Elsevier's Dictionary of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Soils, rocks, earth and sediments constitute the main subjects of this dictionary. It covers topics frequently used in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, including many of the engineering aspects of geology, geophysics, geohydrology, geological survey methods, laboratory investigations and the application of geotextiles. The scope is relatively wide, also including general terms from science and engineering.Van der Tuin, J. D. is the author of 'Elsevier's Dictionary of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering', published 1997 under ISBN 9780444827265 and ISBN 0444827269.