Mechanics & Characteristics Of Soil [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2016] Vincent Hopkins

Soil mechanics is a branch of engineering mechanics that describes the behavior of soils and differs from fluid mechanics and solid mechanics in the sense that soils consist of a heterogeneous mixture of fluids and particles but soil may also contain organic solids, liquids, and gasses and other matter. This book involves the study of soil mechanics formation by weathering and its transportation characteristics by wind and water. Whereas the formation process determines many of the physical properties of soil, such as structure, composition and relative density.