Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications, Third Edition - Paperback

by William Powrie (Author)

This is a rigorous and up-to-date textbook covering the soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering topics typically included in a university course. It encourages students to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of soil mechanics by building a robust and adaptable framework of ideas to support and accommodate the analytical tools needed to solve the more complex problems that confront the practicing geotechnical engineer.

Author Biography

William Powrie FREng is Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Southampton, UK. He has extensive practical experience on projects and is Geotechnical Consultant to WJ Groundwater Ltd. and Convenor of the 15-university UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC).