Geotechnical engineering calculations and rules of thumb

Geotechnical engineering calculations and rules of thumb / Ruwan Rajapakse.

Geotechnical Engineering Calculations Manual offers geotechnical, civil and structural engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculation methods used in of soil and geotechnical engineering. A one stop guide to the foundation design, pile foundation design, earth retainin...

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Main Author: Rajapakse, Ruwan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2008.
Subjects:
Engineering geology > Mathematics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Soil mechanics > Mathematics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Soil mechanics.
Foundations.
soil mechanics.
foundations (structural elements)
Soil mechanics
Foundations
Engineering geology > Mathematics
Soil mechanics > Mathematics
handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
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Table of Contents:
  • Site investigation and soil conditions
  • Geotechnical engineering theoretical concepts
  • Shallow foundation fundamentals
  • Bearing capacity : rules of thumb
  • Bearing capacity computation
  • Elastic settlement of shallow foundations
  • Foundation reinforcement design
  • Grillage design
  • Footings subjected to bending moment
  • Geogrids
  • Tie beams and grade beams
  • Drainage for shallow foundations
  • Selection of foundation type
  • Consolidation
  • Earth retaining structures
  • Gabion walls
  • Reinforced earth walls
  • Geotechnical engineering software
  • Geotechnical instrumentation
  • Unbraced excavations
  • Raft design
  • Rock mechanics and foundation design in rock
  • Dip angle and strike
  • Rock bolts, dowels, and cable bolts
  • Soil anchors
  • Tunnel design
  • Short course on seismology
  • Geosynthetics in geotechnical engineering
  • Slurry cutoff walls
  • Pile foundations
  • Pile design in sandy soils
  • Pile design in clay soils
  • Design of pin piles : semi-empirical approach
  • Neutral plane concept and negative skin friction
  • Design of caissons
  • Design of pile groups.

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