An Introduction To Foundations On Unstable Soil Conditions For Professional Engineers

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and structural engineers interested in foundations of structures on unstable soil conditions. Here is what is discussed: 1. UNSTABLE SOILS, 2. HEAVING SOIL, 3. IDENTIFICATION, 4. POTENTIAL VERTICAL HEAVE, 5. POTENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL HEAVE, 6. APPLICATION, 7. COLLAPSIBLE SOIL.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of foundations for buildings and infrastructure on unstable soil conditions. Here is what is discussed: 1. UNSTABLE SOILS, 2. HEAVING SOIL, 3. IDENTIFICATION, 4. POTENTIAL VERTICAL HEAVE, 5. POTENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL HEAVE, 6. APPLICATION, 7. COLLAPSIBLE SOIL.

Introductory technical guidance for civil, structural and geotechnical engineers interested in foundations of structures on unstable soils. Here is what is discussed: 1. UNSTABLE SOILS 2. HEAVING SOIL 3. IDENTIFICATION 4. POTENTIAL VERTICAL HEAVE 5. POTENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL HEAVE 6. APPLICATION 7. COLLAPSIBLE SOIL.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested construction of pile foundations. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. TYPES OF PILE FOUNDATIONS, 3. SELECTION OF PILE FOUNDATIONS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in foundations for buildings and structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. FLOATING FOUNDATIONS, 3. SETTLEMENTS OF COMPENSATED FOUNDATIONS, 4. UNDERPINNING, 5. EXCAVATION PROTECTION, 6. DRILLED PIERS, 7. FOUNDATION SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS, 8. FOUNDATION DESIGN IN COLD REGIONS

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in earthwork controls for construction of foundations for buildings and structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. BEARING CAPACITY, 3. STABILITY, 4. SETTLEMENT AND UPLIFT, 5. DETERIORATION, 6. PERMEABILITY, 7. UNSUITABLE FOUNDATION SOIL CONDITIONS, 8. FOUNDATION IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND DAM REHABILITATIONS.

This book is mainly intended to meet the needs of undergraduate students of Civil Engineering. In preparing the first edition of this book, I had two principal aims: firstly to provide the student with a description of soil behavior-and of the effects of the clay minerals and the soil water on such behavior-which was rather more detailed than is usual in an elementary text, and secondly to encourage him to look critically at the traditional methods of analysis and design. The latter point is important, since all such methods require certain simplifying assumptions without which no solution is generally possible. Serious errors in design are seldom the result of failure to understand the methods as such. They more usually arise from a failure to study and understand the geology of the site, or from attempts to apply analytical methods to problems for which the implicit assumptions make them unsuitable. In the design of foundations and earth structures, more than in most branches of engineering, the engineer must be continually exercising his judgment in making decisions. The analytical methods cannot relieve him of this responsibility but properly used, they should ensure that his judgment is based on sound knowledge and not on blind intuition. I hope that the book will prove to be of use to students when their courses are over, and help to bridge the awkward gap between theory and practice.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in foundations for buildings and structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. FLOATING FOUNDATIONS, 3. SETTLEMENTS OF COMPENSATED FOUNDATIONS, 4. UNDERPINNING, 5. EXCAVATION PROTECTION, 6. DRILLED PIERS, 7. FOUNDATION SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS, 8. FOUNDATION DESIGN IN COLD REGIONS