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Preface | |
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Notation and Units of Measurement | |
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General Principles | |
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Foundations in Civil Engineering | |
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The Emergence of Modern Foundation Engineering | |
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The Foundation Engineer | |
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Uncertainties | |
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Building Codes | |
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Classification of Foundations | |
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Key to Color Photographs | |
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Performance Requirements | |
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Design Loads | |
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Strength Requirements | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 2.1-2.4 | |
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Serviceability Requirements | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 2.5-2.8 | |
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Constructibility Requirements | |
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Economic Requirements | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 2.9-2.14 | |
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Soil Mechanics | |
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Soil Composition | |
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Soil Classification | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 3.1-3.4 | |
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Groundwater | |
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Stress | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 3.5-3.6 | |
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Compressibility and Settlement | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 3.7 | |
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Strength | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 3.8-3.10 | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 3.11-3.16 | |
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Site Exploration and Characterization | |
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Site Exploration | |
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Laboratory Testing | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 4.1-4.4 | |
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In-Situ Testing | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 4.5-4.7 | |
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Synthesis of Field and Laboratory Data | |
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Economics | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 4.8-4.11 | |
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Shallow Foundation Analysis and Design | |
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Shallow Foundations | |
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Spread Footings | |
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Mats | |
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Bearing Pressure | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 5.1-5.9 | |
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Shallow Foundations--Bearing Capacity | |
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Bearing Capacity Failures | |
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Bearing Capacity Analyses in Soil--General Shear Case | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 6.1-6.3 | |
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Groundwater Effects | |
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Allowable Bearing Capacity | |
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Selection of Soil Strength Parameters | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 6.4-6.10 | |
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Bearing Capacity Analyses--Local and Punching Shear Cases | |
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Bearing Capacity on Layered Soils | |
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Accuracy of Bearing Capacity Analyses | |
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Bearing Spreadsheet | |
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Questions and Practice Problems--Spreadsheet Analyses 6.11-6.13 | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 6.14-6.17 | |
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Shallow Foundations--Settlement | |
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Design Requirements | |
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Overview of Settlement Analysis Methods | |
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Induced Stresses Beneath Shallow Foundations | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 7.1-7.4 | |
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Settlement Analyses Based on Laboratory Tests | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 7.5-7.8 | |
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Settlement Spreadsheet | |
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Questions and Practice Problems--Spreadsheet Analyses 7.9-7.13 | |
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Settlement Analyses Based on In-Situ Tests | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 7.14-7.16 | |
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Schmertmann Spreadsheet | |
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Questions and Practice Problems--Spreadsheet Analyses 7.17-7.21 | |
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Settlement of Foundations of Stratified Soils | |
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Differential Settlement | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 7.22-7.23 | |
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Rate of Settlement | |
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Accuracy of Settlement Predictions | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 7.24-7.27 | |
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Spread Footings--Geotechnical Design | |
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Design for Concentric Downward Loads | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 8.1-8.9 | |
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Design for Eccentric or Moment Loads | |
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Design for Shear Loads | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 8.10-8.12 | |
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Design for Wind or Seismic Loads | |
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Lightly-Loaded Footings | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 8.13-8.14 | |
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Footings On or Near Slopes | |
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Footings on Frozen Soils | |
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Footings on Soils Prone to Scour | |
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Footings on Rock | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 8.15-8.20 | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 8.21-8.24 | |
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Spread Footings--Structural Design | |
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Selection of Materials | |
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Basis for Design Methods | |
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Design Loads | |
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Minimum Cover Requirements and Standard Dimensions | |
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Square Footings | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 9.1-9.8 | |
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Continuous Footings | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 9.9-9.10 | |
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Rectangular Footings | |
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Combined Footings | |
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Lightly-Loaded Footings | |
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Connections with the Superstructure | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 9.11-9.15 | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 9.16-9.17 | |
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Mats | |
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Rigid Methods | |
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Nonrigid Methods | |
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Determining the Coefficient of Subgrade Reaction | |
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Structural Design | |
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Settlement | |
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Bearing Capacity | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 10.1-10.5 | |
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Deep Foundation Analysis and Design | |
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Deep Foundations | |
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Types of Deep Foundations and Definitions | |
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Load Transfer | |
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Piles | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 11.1-11.8 | |
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Drilled Shafts | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 11.9-11.11 | |
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Caissons | |
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Mandrel-Driven Thin-Shells Filled with Concrete | |
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Auger-Cast Piles | |
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Pressure-Injected Footings | |
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Pile-Supported and Pile-Enhanced Mats | |
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Anchors | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 11.12-11.14 | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 11.15-11.17 | |
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Deep Foundations--Structural Integrity | |
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Design Philosophy | |
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Loads and Stresses | |
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Piles | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 12.1-12.5 | |
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Drilled Shafts | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 12.6-12.7 | |
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Caps | |
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Grade Beams | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 12.8-12.17 | |
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Deep Foundations--Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Load Tests | |
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Load Transfer | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 13.1-13.3 | |
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Conventional Load Tests | |
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Interpretation of Test Results | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 13.4-13.6 | |
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Mobilization of Soil Resistance | |
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Instrumented Load Tests | |
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Osterberg Load Tests | |
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When and Where to Use Full-Scale Load Tests | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 13.7-13.9 | |
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Deep Foundations--Axial Load Capacity Based on Analytic Methods | |
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Changes in Soil During Construction | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 14.1-14.3 | |
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Toe Bearing | |
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Side Friction | |
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Upward Load Capacity | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 14.4-14.11 | |
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Analyses Based on CPT Results | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 14.12 | |
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Group Effects | |
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Settlement | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 14.13-14.19 | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 14.20-14.27 | |
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Deep Foundations--Axial Load Capacity Based on Dynamic Methods | |
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Pile-Driving Formulas | |
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Wave Equation Analyses | |
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High-Strain Dynamic Testing | |
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Low-Strain Dynamic Testing | |
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Conclusions | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 15.1-15.9 | |
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Deep Foundations--Lateral Load Capacity | |
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Batter Piles | |
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Response to Lateral Loads | |
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Methods of Evaluating Lateral Load Capacity | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 16.1-16.5 | |
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p-y Method | |
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Evans and Duncan's Method | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 16.6-16.9 | |
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Group Effects | |
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Improving Lateral Capacity | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 16.10-16.14 | |
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Deep Foundations--Design | |
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Design Service Loads and Allowable Definitions | |
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Subsurface Characterization | |
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Foundation Type | |
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Lateral Load Capacity | |
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Axial Load Capacity | |
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Driveability | |
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Structural Design | |
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Special Design Considerations | |
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Verification and Redesign During Construction | |
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Integrity Testing | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 17.1-17.7 | |
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Special Topics | |
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Foundations on Weak and Compressible Soils | |
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Deep Foundations | |
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Shallow Foundations | |
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Floating Foundations | |
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Soil Improvement | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 18.1-18.5 | |
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Foundations on Expansive Soils | |
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The Nature, Origin, and Occurrence of Expansive Soils | |
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Identifying, Testing, and Evaluating Expansive Soils | |
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Estimating Potential Heave | |
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Typical Structural Distress Patterns | |
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Preventive Design and Construction Measures | |
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Other Sources of Heave | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 19.1-19.9 | |
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Foundations on Collapsible Soils | |
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Origin and Occurrence of Collapsible Soils | |
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Identification, Sampling, and Testing | |
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Wetting Processes | |
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Settlement Computations | |
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Collapse in Deep Compacted Fills | |
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Preventive and Remedial Measures | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 20.1-20.10 | |
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Reliability-Based Design | |
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Methods | |
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LRFD for Structural Strength Requirements | |
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LRFD for Geotechnical Strength Requirements | |
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Serviceability Requirements | |
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The Role of Engineering Judgement | |
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Transition of LRFD | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 21.1-21.4 | |
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Earth-Retaining Structure Analysis and Design | |
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Earth-Retaining Structures | |
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Externally Stabilized Systems | |
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Internally Stabilized Systems | |
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Summary | |
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Lateral Earth Pressures | |
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Horizontal Stresses in Soil | |
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Classical Lateral Earth Pressure Theories | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 23.1-23.7 | |
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Lateral Earth Pressures in Soils with c [greater than or equal] 0 and [phi] [greater than or equal] 0 | |
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Equivalent Fluid Method | |
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Presumptive Lateral Earth Pressures | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 23.8-23.13 | |
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Lateral Earth Pressures From Surcharge Loads | |
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Groundwater Effects | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 23.14-23.16 | |
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Practical Application | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 23.17-23.18 | |
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Cantilever Retaining Walls | |
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External Stability | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 24.1-24.3 | |
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Retwall Spreadsheet | |
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Questions and Practice Problems--Spreadsheet Analyses 24.4-24.6 | |
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Internal Stability (Structural Design) | |
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Questions and Practice Problems 24.7-24.9 | |
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Drainage and Waterproofing | |
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Avoidance of Frost Heave Problems | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 24.10-24.17 | |
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Sheet Pile Walls | |
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Materials | |
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Construction Methods and Equipment | |
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Cantilever Sheet Pile Walls | |
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Braced or Anchored Sheet Pile Walls | |
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Summary | |
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Comprehensive Questions and Practice Problems 25.1-25.7 | |
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Unit Conversion Factors | |
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Computer Software | |
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References | |
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Index | |