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Using a design-oriented approach that addresses geotechnical, structural, and construction aspects of foundation engineering, this book explores practical methods of designing structural foundations, while emphasizing and explaining how and why foundations behave the way they do. It also explains the theories and experimental data behind the design procedures, and how to apply this information to real-world problems. Covers general principles (performance requirements, soil mechanics, site exploration and characterization) shallow foundations (bearing capacity, settlement, spread footings geotechnical design, spread footings structural design, mats) deep foundations (axial load capacity full-scale load tests, static methods, dynamic methods lateral load capacity structural design) special topics (foundations on weak and compressible soils, foundation on expansive soils, foundations on collapsible soils) and earth retaining structures (lateral earth pressures, cantilever retaining walls, sheet pile walls, soldier pile walls, internally stabilized earth retaining structures).
Salient Features
• NEW - Expanded coverage of earth retaining structures—Features separate full chapters on cantilever walls and sheet pile walls
• NEW - A chapter on reliability-based design
• NEW - Revised coverage of laterally loaded deep foundations
• NEW - Expanded discussions of dynamic methods of deep foundation analysis
• NEW - More emphasis on the differences between strength requirements and serviceability requirements
• NEW - Questions and practice problems—Interspersed throughout each chapter
• A multidisciplinary approach—Integrates geotechnical, structural, and construction aspects of foundation engineering
• Practical solutions to real design problems helps student understand how to apply principles of analysis and design
• Coverage of both geotechnical and structural issues
• Extensive use of example problems
• Questions and Practice Problems—Includes numerical problem solving, definitions, and short essay questions
• Comprehensive problems at the end of each chapter
ISBN - 9788131787977
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Pages : 912
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