general/soil-mechanics
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Pore water pressure
Pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock, in gaps between particles
Rankine theory
Theory in soil mechanics
Terzaghi's principle
Theory of soil consolidation and effective stress
Critical state soil mechanics
Behavior of soil under varying stresses
Ice jacking
Structural damage caused by freezing water
Soil mechanics
Branch of soil physics and applied mechanics that describes the behavior of soils
Lateral earth pressure
Pressure of soil in horizontal direction
Bearing capacity
Capacity of soil to support loads
Soil consolidation
Process by which soils decrease in volume
Effective stress
Physical quantity in soil
Preconsolidation pressure
Maximum stress soil has experience in the past
Seepage
Type of natural water upwelling