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Discover the principles and applications of soil dynamics with the leading introductory textbook -- PRINCIPLES OF SOIL DYNAMICS. Written by one of today's best-selling authorities in geotechnical engineering, Braja M. Das, and Zhe Luo, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Akron, the latest edition of this well-established text addresses today's most recent developments and refinements in the field. This book focuses primarily on the applications of soil dynamics to prepare you for success on the job. You will find thorough coverage of the fundamentals of soil dynamics, dynamic soil properties, foundation vibration, soil liquefaction, pile foundation, and slope stability. New discussions, methods, and procedures ensure you are mastering the latest processes.

Table of Contents:
1. INTRODUCTION. General Information. Nature and Type of Dynamic Loading on Soils. Importance of Soil Dynamics. References. 2. FUNDAMENTALS OF VIBRATION. Introduction. Fundamentals of Vibration. System with a Single Degree of Freedom. Free Vibration of a Spring Mass System. Forced Vibration of a Spring-Mass System. Free Vibration with Viscous Damping. Steady-State Forced Vibration with Viscous Damping. Rotating-Mass-Type Excitation. Determination of Damping Ratio. Vibration-Measuring Instrument. System with Two Degrees of Freedom. Vibration of a Mass-Spring System. Coupled Translation and Rotation of a Mass Spring System (Free Vibration). Problems. References. 3. WAVES IN ELASTIC MEDIUM. Introduction. Stress and Strain. Hooke's Law. Elastic Stress Waves in a Bar. Longitudinal Elastic Waves in a Bar. Velocity of Particles in the Stressed Zone. Reflection of Elastic Stress Waves at the End of a Bar. Torsional Waves in a Bar. Longitudinal Vibration of Short Bars. Torsional Vibration of Short Bars. Stress Waves in an Infinite Elastic Medium. Equation of Motion in an Elastic Medium. Equations for Stress Waves. General Comments. Stress Waves in Elastic Half-Space. Rayleigh Waves. Displacement of Rayleigh Waves. Attenuation of the Amplitude of Elastic Waves with Distance. Visco-elastic Waves in a Bar. References. 4. PROPERTIES OF DYNAMICALLY LOADED SOILS. Introduction. Laboratory Tests and Results. Shear Strength of Soils under Rapid Loading Conditions. Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Soils under Transient Load. Travel-Time Test for Determination of Longitudinal and Shear Wave Velocities (vc and vs). Bender Element Test for Determination of Shear Wave Velocity (vs). Resonant Column Test. Cyclic Simple Shear Test. Cyclic Torsional Simple Shear Test. Cyclic Triaxial Test. Summary of Cyclic Tests. Field Test Measurements. Reflection and Refraction of Elastic Body Waves--Fundamental Concepts. Seismic Refraction Survey (Horizontal Layering). Refraction Survey in Soils with Inclined Layering. Reflection Survey in Soil (Horizontal Layering). Reflection Survey in Soil (Inclined Layering). Subsoil Exploration by Steady-State Vibration. Spectral Analysis of Surface Wave Method (SASW). Soil Exploration by 'Shooting Up the Hole,' 'Shooting Down the Hole,' and 'Cross-Hole Shooting'. Correlations for Shear Wave Velocity, vs. Cyclic Plate Load Test. Correlations for Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio. Test Procedures for Measurement of Moduli and Damping Characteristics. Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio in Sand. Correlation of Gmax of Sand with Standard Penetration Resistance. Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio for Gravels. Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio for Clays. Shear Modulus and Damping Ratio for Lightly Cemented Sand. Problems. References. 5. FOUNDATION VIBRATION. Introduction. Vertical Vibration of Circular Foundations on Elastic Half-Space--Historical Development. Analog Solution for Vertical Vibration of Foundations. Calculation Procedure for Foundation Response-Vertical Vibration. Rocking Vibration of Foundations. Sliding Vibration of Foundations. Torsional Vibration of Foundations. Comparison of Footing Vibration Tests with Theory. Comments on the Mass-Spring-Dashpot Analog Used for Solving Foundation Vibration Problems. Improved Methods for Estimation of Dynamic Spring Constant and Dashpot Coefficient. Coupled Rocking and Sliding Vibration of Rigid Circular Foundations. Vibration of Embedded Foundations. Vertical Vibration of Rigid Cylindrical Foundations. Sliding Vibration of Rigid Cylindrical Foundation. Rocking Vibration of Rigid Cylindrical Foundations. Torsional Vibration of Rigid Cylindrical Foundations Vibration Screening. Active and Passive Isolation: Definitions. Active Isolation by Use of Open Trenches. Passive Isolation by Use of Open Trenches. Passive Isolation by Use of Piles. Problems. References. 6. DYNAMIC BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS. Introduction. Ultimate Dynamic Bearing Capacity. Bearing Capacity in Sand. Bearing Capacity in

About the Author :
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 several geotechnical engineering texts and reference books as well as more than 300 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 Stabilization of Geomaterials and Recycled Materials of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council. 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. Dr. Zhe Luo is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Akron. He received his B.E. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Highway and Railway Engineering from Tongji University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Clemson University. His primary research areas include foundation engineering, probability- and reliability-based design, robust design for resilience, and mechanistic-empirical pavement design. He is currently serving on the editorial board of the International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (Maney Publishing, U.K.). Dr. Luo is a recipient of the Outstanding Lab Instructor Award from Clemson University (2011), the Best Paper Award of Journal of GeoEngineering (2012), and the Best Paper Award of Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards (2013).

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"Dr. Das has done a wonderful job in developing the outline and presenting the material. My students have liked the organization of material in the text...The material is very well explained. It is easy for the students to follow. This is a very good text book." "The topics are truly presented in an easy-to-read format. Students who have had background in basic mechanics, soil mechanics and foundations can follow through without any issue...Sections and sub-sections within the chapters seem to flow very well in a logical fashion...I am quite impressed with this edition. It is concise and very student friendly in its language and presentation."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781305389434
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 191 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1305389433
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jan 2016
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 608
  • Weight: 1066 gr


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