A Short Course in Foundation Engineering
- 1st Edition - March 10, 1977
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Authors: N.E. Simons, B.K. Menzies
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 0 8 - 0 0 2 9 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 0 5 2 0 - 8
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… Read more
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Request a sales quoteA 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.
PrefaceChapter 1 Effective Stress 1 Definition 2 The Nature of Effective Stress 3 The Principle of Effective Stress 4 The Computation of Effective StressChapter 2 Shear Strength 1 The Definition of Shear Strength 2 The Nature of Shear Strength 3 The Measurement of Shear StrengthChapter 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 AnisotropyChapter 4 Bearing Capacity of Footings 1 Introduction 2 Ultimate Bearing CapacityChapter 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 SettlementsChapter 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 TestingBibliographyIndex
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 10, 1977
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 168
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780408002950
- eBook ISBN: 9781483105208
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