An Introduction to Soil Mechanics by Arnold Verruijt PDF free download

Topics: Soil mechanics, Soils basic characteristics, Soils nature, Particle size analysis, fine soils plasticity, Soil description, Phase relationships, Soil compaction, Seepage, Soil water, Permeability, Seepage theory, Flow nets, Anisotropic soil conditions, Non-homogenous soil conditions, Transfer condition, Grouting, Frost heave, Effective stress, effective stress principle, Partially saturated soils, Shear strength, Shear failure, Shear strength tests, Sands shear strength, Saturated clays Shear strength, Pore pressure coefficients, Stresses, displacements, Elasticity, Plasticity, Stresses from elastic theory, Displacement from elastic theory, Lateral earth pressure, Rankine's theory of earth pressure, Coulomb's theory of earth pressure, Gravity walls, Embedded walls, Braced excavations, Diaphragm walls, Reinforced soil, Slopes stability, Plane translational slip analysis, long-term stability, Embankment dams, Ground investigation, Borehole logs, Geophysical methods, Ground contamination

Topics: Simple stress, simple strain, Shear stress, Saint-Venant's principle, Stress, strain, Modulus of elasticity, Modulus of Rigidity, Bar elongation, Superposition principle, Tapering section Bars, Elongation due to self-weight, Uniform strength column, Statically indeterminate systems, Temperature stresses, Shrinking on, Strain analysis, Tensile test diagram, Elastic constants, Three-Dimensional stress systems, Compound stress, compound stress, Principal stresses, Maximum shear stresses, Mohr's Stress cycle, Three coplanar stress, Ellipse of Stress, Strain Analysis, Principal Strain, Principal shear strain, Mohr's Strain cycle, Strain Energy, Shear force, Bending moment, Supports types, Bending stress in beams, Simple bending theory, Moment of inertia, Flitched beams, composite beams, Unsymmetrical bending, Ellipse of inertia, Shear stress in beams, Shear stress variation, Built-up beams, Shear centre, Deflection, Beam differential equation, Deflection at a point, Macaulay's method, Moment-Area method, Strain energy due to bending, Castigliano's First theorem, Deflection by castigliano's Theorem, Impact loading on beams, conjugate beam method, Betti's reciprocal deflections theorem, Maxwell's Reciprocal Deflection theorem, Fixed beams, Continuous beams, Fixidity Effects, Clapeyron's three moment equation, Torsion, Springs, Columns, Struts, Failure Theories, Plastic bending, Plane frame structures, Materials properties, Materials testing, Tensile testing, Compression testing, Torsion testing, Hardness testing, Impact testing, Fatigue testing

Topics: Concrete technology, Cements, Modern cements history, Portland cement manufacturing, Portland cement wet process manufacturing, Portland cement dry process manufacturing, Cement chemical composition, Cements hydration, Heat of hydration, Calcium silicate hydrates, Calcium hydroxide, calcium aluminate hydrates, hydrated cements structure, Water requirement for hydration, Cement types, ASTM cements classification, Ordinary Portland cement, Rapid hardened cement, Extra rapid hardening cement, Portland slag cement, Quick setting cement, super sulphated cement, low heat cement, Portland pozzolana cement, coloured cement, hydrophobic cement, masonry cement, expansive cement, Cement testing, Aggregates, aggregates testing, Aggregates form igneous rock, aggregates from sedimentary rocks, aggregates from metamorphic rock, aggregate crushing value, aggregates impact value, aggregate abrasion value, Deval attrition test, Dorry Abrasion test, Los Angeles test, modulus of elasticity, bulk density, specific gravity, Sieve analysis, Aggregates testing, Water, water qualities, Sea water for mixing concrete, Admixture, construction chemicals, Plasticizers, water reducers, Workability, Plasticizers action, Superplasticizers classification, Factors affecting workability, Superplasticizers types, Fresh concrete, Fresh concrete water content, Fresh concrete mix proportions, Aggregates sizes in fresh concrete, Aggregates shape, Surface texture, Admixture use in fresh concrete, Workability measurement, Slump test, k-slump test, aggregates grading, compacting factor test, flow test, flow table apparatus, vee bee consistometer test, setting of concrete, Manufacture of concrete process, Concrete compaction, Concrete curing, Concrete strength, Water-cement ratio, Strength gaining with age, Concrete maturity concept, Bond strength, High strength concrete, Elasticity, Creep, Shrinkage, Aggregates elastic properties, Modulus of Elasticity, Dynamic modulus of elasticity, Poison's ratio, Creep rheological representation, Creep measurement, Factors affecting creep, Aggregate influence, Mix proportion influence, Shrinkage, Plastic Shrinkage, Drying Shrinkage, Moisture movement, Autogenous Shrinkage, Carbonation shrinkage, Concrete Durability, Strength to Durability relationship, Concrete volume change, Durability definition, durability significance, Permeability, Cement paste permeability, Concrete permeability, Plastic shrinkage cracks, Settlement cracks, Thermal shrinkage, Hardened concrete testing, Concrete mix design, Special concrete, concrete methods

Topics: strength Of Materials, Simple stress, simple strain, Elastic materials, Hooke's law, Modulus of elasticity, Young's modulus, Brittle materials, Poisson's ratio, Shear stress, Modulus of rigidity, Double shear, Temperature stresses, Compound bar, Cantilever beams, Simple beams, Shear force, bending moment, Shear force diagram, bending moment diagram, Torsion, Crystalline structure, Metals crystalline structure, Atomic bonding, crystal structure, Body-centered cubic structure, Face-centered cubic structure, Hexagonal close-packed structure, grain structure, grain boundary, polymorphism, Slope of beams, deflection of beams, Fatigue, creep, Fracture, Creep test, Fracture mechanics, Linear fracture mechanics, Griffith's fracture criterion

Topics: Geology, Earth's Surface, Earth's Dimensions, Surface Relief, Earth's Interior, Temperature gradient, Earth's Density, Earthquakes, Isostasy, Continental Drift, Oceanic Ridges, Rock Magnetism, Drift Mechanism, Geological History, Strati-graphical column, Plate Tectonics, Earth age, Earth origin, Precambrian, Phanerozoic, Surface Processes, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Minerals, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Geological Structures, Strength of Geological materials, In-situ investigations, Laboratory investigations, Geological Maps, Ground-water, Slope Stability, Reservoirs, Dams, Excavations, Ground water treatment, Nuclear waste, Foundations, Construction materials, Water supplies, Retaining walls, Thermal treatment, Consolidation, Grouting, Dewatering, Underground excavations, Disposal of excavated materials, Surface excavations, Ground-water control, Underground reservoir, Reservoirs, Dams, Slope Stability, Slope Failure, Water levels, Aquifers, Aquicludes, Hydrological Cycle

Topics: Direct Normal stress, stress, strain, Direct shear stress, Screw Threads, Experimental stress analysis, Computational stress analysis, Fundamental of statics, Materials design properties, Properties of steel, Properties of Cast Iron, Properties of Aluminum, Wood, Concrete, Plastics, Composites, Direct stress, Deformation, Computing design stress, Thermal stress, Bearing stress, Design bearing stress, Twisting, Elastic Torsional Deformation, Torsion, Beam loading, Beams supports, Beam types, Supports reactions, Centroids, Complex shapes centroid, Radius of Gyration, section modulus, Flexure formula, General shear formula, Special shear formulas, Shear flow, Beams deflection, combined stress, Columns, Slenderness Ratio, Buckling formula, Pressure vessels, Bolted connections design, Rivet joints, Eccentrically loaded riveted joints, Eccentrically loaded Bolted joints

Topics: earth structure, lithosphere, mantle, core, specific gravity, Earth's magnetic field, plate tectonics, continental drift, continental margin, geologic time, historical geology, stratigraphy, relative time, absolute time, radiometric time scale, geologic time scale, palentology, Minerals, rocks, weathering, erosion, deposition, Marine erosion, Marine deposition, depositional basin, Lacustrine environment, Desert environment, Glacial Environment, subsurface water, Diagenesis, structural geology, petroleum traps, petroleum, reservoir, recovery techniques, exploration techniques, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamoprphic rock, rock cycle, mechanical weathering, chemica weathering, weathering products, downslope movement, floodplain deposits, delta deposits, stream deposits, Marine depth zones, Marine currents, wave types, wave refraction, erosional features, marine shoreline, marine deposition, Basin, Lake basin, lacustrine deposition, lacustrine deposits, desert erosion, desert deposition, desert deposits, Glacier, glacial deposition, glacial deposits, groundwater classification, aquifer, water table, water well, ground water processes, groundwater products, lithification, induration, diagenesis, fracturing, stress, strain, faults, folds, strike, dip, superposition, decriptive geometry, stereographic projection, hydrocarbon traps, structural traps, stratigraphic traps, combination traps, unconformity traps, crude oil, natural gas, reservoir performane, reservoir pressure, resevoir loss, reservoir destruction, reservoir rocks, clastic reservoirs, carbonate reservoirs, seals, pressure-data, geometry, fluid content, Rock sampling, fluid flow, porosity, permeability, reservoir properties, surface geology, surface data, surface geology, drilling operations, well cuttings, cores, electric logging, radioactivity logging, acousting logging, sonic logging, spontaenous potential logs, self potential logs, resistivity logs, induction logs, dual induction-focused logs, electrode logs, radioactivity logs, acoustic logs, drill stem tests, geophysical surveys, geochemical surveys, maps, cross-sections

Topics: Applied Thermodynamics, Thermodynamics, steam, Internal Latent Heat, entropy, steam generators, boilers, steam boiler, Fire Tube Boilers, Water Tube Boilers, High Pressure Boilers, boiler mountings, draught, chimney, evaporative capacity, boiler efficiency, steam power cycles, Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle, Modified Rankine cycle, Regenerative cycle, Reheat cycle, Binary vapour cycle, reciprocating steam engine, compound steam engines, Multi-Cylinder Engines, uniflow steam engine, steam nozzles, nozzle efficiency, steam injector, steam turbines, turbine efficiencies, reheating steam, steam turbine governing, steam turbine control, steam condensers, condensing plant, jet condensers, surface condensers, gas power cycles, air standard efficiency, dual combustion cycle, Atkinson cycle, Ericsson cycle, Brayton cycle, internal combustion engines, Four-Stroke Cycle Engines, Two-Stroke Cycle Engines, ignition system, fuel injection system, electronic fuel system, cooling system, lubrication systems, Performance Number, Combustion Chamber Design, octane number, Diesel Knock, cetane number, supercharging, dissociation, Engine Performance Curves, Wankel Rotary Combustion Engine, Stratified Charge Engines, Duel-Fuel Engines, air compressors, Reciprocating Compressors, volumetric efficiency, Multi-stage Compression, compressor performance, intercooler, Compressed Air Motors, Rotary Compressors, gas turbines, jet propulsion, Open Cycle Gas Turbines, Constant Volume Combustion Turbines, Gas Turbine Fuels, refrigeration, Air Refrigeration System, Simple Vapour Compression System, Vapour Absorption System, Refrigerants, Air-conditioning Systems, Air-conditioning, load estimation, Air Distribution

Topics: Materials Science, materials Engineering, Rutherford model, Bohr model, atom, De- Broglie’s atomic model, Atomic bonding, ionic bonding, covalent bonding, Secondary Bonding, metallic bonding, Fluctuating Induced Dipole Bonds, Polar Molecule-Induced Dipole Bonds, Permanent Dipole Bonds, Crystallography, crystal structures, Crystal Lattice, Bravais lattices, Metallic Crystal Structures, Polycrystalline Materials, Non-Crystalline Solids, Miller Indices, Point Defects, Mechanical Properties of Metals, Stress-Strain curve, Elastic deformation, plastic deformation, Tensile Properties, Brinell Hardness Test, Micro-hardness Test, Knoop Hardness Test, Scleroscope Hardness Test, durometer, fracture, creep, dislocation, Solid-Solution Strengthening, Microstructural Exam, Grain size determination, carbon steel, cast iron, alloy, Dielectric Materials, Dielectric strength, Intrinsic dielectric strength, Magnetic Properties, Diamagnetism, Ferromagnetism, Ferrimagnetism, Hard Magnetic Materials, Extrinsic Semiconductor, semiconductor

Topics: fiber stress, stress-strain curve of concrete, creep, shrinkage, nonprestressing reinforcement, ACI Maximum permissible stress, AASHTO maximum permissible stress, circular prestressing, elastic shortening of concrete, steel stress relaxation, creep loss, shrinkage loss, anchorage-seating loss, service-load design, composite beam, ultimate-strength flexural design, shear strength, torsional strength, web-shear reinforcement, dowel reinforcement, torsional behavior, indeterminate frame, indeterminate portal, camber, deflection, crack control, prestressed compression, tension member, LRFD, seismic shear

Topics: Soil, rock weathering, soil formation, soil profile, soil classification, soil taxonomy, entisols, inceptisols, andisols, gelisols, histosols, Soil Architecture, soil color, soil texture, soil textural classes, mineral soils structure, tillage, soil density, soil water, soil water energy, soil water content, soil water potential, infiltration, percolation, water vapor movement, hydrologic cycle, soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, enhancing soil drainage, septic tank drain fields, soil aeration, redox potential, wetlands, soil temperature control, soil colloids, layer silicate clay structure, cation exchange capacity, soil acidity, soil ecology, soil organism, earthworms, ants, termites, soil algae, soil fungi, soil prokaryotes, soil organic, soil organic matter management, climate change, soil phosphorus, sulfur oxidation, sulfur retention, soil fertility maintenance, phosphorus cycle, ammonia volatilization, ammonia fixation, sulfur cycle, calcium, magnesium, silicon, trace elements, Practical Nutrient Management, chemical pollution, Geographic Soils Information

Topics: Well Test Interpretation, well test, wellbore storage, Radial Flow Semilog Analysis, Log-Log Type Curve Analysis, Pressure Transient Testing, gas flow equation, flow regimes, diagnostic plot, bounded reservoir behavior, Variable Flow Rate, flow rate, wellbore phenomena, Near-Wellbore Phenomena, Well Test Interpretation Workflow, Well Test Design Workflow

Topics: Soil Conservation, Water Conservation, erosion, Soil Erosion and Civilization, Geologic Erosion, Sedimentation, Landscape Development, rock types, Sedimentary Landforms, Mass Movement Deposits, Glacial Landscapes, Water Erosion, erosion damage, Vegetation, Soil Properties, Soil Erodibility, pollution, Water-Erosion Control, Wind Erosion, wind erosion process, Windbreaks, Shelterbelts, Wind-Erosion Control, Predicting Soil Loss, Tolerable Soil Loss, Universal Soil Loss Equation, Computer-Based Soil Loss Prediction Models, Wind-Erosion Prediction Equation, Wind Erosion Prediction System, Soil Map Unit Interpretations, soil survey, Land Use Planning, managing land, cropping systems, Managing Monocultures, crop rotations, Multiple Cropping, Evaluating Cropping Systems, strip cropping, tillage, Conservation Tillage, deep tillage, Contour Cultivation, Emergency Wind-Erosion Control, Gully-Control Structures, road ditches, culverts, Earthen Dams, Streambank Protection, flood control, Wind Erosion-Control Structures, Pastureland Management, Rangeland Management, Forestland Management, water cycle, drought, Soil Drainage, wetlands, Irrigation, Irrigation Methods, Land Reclamation, Conservation Irrigation, soil pollution, pollutants, industrial wastes, agricultural wastes, aerosols, polluted soil, Hazardous Sites, Soil Remediation, Water Quality, water Pollution, Water acidification, Farm Service Agency

Topics: Civil Engineering Procedure, civil engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering Design, Applied Civil Engineering Design, Civil Engineering Design Documents, construction process management, site analysis, Site reconnaissance, surveys, measured survey, condition survey, Photographic survey, video surveys, Site Investigation, Foundation design, subsoil examination, trial pits, borehole, Window samplers, Rotary Drilling Equipment, Percussion boring, construction principles, construction equipment, earthing moving equipment, bulldozer, Frontend Loader, Motor Graders, scrapers, truck, Excavating Equipment, construction elements, Foundation construction, foundation types, Strip foundations, Wide strip foundation, Short-bored pile foundations, Pad foundations, Raft foundations

Topics: Fluid Mechanics, hydraulic machines, viscosity, compressibility, bulk modulus, surface tension, capillarity, vapor pressure, cavitation, Pascal's law, manometers, Piezometer, differential manometer, isothermal process, buoyancy, flotation, meta-center, fluid flow, continuity equation, velocity, acceleration, velocity potential function, stream function, equipotential line, Vortex flow, ideal flow, potential flow, momentum equation, free liquid jets, orifices, mouthpieces, notches, weirs, viscous flow, turbulent flow, Reynolds experiment, dimensional homogeneity, model analysis, dimensionless numbers, Boundary layer flow, compressible flow, Mach number, Jet propulsion, hydraulic machines, turbines, Pelton wheel, Radial flow reaction turbines, Francis turbine, axial flow reaction turbine, Draft tube, specific speed, unit quantities, centrifugal pumps, cavitation, maximum suction lift, net positive suction head, reciprocating pumps, air vessels, fluid system, hydraulic press, hydraulic accumulator, hydraulic intensifier, hydraulic ram, hydraulic lift, hydraulic crane, hydraulic coupling, hydraulic torque converter, air lift pump, gear-wheel pump

Topics: peak oil, rock properties, isothermal compressibilty, gas law, specific gravity, material balance equation, Havlena method, odeh method, single-phase reservoirs, gas reservoir, gas-condensate reservoir, lean gas cycling, water drive, oil reservoir fluid, Kelly-Snyder field, canyon reef reservoir, Gloyd-mitchell zone, Rodessa field, water compressibility, saturated oil reservoir, gas liberation technique, volatile oil reservoir, Darcy's law, permeability, steady-state flow, linear flow, radial flow, transient flow, pseudosteady-state flow, productivity ratio, superposition, drawdown testing, skin factor, buildup testing, water influx, steady-state model, unsteady-state model, Van Everdingen drive model, Hurst Edgewater drive model, bottomwater drive, recovery efficiency, microscopic displacement efficiency, relative permeability, macroscopic displacement efficiency, immiscible displacement process, Buckley-leverett displacement, Oil recovery

Topics: Tensile Testing, Stress-Strain Curve, stress, strain, Ductility, Anisotropy, Tensile Loads, Uniaxial Tensile Testing, Tensile Testing Equipment, Strain Sensors, Gripping Techniques, Environmental Chambers, Product Design, Hardness-Strength Correlation, elastic modulus, mechanical testing, Sheet Formability, Formability Tests, Plane-Strain Tensile Testing, Anelasticity, Proportional Limit, damping, Fracture Characterization, Yield Point, Elastomers, plastic, ceramic, ceramic-matrix, Fiber-Reinforced Composites, High-Strain Rates, Hot Tensile Testing, temperature control, High Strain Rate Tensile Testing, Conventional Load Frames, Expanding Ring Test, Flyer Plate Loading, Short Duration Pulse Loading, Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Technique, Rotating Wheel Test

Topics: Soil Chemistry, analytical chemistry, geochemistry, Particle Accelerators, Synchrotrons, Stanford Linear Accelerator, Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator, Fermi National Laboratory Accelerator, Brookhaven Realistic Heavy Ion Collider, quarks, leptons, Atomic Numbers, Avogadro’s Number, atomic orbitals, Acid–Base Titrations, Precipitation, Complex Reactions, Chemical Units, Molarity, Molality, Radioactivity, isotopes, mole fractions, Soil Composition, Electrochemical Potentials, carbon dating, Electrochemical Cells, Nernst Equation, Electron Activity, chemical potential, membrane potential, Soil Gas, Oxygen Revolution, soil aeration, soil aerification, Soil Air Quality, Hydrotropism, Hypoxia, soil water chemistry, Oxygen Demand of Water, Total Soil Water Potential, Matric Potential, Pressure Potential, Osmotic Potential, Gravitational Potential, Plant–Soil–Water Energy Relation, water dissociation, Colloidal Chemistry, Colloidal System, soil humus, Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, lipids, Lignins, humic matter, Electron Microscopy, Clay Minerals, Surface Potential, Electric Double Layer, Helmholtz Double-Layer Theory, Gouy–Chapman Double-Layer Theory, Adsorption Isotherms, soil adsorption, water adsorption, Cation Exchange, Cation Exchange Reactions, Cation Exchange Capacity, Langmuir–Vageler Equation, Mono-Divalent Cation Exchange Reaction, Mono-Monovalent Cation Exchange Reaction, Anion Exchange, Phosphate Retention, Phosphate fixation, Phosphate Potential, Soil Reaction, Acid–Base Chemistry, Weathering, Coordination Theory, Complex Formation, chelation, Metal–Organic Complex Reactions, Clay–Organic Compound Complexes

Topics: Reinforced Concrete Design, Design processes, composite action, stress-strain relations, shrinkage, thermal movement, creep, materials specification, Limit state design, Characteristics material strengths, Combination of actions, Load combinations, Beams analysis, Frames Analysis, Shear wall structures resisting horizontal loads, Moments redistribution, Rectangular-parabolic stress block, Triangular stress block, Shear, bond, Torsion, Anchorage bond, span-effective depth ratio, deflection calculation, flexural cracking, Thermal cracking, Shrinkage cracking, Reinforced concrete beams design, Reinforced concrete slabs design, Column design, column classification, slender column design, Foundations design, Retaining walls design, Prestressed concrete, Water-retaining structures, composite construction, Footings, Reinforcement details, Shear connector design

Topics: elasticity, stress, strain, elastic moduli, strain energy, thermoelasticity, poroelasticity, anisotropy, nonlinear elasticity, failure mechanics, tensile failure, shear failure, compaction failure, underground stress, pore pressure, sedimentary rocks, borehole failure criteria, rock mechanics, rock acoustics, reflections refractions, borehole acoustics, seismic, rock models, grain pack models, fractured rocks, unstable boreholes, time-delayed borehole failure, hydraulic fracturing, reservoir geomechanics, compaction, subsidence, well problems