Dr. P Purushothama Raj is Principal, Sri Aravindar Engineering College, Villupuram. Formerly he was at Adi Parasakthi Engineering College. He has several years of teaching experience and has published journals in several national and international journals.
Chapter 1: Soil Formation and Composition
Chapter 2: Index Properties of Soils
Chapter 3: Identification and Classification of Soils
Chapter 4: Compaction of Soils
Chapter 5: Permeability and Capillarity
Chapter 6: Seepage
Chapter 7: Stress and Stress Distribution in Soil
Chapter 8: Consolidation and Consolidation Settlement
Chapter 9: Shear Strength of Soils
Chapter 10: Laboratory Measurement of Soil Properties
Chapter 11: Lateral Earth Pressure
Chapter 12: Earth- Retaining Structures
Chapter 13: Stability of Slopes
Chapter 14: Bearing Capacity of Soils
Chapter 15: Shallow Foundations
Chapter 16: Pile Foundation
Chapter 17: Drilled Piers and Caisson Foundations
Chapter 18: Ground Investigation
Chapter 19: Soil Improvement
Chapter 20: Embankment Dams
Chapter 21: Dynamic Loading of Soil
Chapter 22: Environmental Geotechnology
Chapter 23: Introductory Rock Mechanics
Chapter 24: Pavements
o Precise treatment of the factors that influence soil behaviour
o Conformance of soil property measurements to the conventions of the Bureau of Indian Standards
o Focus on design of shallow foundations, pile foundations, drilled piers and caissons
o In-depth coverage of the latest techniques of ground investigation and soil improvement
o Comprehensive treatment of introductory rock mechanics and advanced topics such as embankment dams, dynamic loading of soils and environmental geotechnology
o A new chapter on Pavements
o A rich pedagogy that includes worked examples and exercise problems, both objective and descriptive, for the benefit of GATE, IES and UPSC aspirants.