For BigH: Roy Hunt's book

[Mccoy]

BigH, I remember in some previous posts, and more than once, you strongly suggested to read one specific book from Roy Hunt.
I was just about to order it, when I saw many similar books from the same author. Which one is the one you read and suggest?

-Geotechnical investigation methods: a field guide for geotechnical engineers

-Geotechnical investigation methods

-Geotechnical engineering investigation handbook

-Characteristics of geologic materials and formations

 

[BigH]

McCoy - Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Handbook. I find it a very useful book.

 

[Ron]

BigH...I agree...I have two editions of it. Just used it in a litigation case. Very good reference.

 

[Mccoy]

Thanks.
Going to order it tomorrow.

 

[PEinc]

FYI, a direct e-mail quote to me from Roy Hunt just 30 minutes ago:

"Many thanks. You recommended correctly. The publisher produced the three volumes because to carry the 1000-page volume to the filed is tiresome. The smaller volumes are easier for field work when the more pertinent one is selected."

http://www.PeirceEngineering.com

 

[BigH]

The book I have is nearly 1000 pages long! Maybe I got the condensed version?

 

[Ron]

I have the 1st edition (published in 1984) which is about 950 pages and I have the 2nd edition (published in 2005) which has about 1060 pages.

In my work, I have to reference the edition applicable at the time the project was done to address standard of care issues...I also use it for my reference when doing the limited amount of geotechnical work that I still do (on rare occasions, anymore!)

 

[Mccoy]

I confess I didn't understand we are dealing with a large handbook and 3 separate books which together are equal to the handbook.

I ordered the big one, I have a liking for the big tomes.

 

[Ron]

McCoy...me, too...give me three volumes and I'll find a way to lose one of them.

 

[Mccoy]

McCoy...me, too...give me three volumes and I'll find a way to lose one of them.

Ah Ah ah, true enough, you tend to notice pretty soon the lack of ballast!!

 

[BigH]

McCoy - did you get the CD yet?

 

[Mccoy]

McCoy - did you get the CD yet?

Yes, bigH, thank you very much, now I only need to take a couple of weeks off to just start reading the material, aH aH aH.

Kidding aside, that's something to savour as a vintage wine, especially so the Tscheboriatoff's book, which I'm really curious about, I've been reading you cite it for nearly 10 years now...

 

[Mccoy]

By the way, I also got Roy Hunt's book, real hefty (shall my already overloaded bookshelf reach its capacity?), lots of material, I also spotted a couple of errors while browsing it (I have this strange talent), one is writing Manchetti instead of Marchetti (the inventor of the dilatometer test), the other is citing the fundamental period of a specific structure as 25 seconds, this might not be an error but I don't know many human-made structures which may have such a long main vibrational mode.
It is probably 2.5 seconds but I'll give you the exact reference just in case there actually exists such a monster of an artifact.

 

[BigH]

Don't forget the entertainment when you are reading, my friend.

 

[Mccoy]

You can be sure that's the first thing I spotted, by the way Nick Brignola is very good.

 

[BigH]

Yes he was - too bad he is now playing with Miles and Coltrane . . .

 

[Mccoy]

Yes he was - too bad he is now playing with Miles and Coltrane . . .

well, one more reason which makes me curious to see what's on the other side. Imagine the level of the jam sessions over yonder!

'You go to my head' with a bossanova tempo is just excepional