





This unique manual guides users step-by-step through the hows and whys of the most commonly used testing methods in civil engineering practicethose based on the latest American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The book uses a consistent Procedure, Data, and Calculations...

Updated with new and basic material, this fundamental geotechnical (soils) manual provides the reader with the basic theory of soil engineering and information on over 19 validated experiments commonly used in engineering practice to evaluate the properties of soils.