Craig's Soil Mechanics 7th Edition



Preface

This book is intended primarily to serve the needs of the undergraduate civil engineering

student and aims at the clear explanation, in adequate depth, of the fundamental

principles of soil mechanics. The understanding of these principles is considered to be

an essential foundation upon which future practical experience in geotechnical engineering

can be built. The choice of material involves an element of personal opinion but

the contents of this book should cover the requirements of most undergraduate

courses to honours level as well as parts of some Masters courses.

It is assumed that the reader has no prior knowledge of the subject but has a good

understanding of basic mechanics. The book includes a comprehensive range of

worked examples and problems set for solution by the student to consolidate understanding

of the fundamental principles and illustrate their application in simple

practical situations. Both the traditional and limit state methods of design are included

and some of the concepts of geotechnical engineering are introduced. The different

types of field instrumentation are described and a number of case studies are included

in which the differences between prediction and performance are discussed. References

are included as an aid to the more advanced study of any particular topic. It is

intended that the book will serve also as a useful source of reference for the practising

engineer.

The author wishes to record his thanks to the various publishers, organizations and

individuals who have given permission for the use of figures and tables of data, and to

acknowledge his dependence on those authors whose works provided sources of

material. Extracts from BS 8004: 1986 (Code of Practice for Foundations) and BS

5930: 1999 (Code of Practice for Site Investigations) are reproduced by permission of

BSI. Complete copies of these codes can be obtained from BSI, Linford Wood, Milton

Keynes, MK14 6LE.

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