Volume 6 – Geotechnical Manual, Site Investigation and Engineering ...

Chapter 3 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
Table of Contents
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... 3-i
List of Tables ......................................................................................................................... 3-ii
List of Figures ........................................................................................................................ 3-ii
3 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES ................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1 BASIC WEIGHT-VOLUME RELATIONSHIPS ..................................................................... 3-1
3.2 EFFECTIVE STRESS CONCEPT ....................................................................................... 3-2
3.3 VERTICAL STRESS DISTRIBUTION ................................................................................ 3-4
3.4 SHEAR STRENGTH ....................................................................................................... 3-5
3.4.1 Basic Principle................................................................................................. 3-5
3.4.2 Effective Versus Total Stress Analysis ............................................................... 3-8
REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 3-11
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