Critical State Soil Mechanics

This book meets a long-felt need. It brings together a wide range of basic techniques, which the student of construction management must know, and develops them in sufficient depth for him to be able to practise them. A complete and self-supporting course in itself, with problem and a bibliography for further reading, it is based on current practices, enlarged where necessary by theoretical arguments. The book is written not only for the full-time student - working for general and honours degrees and equivalent qualifications in civil engineering, postgraduate courses in construction management, or professional examinations or parts of related courses - but also for the practising engineer and management consultant. The special attention paid to economics and costs will be of interest to construction managers.