Foundation Engineering Handbook 2/E (eBook)

Robert W. Day (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010
1008 Seiten
McGraw-Hill Education (Verlag)
978-0-07-174010-4 (ISBN)

Infos

A fully up-to-date, practical guide to foundation engineeringRevised 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 explorationLaboratory testingSoil mechanicsShallow and deep foundationsBearing capacity and settlement of foundationsFoundations on expansive soilSlope stabilityRetaining wallsFoundation deterioration and crackingGeotechnical earthquake engineering for soils, foundations, and retaining wallsGrading and other soil improvement methodsFoundation excavation, underpinning, and field load testsGeosynthetics and instrumentation2009 International Building Code regulations for soils and foundations

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.9.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• ISBN-10: 0-07-174010-4 / 0071740104
• ISBN-13: 978-0-07-174010-4 / 9780071740104