Geotechnical Engineering: Unsaturated and Saturated Soils

While there are many textbooks on the market that cover geotechnical  engineering basics, Geotechnical Engineering 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:
Washington Monument (shallow mat foundation)Rissa  Landslide (slope stability)Seattle 46 M-High MSE Wall (retaining  wall)The New Orleans Charity Hospital Foundation (deep foundation)The  Eurotunnel Linking France and England (tunnel)The Teton Dam (earth dam  erosion)The Woodrow Wilson Bridge (bridge scour)San Jacinto Monument  (shallow mat foundation)Pointe du Hoc Cliffs (rock erosion)The Tower of  PISA (shallow foundation)The Transcona Silo (shallow foundation)The  Saint John River Bridge Abutment (slope stability)Foundation of Briaud’s  House (shrink swell soils)The Eiffel Tower (deep foundation)St. Isaac  Cathedral (mat foundation)National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites at  Texas A&M University (full scale infrastructure tests)The 827  M-High Burj Khalifa Tower Foundation (combined pile raft foundation)New  Orleans Levees and Katrina Hurricane (overtopping erosion)Three Gorges  Dam (concrete dam)The Kansai International Airport (earth fill in the  sea)The Panama Canal (excavated slopes)The Nice Airport Slope Failure  (slope stability)
From site investigation and geophysics to  earthquake engineering and deep foundations, Geotechnical Engineering is  an ideal resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses,  as well as practicing professionals in geotechnical engineering and soil  mechanics.