A fully up-to-date, practical guide to foundation engineering
Revised to cover the 2009 International Building Code, Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second Edition presents basic geotechnical field and laboratory studies, such as subsurface exploration and laboratory testing of soil, rock, and groundwater samples. The book then discusses the geotechnical aspects of foundation engineering, including conditions commonly encountered by design engineers--settlement, expansive soil, and slope stability. Details on the performance or engineering evaluation of foundation construction and the application of the 2009 International Building Code are included in this valuable resource.
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, SECOND EDITION COVERS:
Subsurface exploration
Laboratory testing
Soil mechanics
Shallow and deep foundations
Bearing capacity and settlement of foundations
Foundations on expansive soil
Slope stability
Retaining walls
Foundation deterioration and cracking
Geotechnical earthquake engineering for soils, foundations, and retaining walls
Grading and other soil improvement methods
Foundation excavation, underpinning, and field load tests
Geosynthetics and instrumentation
2009 International Building Code regulations for soils and foundations
Robert W. Day is a leading forensic engineer and the chief engineer at American Geotechnical in San Diego, California. The author of over 200 published technical papers, he serves on advisory committees for several professional associations, including ASCE, ASTM, and NCEES. Mr. Day holds both bachelors and masters degrees in structural engineering from Villanova University and a master's in civil engineering and a civil engineer degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of five McGraw-Hill books on geotechnical engineering and a contributor to numerous handbooks on the subject.
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