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Instant access to the latest geotechnical engineering dataFully updated to include the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), Geotechnical Engineer's Portable Handbook, Second Edition, features a wealth of on-the-job geotechnical and construction related information in a convenient, quick-reference format. This practical resource is filled with essential data, formulas, and guidelines you can access right away. Detailed tables, charts, graphs, and illustrations are included throughout the book for ease of use in the field.

Coverage includes:



Field exploration
Laboratory testing
Soil and rock classification
Phase relationships
Effective stress and stress distribution
Shear strength
Permeability and seepage
Settlement analyses
Bearing capacity analyses
Pavement and pipeline design
Expansive soil
Slope stability
Geotechnical earthquake engineering
Erosion analyses
Retaining walls
Deterioration
Foundations
Grading and other site improvement methods
Groundwater and percolation tests
Excavation, underpinning, and field lead tests
Geosynthetics
Instrumentation
International Building Code regulations for soils
International Building Code regulations for foundations