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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.

Author(s): Ralph B. Peck, Walter E. Hanson, Thomas H. Thornburn
Edition: 2
Year: 1974

Language: English
Pages: 514

Foundation Engineering
......Page 1
Preface
......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Part A: Properties of Subsurface Materials
......Page 12
1. Identification and Classification of Soils and Rocks
......Page 14
2. Hydraulic Properties of Soil and Rock
......Page 31
3. Consolidation Characteristics of Soils
......Page 50
4. Stress-Deformation-Strength Characteristics of Soil and Rock
......Page 72
5. Techniques of Subsurface Investigation
......Page 94
6. Character of Natural Deposits
......Page 115
7. Program of Subsurface Exploration......Page 137
Part B: Types of Foundations and Methods of Construction
......Page 141
8. Excavating and Bracing
......Page 143
9. Drainage and Stabilization
......Page 150
10. Footing and Raft Foundations
......Page 157
11. Foundations on Compacted Fill
......Page 164
12. Pile Foundations
......Page 173
13. Pier Foundations
......Page 199
14. Pier Shafts, Retaining Walls, and Abutments
......Page 215
15. Shoring and Underpinning
......Page 220
16. Damage Due to Construction Operations
......Page 226
Part C: Selection of Foundation Type and Basis for Design
......Page 231
17. Factors Determining Type of Foundation......Page 233
18. Foundations on Clay and Plastic Silt
......Page 238
19. Foundations on Sand and Nonplastic Silt
......Page 257
20. Foundations on Collapsing and Swelling Soils
......Page 282
21. Foundations on Nonuniform Soils
......Page 297
22. Foundations on Rock
......Page 309
Part D: Design of Foundations and Earth-Retaining Structures
......Page 320
23. Individual Column and Wall Footings
......Page 322
24. Footings Subjected to Moment
......Page 332
25. Combined Footings and Rafts
......Page 347
26. Retaining Walls and Abutments
......Page 361
27. Flexible Earth-Retaining Structures
......Page 392
Bibliography
......Page 418
Name Index
......Page 432
Subject Index
......Page 444