Foundation Engineering Handbook presents both classical and state-of-the-art design and analysis techniques for earthen structures.

Features:

• Provides a one-stop resource that includes the most recent developments in theoretical and applied foundation engineering
• Incorporates state-of-the-art design, analysis, and engineering techniques, including in situ testing, ground stabilization methods, and ground deformation modeling
• Presents reliability-based design and LRFD concepts, building a familiarity with limit state design in foundation engineering
• Includes a multitude of examples and more than 415 illustrations

Contents

Review of Soil Mechanics Concepts and Analytical Techniques

• Introduction
• Soil Classification
• Effective Stress Concept
• Strength of Soils
• Compressibility and Settlement
• Soil Densities and Compaction
• Finite Element Concepts Used in Modeling of Earthen Structures
• Common Methods of Modeling the Yielding Behavior of Soils

In Situ Soil Testing

• Introduction to Subsurface Exploration
• Need for In Situ Testing
• Geophysical Testing Methods
• Physical Sampling and Penetration Tests
• Cone Penetration Test
• The Field Vane Shear Test
• The Pressuremeter Test
• The Dilatometer Test
• California Bearing Ratio Test
• Borehole Shear Test

Spread Footings: Analysis and Design

• Design Criteria
• Evaluation of Bearing Capacity
• Settlement Analysis
• Load and Resistance Factor Design Criteria
• Design of Footings to Withstand Vibrations
• Additional Examples

Geotechnical Design of Combined Spread Footings

• Introduction
• Design Criteria
• Conventional Design of Rectangular Combined Footings
• Conventional Design of Mat Footings
• Settlement of Mat Footings
• Design of Flexible Combined Footings
• Structural Matrix Analysis Method for Design of Flexible Combined Footings
• Finite Difference Method of Flexible Mat Footing Design
• Additional Design Examples

Structural Design of Foundations

• Introduction
• Types of Foundations
• Soil Pressure Distribution under Footings
• Determination of the Size of Footing
• Strip or Wall Footings
• Combined Footings
• Pile Foundations
• Design of Grade Beams
• Structural Design of Drilled Shafts

Design of Driven Piles and Pile Groups

• Introduction
• Design of Pile Foundations
• Estimation of Static Pile Capacity of a Single Pile
• Pile Load Transfer
• Time Variation of Pile Capacity (Pile Setup)
• Computation of Pile Settlement
• Pile Groups
• Downdrag (Negative Skin Friction)
• Load and Resistance Factor Design Criteria
• Static Capacity of Piles on Rock
• Pullout Capacity of Driven Piles
• Screw Piles
• Pile Hammers
• Additional Examples

Design of Drilled Shafts

• Introduction
• Construction Considerations
• Design Capacity of Drilled Shafts
• Use of Triaxial or SPT Data in Clay
• Designing Drilled Shafts from CPT Data
• Designing from Rock Core Data
• Designing from Load Test Data
• Design of Post Grouted Shafts
• Economy of Load Testing
• Pressure Injected Footings
• Nomenclature

Design of Laterally Loaded Piles

• Introduction
• Lateral Load Capacity Based on Strength
• Lateral Load Capacity Based on Deflections
• Lateral Load Capacity of Pile Groups
• Load and Resistance Factor Design for Laterally Loaded Piles
• Effect of Pile Jetting on the Lateral Load Capacity
• Effect of Preaugering on the Lateral Load Capacity

Construction Monitoring and Testing Methods of Driven Piles

• Introduction
• Construction Techniques Used in Pile Installation
• Verification of Pile Capacity
• Pile Driving Analyzer
• Comparison of Pile Driving Formulae and Wave-Equation Analysis Using the PDA Method
• Static Pile Load Tests
• Load Testing Using the Osterberg Cell
• Rapid Load Test (Statnamic Pile Load Test)
• Lateral Load Testing of Piles
• Finite Element Modeling of Pile Load Tests
• Quality Assurance Test Methods
• Methods of Repairing Pile Foundations
• Use of Piles in Foundation Stabilization

Retaining Walls: Analysis and Design

• Introduction
• Lateral Earth Pressure
• Basic Design Principles
• Gravity Walls
• Cantilever Walls
• MSE Walls
• Sheet Pile and Tie-Back Anchored Walls
• Soil Nail Systems
• Drainage Considerations
• Deformation Analysis
• Performance under Seismic Loads
• Additional Examples
• Glossary

Stability Analysis and Design of Slopes

• Introduction
• Analysis of Finite Slopes with Plane Failures
• Method of Slices
• Slope Stability Analysis Using the Stability Number Method
• Stabilization of Slopes with Piles
• Reinforcement of Slopes with Geotextiles and Geogrids
• Reliability-Based Slope Design
• Slope Instability and Landslides
• Investigation of Slope Failures
• Approximate Three-Dimensional Slope Stability Analysis
• Additional Examples

Methods of Soft Ground Improvement

• Introduction
• Compaction
• Reinforcement
• Fixation
• Other Innovative Soft-Ground Improvements Techniques

Impact of Groundwater on the Design of Earthen Structures

• Groundwater and Seepage
• Graphical Solution to Groundwater Problems: Flow Nets
• Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Flow
• Analytical Modeling of Groundwater Flow
• Dewatering of Excavations
• Basic Environmental Geotechnology
• Application of Groundwater Modeling Concepts in Environmental Geotechnology
• Design of Filters

Index

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