Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, 5E presents the essential components of two market-leading engineering texts in one powerful combined course.
The text offers a concise blend of critical information from Braja Das' leading
Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering and
Principles of Foundation Engineering. This valuable, cohesive book focuses on the fundamental concepts of both soil mechanics and foundation engineering without the distraction of excessive details or cumbersome alternatives. A wealth of worked-out examples and useful supporting figures help your students master key concepts and gain essential problem-solving skills.
Prestigious authors Das and Sivakugan carefully balance today's most current research with practical field applications in a proven approach that has made Das' books undisputed leaders in the field. A wealth of accompanying resources, including MindTap®, help reinforce the geotechnical engineering skills your students need.
New to this Edition
- NEW CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS LOAD RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN (LRFD). This all-new chapter (Ch. 20) highlights a new design concept that is becoming increasingly popular in geotechnical applications.
- 40 NEW FIELD APPLICATION PHOTOGRAPHS FURTHER CLARIFY CONCEPTS. Additional photographs provide a clearer understanding of the big picture. These new photos added to the book's abundance of illustrations help students understand the material. Most of the photographs are taken from construction sites to provide a clear perspective of real-world challenges.
- NEW CRITICAL THINKING PROBLEMS APPEAR IN EACH CHAPTER. These problems challenge students to think outside the box and develop creative, workable solutions.
- NEW COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS. Chapter 4 discusses critical visual identification of soils. Chapter 9 includes a new section on the effects of the initial excess pore water pressures on time-rate consolidation settlement. The average degree of consolidation and corresponding time factor values are given for several initial pore pressure distributions. A new section on construction time correction of consolidation settlement has also been added.
- BOOK FOCUSES ON CRITICAL CHALLENGES FOR NEW GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS. Chapter 10 discusses the selection of the right strength parameters in a project. Chapter 12 includes a new section on field instrumentation, prompted by the increasing use of instrumentation in geotechnical projects.
- COVERAGE EMPHASIZES NEW KEY TOPICS. Chapter 15 now analyzes cantilever sheet pile walls and anchored sheet pile walls. Chapter 16 discusses bearing capacity of a strip foundation subjected to eccentric and inclined loading in greater detail. Chapter 17 describes a new settlement prediction method for granular soils, proposed by Berardi and Lancellotta, with examples to illustrate its application. The chapter now discusses a simple method to account for the additional settlement of foundations, induced by the water table rise in granular soil.
About the Authors
Braja M. Das
Dr. Braja Das is Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento. He received his M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of a number of geotechnical engineering texts and reference books and more than 250 technical papers in the area of geotechnical engineering. His primary areas of research include shallow foundations, earth anchors, and geosynthetics. Dr. Das is a Fellow and Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Life Member of the American Society for Engineering Education, and an Emeritus Member of the Chemical and Mechanical Stabilization Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council (Washington D.C.). He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence, including the AMOCO Foundation Award, the AT&T Award for Teaching Excellence from the American Society for Engineering Education, the Ralph Teetor Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Dr. Sivakugan received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, with First Class Honors. He earned his MSCE and Ph.D. from Purdue University, West Lafayette, U.S.A. Dr. Sivakugan’s writings include six books, 120 refereed international journal papers, 80 refereed international conference papers, and more than 100 consulting reports. As a registered professional engineer of Queensland and a chartered professional engineer, Dr. Sivakugan does substantial consulting work for the geotechnical and mining industry in Australia and overseas, including the World Bank. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers Australia. He has supervised 13 Ph.D. students to completion at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, where he was the Head of Civil Engineering from 2003 to 2014.
