TY - BOOK AU - Holtz,Robert D. AU - Kovacs,William D. TI - An introduction to geotechnical engineering T2 - Prentice-Hall civil engineering and engineering mechanics series SN - 0134843940 U1 - 624.1513 20 PY - 1981/// CY - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. PB - Prentice Hall KW - Mecánica de suelos KW - Mecánica de rocas KW - localuch KW - Rock mechanics KW - Geotechnical engineering N1 - Includes index; Bibliography: pages 701-717; 1; Introduction to geotechnical engineering -- 2; Index and classification properties of soils -- 3; Soil classification -- 4; Clay minerals and soil structure -- 5; Compaction -- 6; Water in soils, I: Capillarity, shrinkage, swelling, frost action -- 7; Water in soils, II: permeability, seepage, effective stress -- 8; Consolidation and consolidation settlements -- 9; Time rate of consolidation -- 10; Mohr cicle, failure theories, and stress paths -- 11; Shear stregth of sands and clays ER -