Principles of Geotechnical Engineering

By Braja M. Das and Khaled Sobhan

Book Overview

Braja M. Das' PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING provides civil engineering students and professionals with an overview of soil properties and mechanics, combined with a study of field practices and basic soil engineering procedures. Through four editions, this book has distinguished itself by its exceptionally clear theoretical explanations, realistic worked examples, thorough discussions of field testing methods, and extensive problem sets, making this book a leader in its field. Das's goal in revising this best-seller has been to reorganize and revise existing chapters while incorporating the most up-to-date information found in the current literature. Additionally, Das has added numerous case studies as well as new introductory material on the geological side of geotechnical engineering, including coverage of soil formation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534037658
• ISBN13: 9780534037659
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: PWS Engineering
• Length: 571 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Geologist learning Geotech

This is a great book. It came recommended to me by my engineer supervisor. I am a geologist who needs to learn more about geotech and the engineering side of the industry.

Superior!

This book is full of wonderful information that will be very helpful to me in my career.

Isn't it common knowledge to use Das?

If you need to know something introductory about geotech, this is the way to go.

Textbook was new, packaged well and shipped immediately!!

Buying my textbook was simple! Before I buy other textbooks, I will definitely check to see if they have them.

This is a great intro book on Soil Mechanics.

I just finished taking a intro Soil Mechanics class using this book. We completed all 16 chapters which is quite a feat for any engineering class. I thought the book was very good at laying out the conceptual aspects of soil mechanics and it was very easy to read through, espcially for an engineering book. The book has lots of illustrations and pictures (B & W). The books chapter layout was a little bass ackwards (Ch 11-14). The book has a fair amount of sample problems, at least one for every concept. However Engineering students regarding solved problems are like crack addicts on the streets, you can never have enough of what you desire. I would actually rate this book a 4.5/5.0......but I had to round up.