Online Lecture Notes on Soil Mechanics

This section is part of: Athanasopoulos, G. A. (2021) "Online Lecture Notes on Soil Mechanics", Geoengineer.org, DOI: https://doi.org/10.48246/GEOENG-EDU-001

1. Chapter 1: Physical Properties of Soils
2. Chapter 2: Stresses in Soils
3. Chapter 3: Seepage
4. Chapter 4: Soil Deformations
5. Chapter 5: Shear Strength of Soils
6. Chapter 6: Soil Compaction
7. Chapter 7: Earth Pressures
   1. Rankine Theory
   2. Coulomb Theory
   3. Graphical Methods
   4. Types of Retaining Structures
      1. Gravity Walls
      2. Cantilever Walls
      3. Diaphragm - Cantilever Walls
      4. Anchored Diaphragm Walls
      5. Values for (φ,δ) for Flexible Walls
      6. Temporary Earth Retaining Structures
   5. Example Problems
      1. Problem 7.1
      2. Problem 7.2
      3. Problem 7.3
      4. Problem 7.4
      5. Problem 7.5
      6. Problem 7.6
      7. Problem 7.7
      8. Problem 7.8
8. Chapter 8: Slope Stability
9. Chapter 9: Bearing Capacity

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