The Foundation Engineering Handbook
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The Foundation Engineering Handbook

  1. 727 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Foundation Engineering Handbook

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Considering how structures interact with soil, and building proper foundations, is vital to ensuring public safety and to the longevity of buildings. Understanding the strength and compressibility of subsurface soil is essential to the foundation engineer. The Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second Edition provides the fundamentals of foundation e

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Editor
  5. Contributors
  6. Chapter 1: Review of Soil Mechanics Concepts and Analytical Techniques Used in Foundation Engineering
  7. Chapter 2: In Situ Soil Testing
  8. Chapter 3: Spread Footings: Analysis and Design
  9. Chapter 4: Geotechnical Design of Combined Spread Footings
  10. Chapter 5: Structural Design of Foundations
  11. Chapter 6: Design of Driven Piles and Pile Groups
  12. Chapter 7: Design of Drilled Shafts
  13. Chapter 8: Design of Laterally Loaded Piles
  14. Chapter 9: Construction Monitoring and Testing Methods of Driven Piles
  15. Chapter 10: Retaining Walls: Analysis and Design
  16. Chapter 11: Stability Analysis and Design of Slopes
  17. Chapter 12: Methods of Soft Ground Improvement
  18. Chapter 13: Impact of Groundwater on the Design of Earthen Structures
  19. Back Cover