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Soil behaviour is governed by composition, structure, fabric and pore fluid properties, and it evolves under changing loads and environmental conditions. Yet, as the book emphasises, “problematic soils do not conform to the ideal soil used in classical soil mechanics theories,” requiring approaches that extend far beyond standard design codes.
Engineering of Problematic Soils: Problematic Engineering Soils explains how soils form, are transported and deposited, and how geological, climatic and anthropogenic processes shape their engineering behaviour. It examines organic, expansive, collapsible, residual, glacial and anthropogenic soils showing why their heterogeneity, metastability and sensitivity challenge investigation, sampling and modelling.
Environmental and human induced changes, from climate driven extremes to construction activity and groundwater changes, are shown to alter stresses and saturation, often triggering geotechnical hazards.
A strategic framework sets out multi stage investigation, robust ground modelling and risk based, numerically informed design to create safe, resilient and sustainable geotechnical infrastructure.
Barry G. Clarke is an Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering Geotechnics at the University of Leeds and a Past President of the UK Institution of Civil Engineers.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Soils Deposited in Fluvial, Lacustrine or Marine Environments
Chapter 3: Organic Soils
Chapter 4: Expansive and Collapsible Soils
Chapter 5: Heterogeneous Soils – Residual Soils
Chapter 6: Heterogeneous Soils – Glacial Soils
Chapter 7: Anthropogenic Soils
Chapter 8: Problematic Soils