Foundation engineering

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Peck, Ralph B.
Other Authors Hanson, Walter E. 1916-, Thornburn, Thomas H. 1916-1986
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Wiley, ©1974.
Edition2d ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781601198884
1601198884
0471675857
9780471675853
0471675849
9780471675846
Physical Description1 online resource (xxiii, 514 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Part A: Properties Of Subsurface Materials.
  • Identification and Classification of Soils and Rocks.
  • Hydraulic Properties of Soil and Rock.
  • Consolidation Characteristics of Soils.
  • Stress-Deformation-Strength Characteristics of Soil and Rock.
  • Techniques of Subsurface Investigation.
  • Character of Natural Deposits.
  • Program of Subsurface Exploration.
  • Part B: Types Of Foundations And Methods Of Construction.
  • Excavating and Bracing.
  • Drainage and Stabilization.
  • Footing and Raft Foundations.
  • Foundations on Compacted Fill.
  • Pile Foundations.
  • Pier Foundations.
  • Pier Shafts, Retaining Walls, and Abutments.
  • Shoring and Underpinning.
  • Damage Due to Construction Operations.
  • Part C: Selection Of Foundation Type And Basis For Design.
  • Factors Determining Type of Foundation.
  • Foundations on Clay and Plastic Silt.
  • Foundations on Sand and Nonplastic Silt.
  • Foundations on Collapsing and Swelling Soils.
  • Foundations on Nonuniform Soils.
  • Foundations on Rock.
  • Part D: Design Of Foundations And Earth Retaining Structures.
  • Individual Column and Wall Footings.
  • Footings Subjected to Moment.
  • Combined Footings and Rafts.
  • Retaining Walls and Abutments.
  • Flexible Earth-Retaining Structures.