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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Authors : Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das

Published in: Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering

Publisher: Springer India

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Abstract

This chapter is an introduction to the book. It discusses laboratory and in situ tests, their advantages and limitations. The chapter introduces the test covered by the book and discusses the necessity of empirical relationships for the practising engineer. Finally, it briefly mentions how the book is organised into the nine different chapters.

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next chapter Geotechnical Properties of Soils – Fundamentals
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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Authors
Jay Ameratunga
Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Braja M. Das
Copyright Year
2016
Publisher
Springer India
Book
Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering

Print ISBN: 978-81-322-2627-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-81-322-2629-1

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_1