Correctly understanding, designing and analysing the foundations that support structures is fundamental to their safety. This book by a range of academic, design and contracting world experts provides a review of the state of the art techniques for modelling foundations using both linear and non linear numerical analysis. It applies to a range of infrastructure, civil engineering and structural engineering projects.
Topics include:
- Ground vibrations caused by trains
- Pile-group effects
- Bearing capacity of shallow foundations under static and seismic conditions
- Bucket foundation technology for offshore oilfields
- Seismically induced liquefaction in earth embankment foundations and in pile foundations
- Free vibrations of industrial chimneys and TV towers with flexibility of the soil
- Settlements of high rise structures
- Seepage, stress fields and dynamic responses in dams
- Site investigation
It allows designers, engineers, architects, researchers and clients to understand some of the advanced numerical techniques used in the analysis and design of foundations.