1. Edition - December 2005
142.- Euro
2005. 608 Pages, Hardcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 0-471-43159-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-43159-6 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
Provides a significant new text/reference on the engineering principles of analyzing and designing both shallow and deep, load-bearing foundations for a variety of building and structural types. Covers everything from soil investigations to loading analysis, major types of foundations to construction methods.

From the contents
Preface.

List of Symbols and Notations.

1. Introduction to Part 1.

2. Engineering Geology.

3. Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics.

4. Investigation of Subsurface Conditions.

5. Principal Types of Foundations.

6. Designing Stable Foundations.

7. Theories of Bearing Capacity and Settlement.

8. Principles for the Design of Foundations.

9. Geotechnical Design of Shallow Foundations.

10. Geotechnical Design of Driven Piles Under Axial Loads.

11. Geotechnical Design of Drilled Shafts Under Axial Loading.

12. Fundamental Concepts Regarding Deep Foundations Under Lateral Loading.

13. Analysis of Individual Deep Foundations Under Axial Loading Using t-z Model.

14. Analysis and Design by Computer of Piles Subjected to Lateral Loading.

15. Analysis of Pile Groups.

List of All References.