Product Description

For sophomore/senior-level courses in Geotechnical Engineering or Soils and Foundation Engineering offered in Construction or Civil Engineering Technology departments. This unique lab manual guides students step-by-step through the hows and whys of the most commonly used testing methods in civil engineering practice--those based on the latest American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The manual uses a consistent "Procedure," "Data," and "Calculations" format for each test; contains completely worked examples showing the computations required for the analysis and evaluation of the test data collected; discusses what data, results, and other information should be presented in the test report; and explains what the test results will be used for in practical engineering problems. Blank data reporting forms and graph papers are provided for most tests, and an accompanying CD-ROM contains state-of-the-art, user-friendly software for compiling test data, performing calculations, plotting curves, and obtaining final results.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #795724 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Review
"As a laboratory textbook, it is extremely accurate, detailed; and complex. This text would also be excellent for application in training a technician for an industry laboratory or geo-testing company." -- Timothy W. Zeigler, Southern Polytechnic State University "Overall, the manual does an excellent job in presenting the principles of soil mechanics and the laboratory experiments." -- Dr. Mohammad Najafi, PE, Director, Trenchless Research & Development Center; Visiting Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia

Review

"As a laboratory textbook, it is extremely accurate, detailed; and complex. This text would also be excellent for application in training a technician for an industry laboratory or geo-testing company." — Timothy W. Zeigler, Southern Polytechnic State University

"Overall, the manual does an excellent job in presenting the principles of soil mechanics and the laboratory experiments." — Dr. Mohammad Najafi, PE, Director, Trenchless Research & Development Center; Visiting Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia

Book Info
Provides some basic theory, detailed ASTM and AASHTO procedures, numerical examples, worked calculations, illustrations, and handy data sheets helping students better understand the process of testing and evaluating engineering properties of soils. Softcover. 3 1/2 inch disk included.

Customer Reviews

What do I do with the information?
I bought this book because it was the required lab manual for a Soils Testing Class at the University I attend. The authors went into great detail in describing each lab and all the equipment used to perform the tests. However, as a student I would have hoped to know how to decipher the results of the test to come up with a useable solution to apply to real life construction applications. For example, if I find during a test that my soil is non plastic, how can I find out what kind of foundation to use to build a structure on the soil? I feel like the chapters should have gone at least one step further in their explanations.