The engineering of foundations, slopes and retaining structures. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rodrigo Salgado.
• Authors: Salgado, Rodrigo
• Contents: 1. The World of Foundation; 2. Foundation Design; 3. Soils, Rocks and Groundwater; 4. Stress Analysis, Strain Analysis and Shearing of Soils; 5. Shear Strength and Stiffness of Sands; 6. Consolidation, Shear Strength and Stiffness of Clays; 7. Site Exploration; 8. Shallow Foundations in Soils: Types of Shallow Foundations and Construction Techniques; 9. Shallow Foundation Settlement; 10. Shallow Foundations: Limit Bearing Capacity; 11. Shallow Foundation Design; 12. Types of Piles and Their Installation; 13. Analysis and Design of Single Piles; 14. Pile Driving Analysis and Quality Control of Piling Operations; 15. Pile Groups and Piled Rafts; 16. Retaining Structures; 17. 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 Pre-Consolidation Pressure, Compression and Recompression Indices and Coefficient of Consolidation from Consolidation Test Data; Appendix E. Stress Rotation Analysis
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white), 26 cm
• Subjects: 624.15; Foundations; Slopes (Soil mechanics)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351818360
• Related ISBNs: 9781351818377
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