Poulos and Davis

ELASTIC SOLUTIONS FOR SOIL AND ROCK MECHANICS
by H.G. Poulos and E.H. Davis, 1974

Professor Harry Poulos, Emeritus Professor from the University of Sydney and a Senior Principal Consultant with Coffey & Partners, has graciously (and generously) agreed to allow USUCGER to post a PDF version of the seminal book Elastic Solutions for Soil and Rock Mechanics (co-authored with the late E.H. Davis). Professor Paul Mayne and Carol Maddox of the Georgia Tech Geosystems Group are also to be thanked for their efforts in producing these PDF documents. PLEASE NOTE: Acrobat Reader 8 (or later) is required to open the following files. Click here to download the entire book (caution: 134 MB) or see below for individual chapters.
	Table of Contents
	Chapter 1	Fundamental Definitions and Relationships
	Chapter 2	Basic Solutions for Concentrated Loading
	Chapter 3	Distributed Loads on the Surface of a Semi-Infinite Mass
	Chapter 4	Distributed Loading Beneath the Surface of a Semi-Infinite Mass
	Chapter 5	Surface Loading of a Finite Layer Underlain by a Rigid Base
	Chapter 6	Surface Loading of Multi-Layer Systems
	Chapter 7	Rigid Loaded Areas
	Chapter 8	Stresses and Displacements in Cross-Anisotropic Media
	Chapter 9	Stresses and Displacements in a Non-Homogenous Elastic Mass
	Chapter 10	Stresses and Displacements in Embankments and Slopes
	Chapter 11	Stresses and Displacements Around Underground Openings
	Chapter 12	Raft Foundations
	Chapter 13	Axially Loaded Piles
	Chapter 14	Piles Subjected to Lateral Load and Moment
	Chapter 15	Miscellaneous Problems
	Appendices and References	A: Stresses and Displacements in a Loaded Orthorhombic Halfspace B: Circular Loads Applied to a Cross-Anisotropic Halfspace References

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