An Instructor’s Solutions Manual to Accompany
PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING, 8TH EDITION
BRAJA M. DAS & KHALED SOBHAN
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,INSTRUCTOR’S SOLUTIONS MANUAL
TO ACCOMPANY
PRINCIPLES OF
GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
Eighth Edition, SI
BRAJA M. DAS
KHALED SOBHAN
, Contents
Chapter Page
2 ........................................................................................................................................... 1
3 ......................................................................................................................................... 11
4 ......................................................................................................................................... 19
5 ......................................................................................................................................... 25
6 ......................................................................................................................................... 31
7 ......................................................................................................................................... 41
8 ......................................................................................................................................... 51
9 ......................................................................................................................................... 57
10 ........................................................................................................................................ 69
11 ........................................................................................................................................ 83
12 ........................................................................................................................................ 99
13 ...................................................................................................................................... 109
14 ...................................................................................................................................... 121
15 ...................................................................................................................................... 127
16 ...................................................................................................................................... 141
17 ...................................................................................................................................... 153
PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING, 8TH EDITION
BRAJA M. DAS & KHALED SOBHAN
,© 2014, 2010 Cengage Learning ISBN-13: 978-1-133-11089-7
ISBN-10: 1-133-11089-4
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the
copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or Cengage Learning
used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or 200 First Stamford Place, Suite 400
mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, Stamford, CT 06902
recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, USA
information networks, or information storage and retrieval
systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the Cengage Learning is a leading provider of customized
1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written learning solutions with office locations around the globe,
permission of the publisher except as may be permitted by the including Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia,
license terms below. Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. Locate your local office at:
international.cengage.com/region.
Cengage Learning products are represented in
For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Canada by Nelson Education, Ltd.
Cengage Learning Academic Resource Center,
1-800-423-0563. For your course and learning solutions, visit
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(the “Course”), you and your students who purchase the the Supplement in any form. We ask that you take reasonable
textbook may use the Supplement as described below. steps to protect the Supplement from unauthorized use,
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users regarding the pedagogical problems stemming from do not accept these conditions, you must return the Supplement
unlimited distribution of Supplements. unused within 30 days of receipt.
Cengage Learning hereby grants you a nontransferable license All rights (including without limitation, copyrights, patents, and trade
to use the Supplement in connection with the Course, subject to secrets) in the Supplement are and will remain the sole and
the following conditions. The Supplement is for your personal, exclusive property of Cengage Learning and/or its licensors. The
noncommercial use only and may not be reproduced, posted Supplement is furnished by Cengage Learning on an “as is” basis
electronically or distributed, except that portions of the without any warranties, express or implied. This Agreement will be
Supplement may be provided to your students IN PRINT FORM governed by and construed pursuant to the laws of the State of
ONLY in connection with your instruction of the Course, so long New York, without regard to such State’s conflict of law rules.
as such students are advised that they may not copy or
distribute any portion of the Supplement to any third party. Test Thank you for your assistance in helping to safeguard the integrity
banks and other testing materials may be made available in the of the content contained in this Supplement. We trust you find the
classroom and collected at the end of each class session, or Supplement a useful teaching tool.
Printed in the United States of America
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 16 15 14 13 12
,INSTRUCTOR’S SOLUTIONS MANUAL
TO ACCOMPANY
PRINCIPLES OF
GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
Eighth Edition, SI
BRAJA M. DAS
KHALED SOBHAN
, Contents
Chapter Page
2 ........................................................................................................................................... 1
3 ......................................................................................................................................... 11
4 ......................................................................................................................................... 19
5 ......................................................................................................................................... 25
6 ......................................................................................................................................... 31
7 ......................................................................................................................................... 41
8 ......................................................................................................................................... 51
9 ......................................................................................................................................... 57
10 ........................................................................................................................................ 69
11 ........................................................................................................................................ 83
12 ........................................................................................................................................ 99
13 ...................................................................................................................................... 109
14 ...................................................................................................................................... 121
15 ...................................................................................................................................... 127
16 ...................................................................................................................................... 141
17 ...................................................................................................................................... 153
