The engineering of foundations / Rodrigo Salgado.
By: Salgado, Rodrigo [author]
Language: English Publisher: Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2008Description: xiv, 882 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0071259406; 9780071259408Subject(s): FoundationsDDC classification:Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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GRADUATE LIBRARY | GRADUATE LIBRARY SUBJECT REFERENCE | 624.15 Sa32 2008 (Browse shelf) | Available | CITU-CL-39661 |
The world of foundation engineering --
Foundation design --
Soils, rocks, and groundwater --
Stress analysis, strain analysis, and shearing of soils --
Shear strength and stiffness of sands --
Consolidation, shear strength, and stiffness of clays --
Site exploration --
Shallow foundations in soils : types of shallow foundations and construction techniques --
Shallow foundation settlement --
Shallow foundations : limit bearing capacity --
Shallow foundation design --
Types of piles and their installation --
Analysis and design of single piles --
Pile driving analysis and quality control of piling operations --
Pile groups and piled rafts --
Retaining structures --
Soil slopes --
Appendix A : Unit conversions --
Appendix B : Useful relationships and typical values of various quantities --
Appendix C : Measurement of hydraulic conductivity in the laboratory using the falling-head permeameter --
Appendix D : Determination of preconsolidation pressure, compression, and recompression indices, and coefficient of consolidation from consolidation test data --
Appendix E : stress rotation analysis --
Answers to selected problems
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