Elasticity and Geomechanics

A concise examination of the use of elasticity in solving geotechnical engineering problems.

R. O. Davis (Edited by), A. P. S. Selvadurai (Edited by)

9780521498272, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 26 April 1996

216 pages, 131 b/w illus. 2 tables 38 exercises
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.32 kg

"...a valuable guide....Overall, a pleasantly readable book. Highly recommended...." Choice

This book concisely examines the use of elasticity in solving geotechnical engineering problems. In a highly illustrated and user-friendly format, it provides a thorough grounding in the linear theory of elasticity and an understanding of the applications, for upper level students in civil engineering and engineering geology. The first two chapters present a basic framework of the theory of elasticity and describe test procedures for the determination of elastic parameters for soils. Chapters 3 and 4 present the fundamental solutions of Boussinesque, Kelvin and Mindlin and use these to formulate solutions to problems of practical interest in geotechnical engineering. The book concludes with a sequence of appendices designed to provide the interested student with details of elasticity theory which are peripheral to the main text. Each chapter includes a set of questions for the student to answer.

1. Some ideas from the theory of elasticity
2. The elastic constants
3. Fundamental solutions
4. Applications of fundamental solutions
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB]