Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils Vols 1 &2
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Author(s): T. Tan, K. Phoon, D. Hight and S. Leroueil
Publisher: A.A. Balkema
ISBN: 905809538X
Format: hardback
813pp
Price: $349.50, €318
Review Date: 26 February 2003
Review: The two volumes comprise 34 papers pertaining to the natural behaviour of diverse geo-materials found indifferent pars of the world and three overview papers covering engineering geology, mechanical behaviour and engineering implications. As many types of natural soil and as wide a geographical coverage as possible is include. Volume 1includes the overview papers and covers: marine clays; estuarine clays; lacustrine clays. Volume 2 covers: stiff clays; sands and other cohesionless soils; residual and other tropical soils, and weak rock.