Download or read book Selected Papers on Soil Mechanics written by A. W. Skempton and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1984 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of papers by Professor AW Skempton, aiming to show his breadth of achievement in the field of soilmechanics. The chosen papers are reproduced chronologically, most of them falling into three subject groups: soil properties, stability of slopes, and foundations. This collection is useful to engineers, research workers, and students.