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The engineering of foundations

Author: Rodrigo Salgado
Publisher: Boston : McGraw Hill, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Emphasizing conceptual understanding, this work gives the estimation of soil parameters for use in design. It relates theory to real world practices and integrates concepts and continuity of examples  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Salgado, Rodrigo.
Engineering of foundations.
Boston : McGraw Hill, c2008
(OCoLC)768178678
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Rodrigo Salgado
ISBN: 0072500581 9780072500585 9780071259408 0071259406
OCLC Number: 71006811
Description: xiv, 882 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The world of foundation engineering --
Foundation design --
Soils, rocks, and groundwater --
Stress analysis, strain analysis, and shearing of soils --
Shear strength and stiffness of sands --
Consolidation, shear strength, and stiffness of clays --
Site exploration --
Shallow foundations in soils : types of shallow foundations and construction techniques --
Shallow foundation settlement --
Shallow foundations : limit bearing capacity --
Shallow foundation design --
Types of piles and their installation --
Analysis and design of single piles --
Pile driving analysis and quality control of piling operations --
Pile groups and piled rafts --
Retaining structures --
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 preconsolidation pressure, compression, and recompression indices, and coefficient of consolidation from consolidation test data --
Appendix E : stress rotation analysis --
Answers to selected problems.
Responsibility: Rodrigo Salgado.
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