Soil Testing Manual: Procedures, Classification Data, and Sampling Practices

ISBN: 0071363637

Author: Day, Robert W.

Condition: New

The essential tool for geotechnical and soil engineering fieldworkWritten by AIA award-winning civil engineer Robert Day, Soil Testing Manual gives engineers, geologists, contractors, on-site construction managers -- anyone who needs answers on the characteristics of soil -- a convenient, complete source of todays most authoritative solutions. This reader-friendly guide simplifies each step of every process, from selecting appropriate methods to analyzing your results. Filled with handy tables, charts, diagrams, and formulas that eliminate time-wasting and frustrating searches and calculations, this manual gives you better results in less time as you:Get expert approaches to testing altered and disturbed soilsSet up a mobile field lab with complete directionsUse rip-out sheets for on-site reference and checksGet quick access to data on grading, instrumentation, technical methods, procedure guidelines, and preferred practicesDraw authoritative conclusions on fill compactionMeasure cohesiveness, shear strength, settlement, permeability, and other critical parametersConstruct a subsoil profile