Lesson15soilmechanical（土木工程专业英语）.pptVIP

Lesson 15 ; Soil mechanics is concerned with the use of the laws of mechanics and hydraulics in engineering problems related to soil. Soil is a natural aggregate of mineral grains, with or without organic constituents, formed by the chemical and mechanical weathering of rock. It consists of three phases: solid mineral matter, water, and air or other gas. Soils are extremely variable composition, and it was this heterogeneity that long discouraged scientific studies of these deposits.;(生物体,有机体) ;Gradually, the investigation of failures of retaining walls, foundations, embankments,