Foundation Engineering Handbook

Description 

This practical resource focuses on foundation engineering, emphasizing the geotechnical aspects and the use of the International Building Code(R).

 

Table Of Contents

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction

Part 1: Geotechnical Engineering
Chapter 2: Subsurface Exploration
Chapter 3: Laboratory Testing
Chapter 4: Soil Mechanics

Part 2: Foundation Design
Chapter 5: Shallow and Deep Foundations
Chapter 6: Bearing Capacity of Foundations
Chapter 7: Settlement of Foundations
Chapter 8: Consolidation
Chapter 9: Foundations on Expansive Soil
Chapter 10: Slope Stability
Chapter 11: Retaining Walls
Chapter 12: Foundation Deterioration and Cracking
Chapter 13: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Soils
Chapter 14: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Foundations and Retaining Walls

Part 3: Foundation Construction
Chapter 15: Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods
Chapter 16: Foundation Excavation, Underpinning, and Field Load Tests
Chapter 17: Geosynthetics and Instrumentation

Part 4: 2006 International Building Codes
Chapter 18: International Building Code Regulations for Soils
Chapter 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