Soils and Foundations 7th Edition

Surprisingly clear, concise, easy to understand, well-written textbook. I work for a state DOT and still use it as one of my regular reference.

This is a good reference book for PE exam in geoetechnical depth. However, you can not rely completely on this book. About 70% it will cover, but you should also study the other prime text books like Joseph Bowles, BM Das, etc. Anyway, it is a good book, lot of example problems, that will help you to prepare for the exam.

I purchased this text for a soils and foundation class. On the surface, the text is well put together and it provides clear explanations and calculations to a wide range of soil problems. This book is a keeper because of the ease of the reading and illustrations.I took a soils class at another school and that course was more speculative and the text I had for that class doesn't compare to this text. This text is more practical and application based which gives you a more hands on feel.If you are taking a soils course and this is not the required text; I would recommend it as a reference for you.Good luck in your studies and always remember "NEVER CALL IT DIRT!"Dirt is dirty and soil is a natural resource of the earth's minerals. :-)

This book is written in a sensible way where we do not have to study theories. It provides all the basics in plain english without compromise, or holding back. I would recommend this book for all students preparing for the professional Engineers exam, the afternoon session in conjunction withe the 3 DVDs offered by Liiban Affi from [...]. Both would serve you well.

Great book to read if you are a student or a professional trying to remember the basics in foundation engineering

this book is very helpful in fidnding how to calculate the properties of soil i have not yet been through the entire book.

This book explains the subject of soils and foundations in a straight-forward manner that is not terse and steeped in needless derivations or largely unnecessarily advanced math. I've even seen one book on this subject that delves into finite element analysis. Instead, this book explains its subject manner succinctly, along with equations, and then uses those equations in numerous examples. There are plentiful diagrams and end-of-chapter exercises with solutions to about half of the problems in the back of the book. I notice that the table of contents is missing from the product description so I add that next:1 Formation of Natural Soil Deposits2 Engineering Properties of Soils3 Soil Exploration4 Soil Compaction and Stabilization5 Water in Soil6 Stress Distribution in Soil7 Consolidation of Soil and Settlement of Structures8 Shear Strength of Soil9 Shallow Foundations10 Pile Foundations11 Drilled Shaft Foundations12 Lateral Earth Pressure13 Retaining Structures14 Stability Analysis of SlopesNothing in the book talks about scholastic preparation for this subject, but I would recommend that you have a year of engineering physics and a class on statics. The book's equations also involve some calculus, such as when determining the water content in soil in chapter five, but it is nothing overly involved. Most of the book's mathematics involves nothing more advanced than some trigonometry.

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It is all about soils and foundations! This book deserves to have 5 star ratings.Moreover, Humber College recommended this book for their Civil Engineering Program.