Geotechnical Engineering: Principles & Practices

"I like the balance between the analytical and empirical aspects of foundation engineering. The coverage of both geotechnical and structural engineering aspects of foundation is also appealing." -Dobroslav Znidarcic, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER "The material is very current. The author stays on top of the profession and uses state-of-the-art information, techniques, and methods." -Roman D. Hryciw, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN "The coverage of the book is excellent, and it is well-grounded in the fundamentals of soil mechanics." -Ed Kavazanjian, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY "The book presents the practice side of foundation engineering in addition to the principles of design. Most textbooks present only the principles." -M. Sherif Aggour, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND "Interesting and very useful features of this book are: 1.) the List of Vocabulary, 2.0 the Summary of Major Points at the end of each chapter, and 3.) the use of both English and SI units--this is particularly important for empirical equations with built-in units." -Marte S. Gutierrez, VIRGINIA TECH