Principles of foundation engineering, SI

Das, Braja M.

Principles of foundation engineering, SI / Braja M. Das - 10E - xxii, 874 pages : illustrations (some color)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction Part I. Geotechnical properties and soil exploration 2. Geotechnical properties of soil 3. Natural soil deposition and subsoil exploration Part 2. Soil improvement 4. Soil improvement and ground modification Part 3. Foundation analysis 5. Shallow foundations : ultimate bearing capacity 6. Ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations : special cases 7. Vertical stress increase in soil 8. Settlement of shallow foundations 9. Mat foundations 10. Uplift capacity of shallow foundations and helical anchors 11. Pile foundations 12. Drilled-shaft foundations 13. Foundations on difficult soil Part 4. Lateral earth pressure and earth retaining structures 14. Lateral earth pressure 15. Retaining walls 16. Sheet-pile walls 17. Braced cuts

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