The foundation engineering handbook / edited by Manjriker Gunaratne.

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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Gunaratne, Manjriker (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Review of soil mechanics concepts and analytical techniques used in foundation engineering / Manjriker Gunaratne
  • In situ soil testing / Austin Gray Mullins
  • Spread footings: analysis and design / Manjriker Gunaratne
  • Geotechnical design of combined spread footings / Manjriker Gunaratne-- Structural design of foundations / Panchy Arumugasaamy
  • Design of driven piles and pile groups / Manjriker Gunaratne
  • Design of drilled shafts / Austin Gray Mullins
  • Design of laterally loaded piles
  • Construction monitoring and testing methods of driven piles / Manjriker Gunaratne and Austin Gray Mullins
  • Retaining walls: analysis and design / Alaa Ashmawy
  • Stability analysis and design of slopes / Manjriker Gunaratne
  • Methods of soft ground improvement / James D. Hussin-- Impact of groundwater on the design of Earthen structures / Manjriker Gunaratne.