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Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics
10TH EDITION
Ian Smith
This tenth edition first published 2021
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Edition History © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd © 2006 Ian Smith
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Smith, G. N. (Geoffrey Nesbitt), author.
Title: Smith's elements of soil mechanics / Ian Smith.
Other titles: Elements of soil mechanics for civil and mining engineers | Elements of soil mechanics
Description: 10th edition. | Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2021. | Originally published under the title: Elements of soil mechanics for civil and mining engineers. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021003404 (print) | LCCN 2021003405 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119750390 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119750406 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119750413 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Soil mechanics.
Classification: LCC TA710 .S557 2021 (print) | LCC TA710 (ebook) | DDC 624.1/5136–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003404
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003405
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