Elasticity and Geomechanics

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Cambridge University Press, Apr 26, 1996 - Science - 201 pages
This book concisely examines the use of elasticity in solving geotechnical engineering problems. In a highly illustrated and user-friendly format, it provides a thorough grounding in the linear theory of elasticity and an understanding of the applications. The first two chapters present a basic framework of the theory of elasticity and describe test procedures for the determination of elastic parameters for soils. Chapters 3 and 4 present the fundamental solutions of Boussinesque, Kelvin, and Mindlin, and use these to formulate solutions to problems of practical interest in geotechnical engineering. The book concludes with a sequence of appendices designed to provide the interested student with details of elasticity theory that are peripheral to the main text. Each chapter concludes with a set of questions for the student to answer. The book is appropriate for upper level students in civil engineering and engineering geology.
 

Contents

II
1
III
4
IV
5
V
7
VI
13
VII
16
VIII
21
IX
24
XXIX
91
XXX
94
XXXI
98
XXXII
100
XXXIII
107
XXXIV
110
XXXV
112
XXXVI
115

X
26
XI
30
XII
33
XIII
34
XIV
35
XV
37
XVI
42
XVII
44
XVIII
48
XX
52
XXI
53
XXII
61
XXIII
70
XXIV
72
XXV
75
XXVI
76
XXVII
84
XXVIII
88
XXXVII
123
XXXVIII
129
XXXIX
131
XL
138
XLI
145
XLII
148
XLIII
151
XLIV
162
XLV
165
XLVI
167
XLVII
171
XLVIII
173
XLIX
176
L
180
LI
188
LII
191
LIII
199
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