Buku “Principles of Geotechical Engineering” oleh Braja M.Das telah dipakai pada beberapa universitas terkemuka di USA sebagai buku pegangan pokok ( text book ) untuk mata kuliah Mekanika Tanah tingkat Undergraduate, setara S-1 di Indonesia. Buku ini dianggap relatif lebih baik daripada buku-buku pegangan untuk Undergraduate yang lain karena buku ini menyajikan hal-hal mekanika tanah secara…
For engineering purposes, soil is defined as the uncemented aggregate of mineral grainsand decayed organic matter (solid particles) with liquid and gas in the empty spacesbetween the solid particles. Soil is used as a construction material in various civil engi-neering projects,and it supports structural foundations. Thus,civil engineers must studythe properties of soil,such as its origin,gr…