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Principles of Geotechnical Engineering

Hardcover
Edition: 6
Author: Braja M. Das
Publisher: Cengage-Engineering
Release Date: 2005-10-06
ISBN-10: 0534551440
ISBN-13: 9780534551445
List Price: ~~$157.95~~
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Summary:
Intended as an introductory text in soil mechanics, the sixth edition of Das, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, offers an overview of soil properties and mechanics, together with coverage of field practices and basic engineering procedure. With more figures and worked out problems than any other text on the market, this text also provides the background information needed to support study in later design-oriented courses or in professional practice.

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Not another edition!	Customer Rating:
I ask the publisher and the author: Is another edition of this text really necessary? The material in this edition is no different than the previous. The explanations on soil testing and soil behavior are still very deficient. There are no improvements made. Oh, I almost forgot: we have a brand new cover and it does look better.

great condition, a little damage due to shipping	Customer Rating:
looks great, feels great, smells great. minor damage on the binder from shipping.

This is a great intro book on Soil Mechanics.

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I just finished taking a intro Soil Mechanics class using this book. We completed all 16 chapters which is quite a feat for any engineering class.

I thought the book was very good at laying out the conceptual aspects of soil mechanics and it was very easy to read through, espcially for an engineering book. The book has lots of illustrations and pictures (B&W). The books chapter layout was a little bass ackwards (Ch 11-14). The book has a fair amount of sample problems, at least one for every concept. However Engineering students regarding solved problems are like crack addicts on the streets, you can never have enough of what you desire.

I would actually rate this book a 4.5/5.0......but I had to round up.

Much to be desired.	Customer Rating:
I first bought this book as a required text for a couple of my modules in school. This book is very effective when it comes to presenting the mathematical formula, examples and graphs. However, the discussions of tests and soil behaviour left much to be desired. This book would be suitable for people who just started on soil mechanics.