Synopses & Reviews
For graduate and undergraduate courses in Foundation Engineering
Understanding and Practicing Foundation Design Principles
Foundation Design: Principles and Practices includes the most noteworthy research and advancements in Foundation Engineering. Following a systematic approach of identifying major concepts followed by strategic analysis and design, the Third Edition teaches readers not only how to understand foundation engineering, but to apply it to real problems. The highly up-to-date material places great emphasis on limit state design and includes a new focus on load and resistance factor design in both the structural and geotechnical aspects of the process.
Synopsis
For graduate and undergraduate courses in Foundation Engineering
Understanding and Practicing Foundation Design Principles Foundation Design: Principles and Practices includes the most noteworthy research and advancements in Foundation Engineering. Following a systematic approach of identifying major concepts followed by strategic analysis and design, the Third Edition teaches readers not only how to understand foundation engineering, but to apply it to real problems. The highly up-to-date material places great emphasis on limit state design and includes a new focus on load and resistance factor design in both the structural and geotechnical aspects of the process.
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Table of Contents
PART A – General Principles
1. Foundations
2. Uncertainty and Risk in Foundation Design
3. Soil Mechanics
4. Subsurface Investigation and Characterization
5. Performance Requirements
PART B – Shallow Foundation Analysis and Design
6. Shallow Foundations
7. Spread Footings—Geotechnical Ultimate Limit States
8. Spread Footings—Geotechnical Serviceability Limit States
9. Spread Footings—Geotechnical Design
10. Spread Footings—Structural Design
11. Mats
PART C – Deep Foundation Analysis and Design
12. Deep Foundation Systems and Construction Methods
13. Piles—Load Transfer and Limit States
14. Piles—Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Load Tests
15. Driven Piles—Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Analysis Methods
16. Drilled Shafts—Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Analysis Methods
17. Auger Piles—Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Analysis Methods
18. Other Pile Types—Axial Load Capacity
19. Deep Foundations—Axial Load Capacity Based on Dynamic Methods
20. Piles—Serviceability Limit States
21. Piles—Structural Design
22. Laterally Loaded Piles
23. Piles—The Design Process
24. Pile Supported and Pile Enhanced Mats
PART D – Special Topics
25. Foundations in Rocks and Intermediate Geomaterials
26. Ground Improvement
27. Foundations on Expansive Soils
28. Foundations on Collapsible Soils
Appendix A—Units and Conversion Factors
Appendix B—Probability Tables
References
Index