A Short Course in Foundation Engineering
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A Short Course in Foundation Engineering discusses methods for predicting the failure loads, and the deformations at working loads, of piled and non-piled foundations. The first chapter covers the definition, principle, and computation of effective stress. Chapter 2 discusses the nature and measurement of shear stress. Chapter 3 deals with the concerns in immediate settlements, such as elastic stress distributions, heave of excavations, and estimates of undrained modulus. Chapter 4 tackles the bearing capacity of footings, while Chapter 5 talks about settlement analysis. The last chapter covers piled foundations. The book will be of great use to civil engineers who wish to have a better understanding of foundation engineering.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Effective Stress
1 Definition
2 The Nature of Effective Stress
3 The Principle of Effective Stress
4 The Computation of Effective Stress
Chapter 2 Shear Strength
1 The Definition of Shear Strength
2 The Nature of Shear Strength
3 The Measurement of Shear Strength
Chapter 3 Immediate Settlements
1 Introduction
2 The Use of Elastic Theory in Soil Mechanics
3 Elastic Stress Distributions
4 Elastic Settlements
5 Heave of Excavations
6 Estimates of Undrained Modulus
7 The Effects of Heterogeneity and Anisotropy
Chapter 4 Bearing Capacity of Footings
1 Introduction
2 Ultimate Bearing Capacity
Chapter 5 Settlement Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Consolidation Settlements of Clays
3 Prediction of Primary Consolidation Settlement
4 Secondary Settlement
5 Other Methods of Predicting Settlement
6 The Prediction of Settlements on Granular Deposits
7 Allowable Settlements
Chapter 6 Piled Foundations
1 Introduction
2 Types of Pile
3 Piles in Cohesive Soils
4 Piles in Granular Soils
5 Group Action of Piles
6 Negative Skin Friction
7 Lateral Loads on Piles
8 Pile Testing
Bibliography
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 168
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1977
- Published: March 10, 1977
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483105208
About the Authors
N.E. Simons
B.K. Menzies
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