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Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering Hardcover – 8 October 2015

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Discover the essential components of two market-leading engineering texts in one powerful combined book. FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, 5E offers a concise blend of critical information from Braja Das' market leading PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING and PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING. This valuable, cohesive book focuses on the fundamental concepts of both soil mechanics and foundation engineering without the distraction of excessive details or cumbersome alternatives. A wealth of worked-out examples and useful supporting figures help you master key concepts and gain essential problem-solving skills. Prestigious authors Das and Sivakugan carefully balance today's most current research with practical field applications in a proven approach that has made Das' books undisputed leaders in the field. Accompanying resources, including MindTap, further reinforce the key geotechnical engineering skills you need.
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Photos added to the text’s abundance of illustrations help you understand the material. Most photographs were taken from construction sites to provide a clear perspective of real-world challenges.

Solved problems appear in all chapters.

Homework problems at the end of each chapter vary in levels of difficulty. The critical thinking problems at the end of the chapter encourage you to think outside the box.

Text covers soil mechanics & foundation engineering.

Coverage addresses key topics you need to know, such as slope stability, bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations (spread footings and mats), retaining walls, sheet piles, braced cuts, piles, and drilled shafts.

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"The book is very thorough and we use it for more than one course. It is very easy to follow and to understand. The book has enough examples to cover almost all the concepts. It is well organized and a student can move from one chapter to another without any confusion. The theoretical concepts are well explained. Student prefer this book over other text book because its simplicity to follow the logic of each concept. In general the illustrations in this book are easier to follow."

"The presentation is quite good. Looking at other textbooks on the same topic I find that this book reads very well. Maybe too well, many students read ahead of the lecture and they like the style and the clarification of concepts. The examples in the book are solved in a detailed, step-by-step and logical manner. It reads very well and presents topics in a clear manner supported by quality diagrams."

"The topics covered are complete. I like the additional resource materials for students and instructors. The example problems are good. � The textbook is well organized and complete. It is comprehensive, it includes new information."

About the Author

Dr. Braja Das is dean emeritus of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento. He received his M.S. in civil engineering from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of several geotechnical engineering texts and reference books as well as more than 300 technical papers in the area of geotechnical engineering. His primary areas of research include shallow foundations, earth anchors and geosynthetics. Dr. Das is a fellow and life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, life member of the American Society for Engineering Education and an emeritus member of the Stabilization of Geomaterials and Recycled Materials of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council. He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence, including the AMOCO Foundation Award, the AT&T Award for Teaching Excellence from the American Society for Engineering Education, the Ralph Teetor Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Dr. Sivakugan received his Bachelor�s degree in Civil Engineering from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, with First Class Honors. He earned his MSCE and Ph.D. from Purdue University, West Lafayette, U.S.A. Dr. Sivakugan�s writings include eight books, 140 refereed international journal papers, 100 refereed international conference papers, and more than 100 consulting reports. As a registered professional engineer of Queensland and a chartered professional engineer, Dr. Sivakugan does substantial consulting work for the geotechnical and mining industry in Australia and overseas, including the World Bank. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers Australia. He has supervised 14 Ph.D. students to completion at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, where he was the Head of Civil Engineering from 2003 to 2014. He is an Associate Editor for three international journals and serves in the editorial boards of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and the Indian Geotechnical Journal.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CL Engineering; 5th edition (8 October 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1305635183
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1305635180
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Nagaratnam Sivakugan received his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from University of Peradeniya with FirstClass Honours. He earned his MSCE and PhD from Purdue University, West Lafayette, U.S.A. His writings include eight books, 140 refereed international journal papers, 100 refereed conference papers and more than 100 consulting reports. As a registered professional engineer of Queensland and a chartered professional engineer, Dr. Sivakugan does substantial consulting work for the geotechnical and mining industries in Australia and overseas, including the World Bank. He has supervised 14 Ph.D. students to completion at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, where he was the Head of Civil & Environmental Engineering from 2003 to 2014. He is the Associate Editor for three international journals and serves in the editorial boards of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and the Indian Geotechnical Journal.

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Ryan C.
5.0 out of 5 stars SO Much Better than Principles of Geotech!!
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Das finally cut the fat and got straight to the point with this book. I had Principles of Geotech, 9th edition in college, and even gave it a 2/5 starts on here with a few comments. I have sprinted through Chapter 10, the shear strength chapter, in all of about 3 hours now. Finally, a book of his that I can understand and keeps my attention because he gets straight to the point and explains concepts in a way that is much easier to digest without all the filler. He even goes on to add cement stabilized roadway (ground improvement chapter) calcs, sheet pile chapters, and a couple more chapters that the Principles book didn't cover.

To any and all geotech professors reading this..PLEASE ASSIGN THIS BOOK OVER ALL OTHERS. THIS MAKES SENSE FOR STUDENTS WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO LEARN THIS STUFF AT 1 AM AND YOUR NOTES DIDNT MAKE SENSE IN CLASS.
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great reference book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
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