Taylor, Donald W. <br/><br/>
Fundamentals of soil mechanics. 

 - New York :  J. Wiley,  1948. 
 - xii, 700 p.  illus.  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> includes references and index<br/> 
<br/><br/>1.	Introduction<br/>2.	Preliminary considerations<br/>3.	Simple soil tests and classification tests<br/>4.	Classifications<br/>5.	Subsurface investigations<br/>6.	Permeability<br/>7.	Weights, stresses and heads, seepage forces<br/>8.	Capillarity<br/>9.	Seepage<br/>10.	One dimensional consolidation<br/>11.	Use of elastic theory for estimating stresses in soils<br/>12.	Settlement analysis<br/>13.	Strength theory <br/>14.	Shear testing methods, shearing characteristics of sands<br/>15.	Shearing strength of cohesive soils<br/>16.	Stability of slopes<br/>17.	Lateral pressures, stability of retaining walls<br/>18.	Soil mechanics considerations relative to dams<br/>19.	Action of shallow foundations, bearing capacity<br/>20.	Action of piles, pile foundations <br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Soil mechanics.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620.19  / T2381