This practical resource focuses on foundation engineering, emphasizing the geotechnical aspects and the use of the International Building Code(R).Robert W. Day (San Diego, CA) is a leading forensic engineer and the chief engineer at American Geotechnical in San Diego, California. The author of over
Foundation Engineering Handbook: Design and Construction with the 2006 International Building Code, 1st edition
โ Scribed by Robert W. Day
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- 2005
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โฆ Synopsis
This practical resource focuses on foundation engineering, emphasizing the geotechnical aspects and the use of the International Building Code(R).
โฆ Table of Contents
Foundation Engineering Handbook
......Page 1
1. Introduction
......Page 2
Part 1 โ Geotechnical Engineering
......Page 10
2. Subsurface Exploration
......Page 12
3. Laboratory Testing
......Page 82
4. Soil Mechanics
......Page 174
Part 2 โ Foundation Design
......Page 262
5. Shallow and Deep Foundations
......Page 264
6. Bearing Capacity of Foundations
......Page 280
7. Settlement of Foundations
......Page 336
8. Consolidation
......Page 386
9. Foundations on Expansive Soil
......Page 438
10. Slope Stability
......Page 494
11. Retaining Walls
......Page 554
12. Foundation Deterioration and Cracking
......Page 604
13. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Soils
......Page 626
14. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Foundation and Retaining Walls
......Page 676
Part 3 โ Foundation Construction
......Page 716
15. Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods
......Page 718
16. Foundation Excavation, Underpinning, and Field Load Tests
......Page 744
17. Geosynthetics and Instrumentation
......Page 786
18. International Building Code Regulations for Soils
......Page 802
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