Unsaturated Soils: A fundamental interpretation of soil behaviour

Unsaturated Soils draws on analogous behaviour in physics and chemistry to explain important phenomena, while the authors have kept the theoretical part of the book interesting but thorough. The behaviour of soils is influenced by many factors, but is compliant with the general laws of thermodynamics that provide broad principles to which all material behaviour adheres. The theoretical analyses are based on sound thermodynamic principles and provide a rigorous methodology, justified by comparison with soil test data, by which to predict and investigate the mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils.