Mechanics of residual soils - Blight, G. E.; Leong, E. C. (Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, 2012)
1. Origin and formation of residual soils -- 2. Microstructure, mineralogy and classification of residual soils -- 3. Describing the engineering properties of residual soils as observed in situ -- 4. The mechanics of compaction and compacted residual soil -- 5. Steady and unsteady flow of water and air through soils - permeability of saturated and unsaturated soils -- 6. Compressibility, settlement and heave of residual soils -- 7. Shear strength behaviour and the measurement of shear strength in residual soils -- 8. Case histories involving volume change and shear strength of residual soils
"A Balkema book."
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Engineering geology; Residual materials (Geology); Soil mechanics; Soils -- Tropics