotechnical engineering expert Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud, this Second Edition offers the most comprehensive coverage of geotechnical engineering topics on the market, from theory to real-world application. In addition to many updates and revisions, a major chapter has been added, covering 22 geo-engineering case histories. They are: <ul><li>Washington Monument (shallow mat foundation)</li> <li>Rissa Landslide (slope stability)</li> <li>Seattle 46 M-High MSE Wall (retaining wall)</li> <li>The New Orleans Charity Hospital Foundation (deep foundation)</li> <li>The Eurotunnel Linking France and England (tunnel)</li> <li>The Teton Dam (earth dam erosion)</li> <li>The Woodrow Wilson Bridge (bridge scour)</li> <li>San Jacinto Monument (shallow mat foundation)</li> <li>Pointe du Hoc Cliffs (rock erosion)</li> <li>The Tower of PISA (shallow foundation)</li> <li>The Transcona Silo (shallow foundation)</li> <li>The Saint John River Bridge Abutment (slope stability)</li> <li>Foundation of Briaud’s House (shrink swell soils)</li> <li>The Eiffel Tower (deep foundation)</li> <li>St. Isaac Cathedral (mat foundation)</li> <li>National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites at Texas A&M University (full scale infrastructure tests)</li> <li>The 827 M-High Burj Khalifa Tower Foundation (combined pile raft foundation)</li> <li>New Orleans Levees and Katrina Hurricane (overtopping erosion)</li> <li>Three Gorges Dam (concrete dam)</li> <li>The Kansai International Airport (earth fill in the sea)</li> <li>The Panama Canal (excavated slopes)</li> <li>The Nice Airport Slope Failure (slope stability)</li></ul> From site investigation and geophysics to earthquake engineering and deep foundations, <i>Geotechnical Engineering</i> is an ideal resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as practicing professionals in geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics.