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:
Contents:
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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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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