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Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics of Soils

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Yehuda Klausner

    1. Beer-Sheva, Israel

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xliii
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  2. Introduction

    • Yehuda Klausner
    Pages 1-14

  3. Deformation and Strain

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    Pages 15-33

  4. Kinematics

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    Pages 35-57

  5. Balance Equations for Homogeneous Media

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    Pages 59-73

  6. Energetics

    • Yehuda Klausner
    Pages 75-96

  7. Multi-phase Mixtures

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    Pages 97-111

  8. Constitutive Equations

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    Pages 113-136

  9. The Soil

    • Yehuda Klausner
    Pages 137-209

  10. Soil as a Multi-phase Mixture

    • Yehuda Klausner
    Pages 211-225

  11. Flow in Soils

    • Yehuda Klausner
    Pages 227-261

  12. Volumetric Stress-Strain Phenomena

    • Yehuda Klausner
    Pages 263-342

  13. Shear Stress-Strain Phenomena

    • Yehuda Klausner
    Pages 343-435

  14. Failure

    • Yehuda Klausner
    Pages 437-490

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 491-607
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Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics of Soils provides a long-needed general scheme for the study of the important yet problematic material of soil. It closes the gap between two disciplines, soil mechanics and con- tinuum mechanics, showing that the familiar concepts of soil mechanics evolve directly from continuum mechanics. It confirms concepts such as pore pressures, cohesion and dependence of the shear stress on consolidation, and rejects the view that continuum mechanics cannot be applied to a material such as soil. The general concepts of continuum mechanics, field equations and constitutive equations are discussed. It is shown how the theory of mixtures evolves from these equations and how, along with energetics and irrevers- ible thermodynamics, it can be applied to soils. The discussion also sheds light on some aspects of mechanics of materials, especially compressible materials. Examples are the introduction of the Hencky measure of strain, the requirement of dual constitutive equations, and the dependence of the spent internal energy on the stored internal energy. Researchers in engineering mechanics and material sciences may find that the results of experiments on soils can be generalized and extended to other materials. The book is a reference text for students familiar with the fundamentals of mechanics, for scholars of soil engineering, and for soil scientists. It is also suitable as an advanced undergraduate course in soil mechanics.

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  • Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Yehuda Klausner

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