Foundation Engineering Handbook 2/E

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-07-174009-8
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 1008 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 2034 g

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A fully up-to-date, practical guide to foundation engineeringRevised to cover the 2009 International Building Code, Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second Edition presents basic geotechnical field and laboratory studies, such as subsurface exploration and laboratory testing of soil, rock, and groundwater samples. The book then discusses the geotechnical aspects of foundation engineering, including conditions commonly encountered by design engineers--settlement, expansive soil, and slope stability. Details on the performance or engineering evaluation of foundation construction and the application of the 2009 International Building Code are included in this valuable resource.FOUNDATION ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, SECOND EDITION COVERS: - Subsurface exploration
- Laboratory testing
- Soil mechanics
- Shallow and deep foundations
- Bearing capacity and settlement of foundations
- Foundations on expansive soil
- Slope stability
- Retaining walls
- Foundation deterioration and cracking
- Geotechnical earthquake engineering for soils, foundations, and retaining walls
- Grading and other soil improvement methods
- Foundation excavation, underpinning, and field load tests
- Geosynthetics and instrumentation
- 2009 International Building Code regulations for soils and foundations

Autoren/Hrsg.

Day, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction; Part 1: Geotechnical Engineering; 2: Subsurface Exploration; 3: Laboratory Testing; 4: Soil Mechanics; Part 2: Foundation Design; 5: Shallow and Deep Foundations; 6: Bearing Capacity of Foundations; 7: Settlement of Foundations; 8: Consolidation; 9: Foundations on Expansive Soil; 10: Slope Stability; 11: Retaining Walls; 12: Foundation Deterioration and Cracking; 13: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Soils; 14: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Foundations and Retaining Walls; Part 3: Foundation Construction; 15: Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods; 16: Foundation Excavation, Underpinning, and Field Load Tests; 17: Geosynthetics and Instrumentation; Part 4: 2009 International Building Code; 18: International Building Code Regulations for Soils; 19: International Building Code Regulations for Foundations; Appendix A: Glossary; Appendix B: Example of a Foundation Engineering Report; Appendix C: Solution to Problems; Appendix D: Conversion Factors; Appendix E: Bibliography; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Day, Robert
Robert W. Day (San Diego, CA) has published over 200 papers, as is currently active on various committees with ASCE, ASTM, Tranportation Research Board, and received a design award from AIA. After completing his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering at Villanova specializing in Structural Engineering, he completed his masters in Civil Engineering and Engineer Degree at MIT.

Robert W. Day is a leading forensic engineer and the chief engineer at American Geotechnical in San Diego, California. The author of over 200 published technical papers, he serves on advisory committees for several professional associations, including ASCE, ASTM, and NCEES. Mr. Day holds both bachelors and masters degrees in structural engineering from Villanova University and a master's in civil engineering and a civil engineer degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of five McGraw-Hill books on geotechnical engineering and a contributor to numerous handbooks on the subject.