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Pile design and construction rules of thumb /

All objects and structures transfer their load either directly or indirectly to the earth. The capacity of the earth to support such loads depends on the strength and stability of the supporting soil or rock materials. Pile foundations are the part of a structure used to carry and transfer the load...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rajapakse, Ruwan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, �2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART 1: Shallow Foundations
  • Chapter 1 Shallow Foundation Design
  • Chapter 2 Consolidation Settlement
  • Chapter 3 Settlement in Sandy Soils
  • Chapter 4 Shallow Foundations in Rock
  • Chapter 5 Mat Foundation Design
  • PART 2: Deep Foundations:
  • Chapter 6 Pile Foundation Design:
  • Chapter 7 Design of Pile Groups
  • Chapter 8 Pile Foundation Settlement
  • Chapter 9 Negative Skin Friction Analysis
  • Chapter 10 Seismic Analysis
  • PART 3: Earth Retaining Structures:
  • Chapter 11 Lateral Earth Pressure Computations
  • Chapter 12 Gravity Walls
  • Chapter 13 Gabion Walls
  • Chapter 14 Cantilever Retaining Walls
  • Chapter 15 Secant and Tangent Pile Walls
  • Chapter 16 Soil Nails
  • Chapter 17 Reinforced Earth Retaining Walls
  • Chapter 18 Sheetpile Walls
  • PART 4: Geotechnical Engineering Strategies:
  • Chapter 19 Earth Stabilization
  • Chapter 20 Excavation Support Design
  • Chapter 21 Economic Considerations
  • APPENDIX:
  • Appendix A: Design Tables.