Unsaturated soil mechanics in engineering practice

"Here is the definitive guide to unsaturated soil by the world's expert in the area of unsaturated soil mechanics. This volume features the latest information and replaces the leading text in the field, also written by this author team. The text offers state-of-the-art information to deal with the practical engineering problems resulting from unsaturated soil. Greater emphasis has been placed on the using the soil-water characteristic curve in solving practical engineering problems, as well as the quantification of thermal and moisture boundary conditions based on weather data"--

"Thoroughly covers the state of the art of unsaturated soil behavior and better reflects the manner in which practical unsaturated soil engineering problems are solved. The fundamental physics of unsaturated soil behavior presented in the earlier book has largely been retained in the proposed book while greater emphasis has been placed on the importance of the "soil-water characteristic curve" in solving practical engineering problems"--

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Theory to Practice of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Application of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice -- 1.1.2 Scope of the Book -- 1.1.3 Gradual Emergence of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics -- 1.1.4 Challenges to Implementation -- 1.1.5 Laboratory and Field Visualization of Degree of Saturation -- 1.2 Moisture and Thermal Flux Boundary Conditions -- 1.2.1 Quantification of Moisture and Thermal Boundary Fluxes -- 1.3 Determination of Unsaturated Soil Properties -- 1.3.1 Estimation Procedures for Unsaturated Soil Properties -- 1.3.2 Design Protocols for Unsaturated Soil Properties -- 1.4 Stages in Moving Toward Implementation -- 1.4.1 State Variable Stage -- 1.4.2 Constitutive Stage -- 1.4.3 Formulation Stage -- 1.4.4 Solution Stage -- 1.4.5 Design Stage -- 1.4.6 Verification and Monitoring Stage -- 1.4.7 Implementation Stage -- 1.5 Need for Unsaturated Soil Mechanics -- 1.5.1 Application Areas for Unsaturated Soil Mechanics -- 1.5.2 Construction and Operation of a Dam -- 1.5.3 Natural Slopes Subjected to Environmental Changes --…