Foundation Engineering Handbook

Foundation Engineering Handbook
Author: Hsai-Yang Fang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 935
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1475752717

More than ten years have passed since the first edition was published. During that period there have been a substantial number of changes in geotechnical engineering, especially in the applications of foundation engineering. As the world population increases, more land is needed and many soil deposits previously deemed unsuitable for residential housing or other construction projects are now being used. Such areas include problematic soil regions, mining subsidence areas, and sanitary landfills. To overcome the problems associated with these natural or man-made soil deposits, new and improved methods of analysis, design, and implementation are needed in foundation construction. As society develops and living standards rise, tall buildings, transportation facilities, and industrial complexes are increasingly being built. Because of the heavy design loads and the complicated environments, the traditional design concepts, construction materials, methods, and equipment also need improvement. Further, recent energy and material shortages have caused additional burdens on the engineering profession and brought about the need to seek alternative or cost-saving methods for foundation design and construction.

Drilled Shafts

Drilled Shafts
Author: Michael W. O'Neill
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1999
Genre: Foundations
ISBN:

Construction of Drilled Pier Foundations

Construction of Drilled Pier Foundations
Author: David M. Greer
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1986-11-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

This handbook details all phases of the construction of drilled pier foundations: equipment, construction techniques, inspection and engineering construction review, exploration, specifications and contract documents, ways of avoiding disputes and excessive costs. This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive book on its subject available.

Contemporary Topics in Deep Foundations

Contemporary Topics in Deep Foundations
Author: Magued Iskander
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9780784410219

GSP 185 contains 80 papers presented at the International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo held in Orlando, Florida, March 15-19, 2009.

Basics of Foundation Design

Basics of Foundation Design
Author: Bengt Fellenius
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2017-03-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1365824004

The "Red Book" presents a background to conventional foundation analysis and design. The text is not intended to replace the much more comprehensive 'standard' textbooks, but rather to support and augment these in a few important areas, supplying methods applicable to practical cases handled daily by practising engineers and providing the basic soil mechanics background to those methods. It concentrates on the static design for stationary foundation conditions. Although the topic is far from exhaustively treated, it does intend to present most of the basic material needed for a practising engineer involved in routine geotechnical design, as well as provide the tools for an engineering student to approach and solve common geotechnical design problems.

Expansive Soils

Expansive Soils
Author: John Nelson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1997-02-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780471181149

Essential technical information for building on expansive soils--complete with practical, proven design methods. Expansive Soils examines factors that influence the design offoundations and pavements built on expansive soils, and exploreskey design procedures and remedial measures that address thesefactors effectively. Backed by the authors' extensive research andexperience --including interviews with practicing engineers workingwith expansive soils --this authoritative volume is an importantreference text for geotechnical and foundation engineers,geologists, construction professionals, and students. Easy to understand and apply, Expansive Soils contains: * Site investigation techniques for identification andclassification of expansive soils * Heave prediction methods using different types of data --withrigorous treatment of soil suction theory and measurement,oedometer tests, and more * Alternative design procedures for drilled pier and slab-on-gradefoundations, highway and airfield pavements * Treatment and chemical stabilization techniques --including salttreatment; moisture barriers; lime and cement stabilization; andother procedures * Remedial measures such as drainage control, and removal withreplacement and compaction control * Sample problems illustrating practical applications.

Design of Pile Foundations

Design of Pile Foundations
Author: US Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781410219459

This manual provides information, foundation exploration and testing procedures, load test methods, analysis techniques, allowable criteria, design procedures, and construction consideration for the selection, design, and installation of pile foundations. The guidance is based on the present state of the technology for pile-soil-structure-foundation interaction behavior. This manual provides design guidance intended specifically for the geotechnical and structural engineer but also provides essential information for others interested in pile foundations such as the construction engineer in understanding construction techniques related to pile behavior during installation. Since the understanding of the physical causes of pile foundation behavior is actively expanding by better definition through ongoing research, prototype, model pile, and pile group testing and development of more refined analytical models, this manual is intended to provide examples and procedures of what has been proven successful. This is not the last nor final word on the state of the art for this technology. We expect, as further practical design and installation procedures are developed from the expansion of this technology, that these updates will be issued as changes to this manual.

Tall Building Foundation Design

Tall Building Foundation Design
Author: Harry G. Poulos
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 761
Release: 2017-07-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351652141

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the design of foundations for tall buildings. After a general review of the characteristics of tall buildings, various foundation options are discussed followed by the general principles of foundation design as applied to tall buildings. Considerable attention is paid to the methods of assessment of the geotechnical design parameters, as this is a critical component of the design process. A detailed treatment is then given to foundation design for various conditions, including ultimate stability, serviceability, ground movements, dynamic loadings and seismic loadings. Basement wall design is also addressed. The last part of the book deals with pile load testing and foundation performance measurement, and finally, the description of a number of case histories. A feature of the book is the emphasis it places on the various stages of foundation design: preliminary, detailed and final, and the presentation of a number of relevant methods of design associated with each stage.

Pile Design and Construction Practice, Fifth Edition

Pile Design and Construction Practice, Fifth Edition
Author: Michael Tomlinson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2007-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0415385822

This international handbook is essential for geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists responsible for designing and constructing piled foundations. It explains general principles and practice and details current types of pile, piling equipment and methods. It includes calculations of the resistance of piles to compressive loads, pile groups under compressive loading, piled foundations for resisting uplift and lateral loading and the structural design of piles and pile groups. Marine structures, miscellaneous problems (including machinery foundations, underpinning, mining subsidence areas, contracts and frozen ground), durability of piled foundations, ground investigations, and pile testing are also covered. It introduces the 2005 version of Eurocode7, BS 8004 and other codes, and refers to BS 6349 on maritime structures, and new forms of civil engineering contracts suitable for piling projects. It includes numerous worked examples to the codes, many based on actual problems. It also gives very comprehensive information for students.