Geotechnical Engineering

Renato Lancellotta is Professor of Foundation Engineering at the Technical University of Turin (Italy). He is the author of Geotecnica (Zanichelli, Bologna, 1987 and 1993) and co-author of Prefabricated vertical drains: Performance and design (CIRIA, London, 1991).

• Introduction;1. Nature and Composition of Soils;2. The Principle of Effective Stress and the State Variables;3. Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics;4. The Porous Medium: Steady Flow;5. The Porous Medium: Transient Flow;6. Stress-strain and Strength Characteristics;7. In Situ Investigations;8. The Collapse of Soil Structures;9. Performance and Serviceability of Structures;References;Subject Index.

*Warmest Congratulations both to author and publisher for this first-class volume, which is a welcome contribution to the relatively rich geotechnical literature now available. Appl.Mech.Rev., Vol.49, no.1, Jan. 1996.