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| Preface | |
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| The World of Foundation Engineering | |
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| The Foundation Engineering Industry | |
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| Foundation Engineering Tools | |
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| Systems of Units | |
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| Dimensionless Equations and Dimensional Analysis | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Websites of Interest | |
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| Problems | |
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| Foundation Design | |
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| The Design Process | |
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| Reliability-Based Design | |
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| Limit States Design and Working Stress Design | |
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| Ultimate Limit States: Load and Resistance Factor Design | |
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| Tolerable Foundation Movements | |
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| Case History: The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Part I) | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Soils, Rocks, and Groundwater | |
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| Soil and the Principle of Effective Stress | |
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| Geology and the Genesis of Soils and Rocks | |
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| "Classic" Soils | |
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| "Nonclassic" Soils | |
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| Soil Indices and Phase Relationships | |
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| Groundwater Flow | |
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| Case History: The Rissa, Norway, Quick-Clay Slides | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Websites of Interest | |
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| Problems | |
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| Stress Analysis, Strain Analysis, and Shearing of Soils | |
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| Stress Analysis | |
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| Strains | |
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| Failure Criteria, Deformations, and Slip Surfaces | |
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| At-Rest and Active and Passive Rankine States | |
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| Main Types of Soils Laboratory Tests for Strength and Stiffness Determination | |
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| Stresses Resulting from the Most Common Boundary-Value Problems | |
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| Total and Effective Stress Analysis | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Shear Strength and Stiffness of Sands | |
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| Stress-Strain Behavior, Volume Change, and Shearing of Sands | |
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| Critical State | |
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| Evaluation of the Shear Strength of Sand | |
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| Sources of Drained Shear Strength | |
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| Undrained Shear Strength | |
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| Small-Strain Stiffness | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Consolidation, Shear Strength, and Stiffness of Clays | |
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| Compression and Consolidation | |
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| Drained Shear Strength of Saturated Clay | |
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| Undrained Shear Strength of Clays | |
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| Hvorslev's Cohesion and Friction | |
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| Critical-State, Residual, and Design Shear Strengths | |
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| Small-Strain Stiffness | |
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| Case History: Historic Controversies Surrounding the Diffusion and Consolidation Equations | |
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| Case History: The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Part II) | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Site Exploration | |
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| General Approach to Site Investigation | |
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| Soil Borings | |
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| Standard Penetration Test | |
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| Undisturbed Soil Sampling | |
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| Rock Sampling | |
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| Cone Penetration Test: Cone Penetrometer, Types of Rig, and Quantities Measured | |
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| Interpretation of CPT Results | |
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| Other In Situ Tests | |
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| Geophysical Exploration | |
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| Subsurface Exploration Report and Geotechnical Report | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Shallow Foundations in Soils: Types of Shallow Foundations and Construction Techniques | |
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| Types of Shallow Foundations and Their Applicability | |
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| Construction of Shallow Foundations | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Shallow Foundation Settlement | |
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| Types of Settlement | |
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| Influence of Foundation Stiffness | |
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| Approaches to Settlement Computation | |
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| Settlement Equations from Elasticity Theory | |
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| Settlement of Shallow Foundations on Sand | |
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| Settlement of Shallow Foundations on Clay | |
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| Case History: The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Part III) and the Leaning Buildings Santos | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Shallow Foundations: Limit Bearing Capacity | |
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| The Bearing Capacity Equation for Strip Footings | |
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| Bearing Capacity of Footings in Saturated - Clays | |
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| Bearing Capacity of Footings in Sand | |
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| General Shear, Local Shear, and Punching Bearing Capacity Failure Modes | |
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| Footings in Sand: Effects of Groundwater Table Elevation | |
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| Foundations Subjected to Load Eccentricity | |
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| Calculation of Bearing Capacity Using Curve-Fit c and [phiv] Parameters | |
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| Limit Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations in Rock | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Shallow Foundation Design | |
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| The Shallow Foundation Design Process | |
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| Limit State IA-1 Check | |
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| Settlement Check | |
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| Structural Considerations | |
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| Case History: The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Part IV) | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Types of Piles and Their Installation | |
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| Pile Foundations: What Are They and When Are They Required? | |
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| Classifications of Pile Foundations | |
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| Nondisplacement Piles | |
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| Auger Piles | |
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| Displacement Piles | |
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| Piling in Rock | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Websites of Interest | |
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| Problems | |
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| Analysis and Design of Single Piles | |
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| Response of Single Pile to Axial Load | |
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| Design of Single, Axially Loaded Piles | |
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| Ultimate Load Criteria | |
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| Design Considerations for Axially Loaded Piles | |
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| Calculation of Pile Capacity from Fundamental Soil Variables | |
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| Pile Load Capacity from CPT and SPT Results | |
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| Calculation of Settlement of Piles Subjected to Axial Loadings | |
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| Piling in Rock | |
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| Laterally Loaded Piles | |
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| Load Tests | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Pile Driving Analysis and Quality Control of Piling Operations | |
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| Applications of Pile Dynamics | |
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| Wave Mechanics | |
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| Analysis of Dynamic Pile Tests | |
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| Wave Equation Analysis | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Pile Groups and Piled Rafts | |
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| Use of Pile Groups, Pile Caps, and Piled Rafts | |
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| Vertically Loaded Pile Groups | |
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| Piled Mats | |
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| Laterally Loaded Pile Groups | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Retaining Structures | |
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| Purpose and Types of Retaining Structures | |
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| Calculation of Earth Pressures | |
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| Design of Externally Stabilized Walls | |
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| Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls | |
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| Soil Nailing | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Soil Slopes | |
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| The Role of Slope Stability Analysis in Foundation Engineering Projects | |
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| Some Basic Limit Equilibrium Methods | |
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| The Slice Methods of Limit Equilibrium Analysis of Slopes | |
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| Slope Stability Analysis Programs: An Example | |
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| Advanced Methods of Analysis: Limit Analysis | |
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| Case History: Building Collapse Caused by Landslide | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Unit Conversions | |
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| Useful Relationships and Typical Values of Various Quantities | |
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| Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity in the Laboratory Using the Falling-Head Permeameter | |
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| Determination of Preconsolidation Pressure, Compression and Recompression Indices, and Coefficient of Consolidation from Consolidation Test Data | |
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| Stress Rotation Analysis | |
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| Answers to Selected Problems | |
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| Index | |