Theoretical Soil Mechanics

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Summary: State-of-the-art soil mechanics textbook
Review: As known, Terzaghi is the father of the model soil mechanics. He published many excellent papers that still be the references of the new methods in soil engineering today. However, the book is quite sophisticate that you need to have some ideas about soil mechanics, hydrology, and mechanics of material. Ortherwise, you will leave it in your bookcase forever!

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Summary: Yes, it's classic but require some knowledge backgrounds
Review: As known, Terzaghi is the father of the model soil mechanics. He published many excellent papers that still be the references of the new methods in soil engineering today. However, the book is quite sophisticate that you need to have some ideas about soil mechanics, hydrology, and mechanics of material. Ortherwise, you will leave it in your bookcase forever!

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Summary: State-of-the-art soil mechanics textbook
Review: Even tons of soil mechanics, foundation engineering and any textsbooks related to geotechnical problems are available in past 50 years, Theoretical Soil Mechanics by Terzaghi is still the best soil mechanics reference ever. It is excellent soil mechanics textbook since the contents describe not only numerical methods but also the physical meaning underlying those methods in geotech field. Many geotechnical textbooks, right now, can be categorized as applications of the soil mechanics theories contained in this textbook. I would recommend to have it as a main reference for civil engineers especially geotechnical engineers or even book-lover!

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Summary: Terzaghi's Original Masterpiece
Review: This text is the original full-length in English by Karl Terzaghi, the father of soil mechanics. (An earlier book was published in German in 1925.) This book provides the theroetical basis for Terzaghi's approach to the subject and provides the theoretical background for the later work, Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice. The latter book has been rewritten and updated twice by coauthors since its original introduction in the late 1940s and remains an indispensable textbook. Both books should be on every geotechnical engineer's bookshelf.

Rating:
Summary: Terzaghi's Original Masterpiece
Review: This text is the original full-length in English by Karl Terzaghi, the father of soil mechanics. (An earlier book was published in German in 1925.) This book provides the theroetical basis for Terzaghi's approach to the subject and provides the theoretical background for the later work, Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice. The latter book has been rewritten and updated twice by coauthors since its original introduction in the late 1940s and remains an indispensable textbook. Both books should be on every geotechnical engineer's bookshelf.