Fundamentals of Soil Behavior, 2nd Edition

by James K. Mitchell

Explains the factors which determine and control the engineering properties of soils--particularly volume change, deformation, strength and permeability. New to this expanded coverage of residual and tropical soils, environmental aspects of soil behavior, material on partly saturated soils, revised treatment of direct or coupled hydraulic, chemical, thermal and electrical flows through soil.

456 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976