Soil Mechanics Principles and Applications

Introduction. Mechanical Behavior of Cohesionless Soils. Elements of Stability Analysis for cohesionless Soils. Stresses Within an Earth Mass. Compressibility and Settlement of Cohesive Soils. Fundamentals of Fluid Flow Through Porous Media. Consolidation and Time Rate of Settlement. Shearing Resistance of Cohesive Soils. Structure of Cohesive Soils. Shallow Foundations. Bearing Capacity. Shallow Foundations: Settlements. Stability of Slopes. Elements of Design of Rigid Retaining Structures. Steady-State Seepage and Its Effects. Appendix: Influence Diagrams for Stresses in Elastic Media.Perloff is the author of 'Soil Mechanics Principles and Applications', published 1976 under ISBN 9780471066712 and ISBN 0471066710.