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PILE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION RULES OF THUMB
Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb
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By
Ruwan Rajapakse

Description
All objects and structures transfer their load either directly or indirectly to the earth. The capacity of the earth to support such loads depends on the strength and stability of the supporting soil or rock materials. Pile foundations are the part of a structure used to carry and transfer the load of the structure to the bearing ground located at some depth below ground surface. There are many texts on pile foundations. Generally, these books are complicated and difficult to understand. Easy to use and understand, this book covers virtually every subject concerning pile design, featuring techniques that do not appear in other books on the subject. The book contains design methods with real life examples on pin piles, bater piles, concrete piles, steel piles, timber piles, auger cast piles, underpinning design, seismic pile design, negative skin friction and design of Bitumen coated piles for negative skin friction and many other subjects. The book is packed with design examples, case studies and after construction scenarios are presented for the reader's benefits. This book enables the reader to come away with a complete and comprehensive understanding of the issues related to the design, installation and construction of piles.

Audience
Primary: Structural Design/Construction, Structural Engineering, Architectural/Architectural, Earthquake Engineers and Geotechnical Engineers Secondary Market: Engineers who are studying for the PE examination, architects, construction managers, geologists, graduate and undergraduate students and college professors.

Contents
PART 1: Shallow Foundations Chapter 1 Shallow Foundation Design Chapter 2 Consolidation Settlement Chapter 3 Settlement in Sandy Soils Chapter 4 Shallow Foundations in Rock Chapter 5 Mat Foundation Design PART 2: Deep Foundations: Chapter 6 Pile Foundation Design: Chapter 7 Design of Pile Groups Chapter 8 Pile Foundation Settlement Chapter 9 Negative Skin Friction Analysis Chapter 10 Seismic Analysis PART 3: Earth Retaining Structures: Chapter 11 Lateral Earth Pressure Computations Chapter 12 Gravity Walls Chapter 13 Gabion Walls Chapter 14 Cantilever Retaining Walls Chapter 15 Secant and Tangent Pile Walls Chapter 16 Soil Nails Chapter 17 Reinforced Earth Retaining Walls Chapter 18 Sheetpile Walls PART 4: Geotechnical Engineering Strategies: Chapter 19 Earth Stabilization Chapter 20 Excavation Support Design Chapter 21 Economic Considerations APPENDIX: Appendix A: Design Tables

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 464 pages, publication date: FEB-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8763-8
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN

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