Sobolevsky (geotechnics and environmental engineering, Byelorussian State Polytechnical Academy, Minsk, Belarus) explains why calculations of soil strength using traditional methods lead to mistakes in predicting the behavior of deep foundations, anchors, and reinforced earth. The key is dilatancy, the phenomenon of changing volume during the process of form deformation, a fundamental property of granular media but not of liquids and solids. From the practical perspective of a engineer, he covers the strength of dilating, non-cohesive soil, and deep foundations in dilating soil Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Introduces the theory and practical application of dilating soil and the load-holding capacity of deep foundations. Topics covered include dilatancy as a fundamental property of granular media, direct shear in conditions of constrained dilatancy, and load-holding capacity of a single pile.