How long does it take to read Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice?
Karl Terzaghi
Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice by Karl Terzaghi takes about 10 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 23 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1948. 566 pages, about 155,650 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passive earth pressure, and consolidation.
Subjects: Soil mechanics, MECANICA DE SUELOS, Mécanique des sols, Mecanica dos solos, Fundacoes e escavacoes, Civil & Environmental Engineering
