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| Soil Mechanics of Earthwork | |
| Introduction | |
| Stability of slopes | |
| Factors influencing the stability of slopes | |
| Time effect and stability of slopes | |
| Problems of embankments and earth dams | |
| Calculation and assumption of safety | |
| Drainage of earthworks | |
| Prevention of damage due to groundwater flow | |
| Load-Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Shallow Foundation | |
| Bearing capacity of shallow foundations | |
| Distribution of stresses in soils | |
| Settlement of foundations | |
| Reliability of calculations and the safety factor | |
| Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Pile Foundations | |
| General remarks | |
| Performance of single piles | |
| Performance of pile groups | |
| Piles under horizontal load | |
| Negative skin friction | |
| Pile heave due to driving of neighbouring piles | |
| Prediction of pile performance on the basis of in situ measurements | |
| Economy and safety | |
| Soil Mechanics in Road Construction | |
| Introduction | |
| Soil investigations for line structures | |
| Structural analysis of pavements | |
| Bearing capacity and deformation of pavements and subsoil | |
| Pavement design | |
| Drainage, swelling and shrinkage of the subsoil | |
| Frost susceptibility of the subsoil | |
| Improvement of the Physical Properties of Soils | |
| Introduction | |
| Compaction of soils | |
| Mechanical stabilization | |
| Soil improvement by precompression | |
| Grouting of soils | |
| Thermal stabilization | |
| Soil reinforcement | |
| Choosing the appropriate method for soil improvement | |
| Soil Dynamics | |
| Introduction | |
| Theory of vibrations | |
| Solutions of the basic equation | |
| Rocking-vibrations | |
| Non-linear vibrations | |
| Dynamic soil characteristics | |
| Dynamic problems of structures | |
| Author Index | |
| Subject index | |
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