Jaroslav Feda, Czech soil scientist. Recipient Czechoslovak Academy of Science award, Prague, 1984, Silver medal of S. Bechyne, Czech Academy of Sciences, 1989, others. Science member Czech. Committee, Prague, 1958-1981; member Czech Union of Civil Engineers, Prague, since 1992. Member International Society SMFE (chairman Czech and Slovak committee 1992-1999). 20 editions published between 1977 and 1982 in 3 languages and held by 258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This book provides a synthesis of recent findings based on soil and rock mechanics. Emphasis is on the structure of particulate materials, its definition, description, origin, dynamics of its changes and its connection with the phenomenological behavior Usual ex-library features. Hinges have been repaired and are holding firm. The interior is clean and tight. Cover shows slight wear at corners. Spine has been repaired. ! Uwagi: Obwoluta jest zarysowana, zabrudzona i wytarta, brzegi stron są nieco zakurzone i zabrudzone, kartki pożółkłe.