Foundation Engineering

Name: Foundation Engineering
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ISBN: 9780471675853

ISBN-10: 0471675857

ISBN-13: 9780471675853

Edition: 2nd 1974 (Revised)

Authors: Ralph B. Peck, Walter E. Hanson, Thomas H. Thornburn

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Description:

Covers properties of subsurface materials, types of foundations and methods of construction, selection of foundation type and basis for design, and design of foundations and earth-retaining structures.

Book details

List price: $241.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1974
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/16/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.12" long x 1.17" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English




Properties of Subsurface Materials


Identification and Classification of Soils and Rocks


Hydraulic Properties of Soil and Rock


Consolidation Characteristics of Soils


Stress-Deformation-Strength Characteristics of Soil and Rock


Techniques of Subsurface Investigation


Character of Natural Deposits


Program of Subsurface Exploration



Types of Foundations and Methods of Construction


Excavating and Bracing


Drainage and Stabilization


Footing and Raft Foundations


Foundations on Compacted Fill


Pile Foundations


Pier Foundations


Pier Shafts, Retaining Walls, and Abutments


Shoring and Underpinning


Damage Due to Construction Operations



Selection of Foundation Type and Basis for Design


Factors Determining Type of Foundation


Foundations on Clay and Plastic Silt


Foundations on Sand and Nonplastic Silt


Foundations on Collapsing and Swelling Soils


Foundations on Nonuniform Soils


Foundations on Rock



Design of Foundations and Earth Retaining Structures


Individual Column and Wall Footings


Footings Subjected to Moment


Combined Footings and Rafts


Retaining Walls and Abutments


Flexible Earth-Retaining Structures