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Nawawi Chouw, Rolando P. Orense, Tam Larkin ... 214 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (August, 2017) ... Language: English - AmazonSIN: B0754HHKX5.

Seismic Performance of Soil-Foundation-Structure Systems presents invited papers presented at the international workshop (University of Auckland, New Zealand, 21-22 November 2016). This international workshop brought together outstanding work in earthquake engineering that embraces a holistic consideration of soilfoundation-structure systems. For example, the diversity of papers in this volume is represented by contributions from the fields of shallow foundation in liquefiable soil, spatially distributed lifelines, bridges, clustered structures (see photo on front cover), sea floor seismic motion, multi-axial ground excitation, deep foundations, soil-foundation-structurefluid interaction, liquefaction-induced settlement and uplift with SFSI. A fundamental knowledge gap is manifested by the isolated manner geotechnical and structural engineers work. A holistic consideration of soil-foundation-structures systems is only possible if civil engineers work collaboratively to the mutual benefit of all disciplines. Another gap occurs by the retarded application of up-to-date research findings in engineering design practices. Seismic Performance of Soil-Foundation-Structure Systems is the outcome from the recognized need to close this gap, since it has been observed that a considerable delay exists between published research findings and application of the principles revealed by the research. Seismic Performance of Soil-Foundation-Structure Systems will be helpful in developing more understanding of the complex nature of responses these systems present under strong earthquakes, and will assist engineers in closing the gaps identified above.

GEOTEC ELPLA Professional v9.2 SP1 [Size: 171 MB] ... ELPLA (ELASTIC PLATE) is a program for analyzing raft foundations of arbitrary shape with the real subsoil model. The mathematical solution of the raft is based on the finite element method. The program can analyze different types of subsoil models, especially the three-dimensional Continuum model that considers any number of irregular layers. A good advantage of this program is the capability to handle the three analyses of flexible, elastic and rigid foundations. In addition, the mesh of the rigid and flexible foundations can be constructed to be analogous to the finite elements mesh of the elastic foundation. Therefore, the three analyses can be compared easily and correctly. ELPLA can also be used to represent the effect of external loads, neighbouring foundations, tunnelling and the influence of the temperature difference on the raft.

Alexander Newman ... 320 pages - Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 1st edition (October, 2012) ... Language: English ... ISBN-10: 0071766359 ...  ISBN-13: 978-0071766357 ...

Braja M. Das,‎ Nagaratnam Sivakugan ... ? pages - Publisher: CL Engineering; 9th edition (January, 2018) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1337705020 - ISBN-13: 978-1337705028 ...

A must-have resource for all foundation engineering courses, PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, 9th Edition provides a careful balance between current research and practical field applications as it introduces civil engineering students to the core concepts and applications of foundation analysis design. Throughout this best-selling book, Dr. Das and Dr. Sivakugan emphasize how to develop the critical judgment civil engineers need to properly apply theories and analysis to the evaluation of soils and foundation design. This new edition includes three new chapters that highlight developing topics. This edition also provides a wealth of worked-out examples and multiple new figures that emphasize the skills most critical for students to master as successful civil engineers.

Braja M. Das ... 400 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 3rd edition (January, 2017) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1498731171 - ISBN-13: 978-1498731171 ...

Following the popularity of the previous edition, Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity and Settlement, Third Edition, covers all the latest developments and approaches to shallow foundation engineering. In response to the high demand, it provides updated data and revised theories on the ultimate and allowable bearing capacities of shallow foundations. Additionally, it features the most recent developments regarding eccentric and inclined loading, the use of stone columns, settlement computations, and more. Example cases have been provided throughout each chapter to illustrate the theories presented.

UniSoft Geotechnical Solutions: UniPile v5.0.0.56 UniSettle v4.0.0.55 [Size: 44 MB] ... UniPile 5.0:  An application for the analysis of piles and pile groups according to various design methods. UniPile considers bearing capacity, pile group settlement, negative skin friction, and drag load. Aspects of drivability and residual stress are also included. It also simulates the load-movement behaviour of the pile in a static Head-Down and Bidirectional (O-Cell) loading test. Pile ultimate resistance may be calculated using the Static (Beta or Alpha), Eslami & Fellenius (CPTu), Schmertmann & Nottingham (CPT), deRuiter & Beringen - Dutch (CPT), Bustamente - LCPC (CPT), Decourt (SPT), O'Neill-Reese (SPT), or the Meyerhof (SPT) methods. UniSettle 4.0: A software application specifically developed to assist engineers in performing stress and settlement calculations involving complex load combinations and site conditions.

Harry G. Poulos ... 560 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (July 20, 2017) - Language: English - ASIN: B0744NWPYY by Amazon Digital Services ...

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the design of foundations for tall buildings. After a general review of the characteristics of tall buildings, various foundation options are discussed followed by the general principles of foundation design as applied to tall buildings. Considerable attention is paid to the methods of assessment of the geotechnical design parameters, as this is a critical component of the design process. A detailed treatment is then given to foundation design for various conditions, including ultimate stability, serviceability, ground movements, dynamic loadings and seismic loadings. Basement wall design is also addressed. The last part of the book deals with pile load testing and foundation performance measurement, and finally, the description of a number of case histories. A feature of the book is the emphasis it places on the various stages of foundation design: preliminary, detailed and final, and the presentation of a number of relevant methods of design associated with each stage.

Duncan C. Wyllie ... 432 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd edition (July, 1999) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0419232109 - ISBN-13: 978-0419232100 ...

This second edition of the successful Foundations on Rock presents an up-to-date practical reference book describing current engineering practice in the investigation, design and construction of foundations on rock. An extra chapter on Tension Foundations has been included. The methods set out are readily applicable to high rise buildings, bridges, dams and structures subject to uplift and turning loads. Foundations on Rock differs from the many texts and handbooks on soil foundations in that it focuses on the effect of geology on the stability and settlement of rock foundations. While the intact rock may be strong, defects in the rock such as faults, joints and cavities, and the deterioration of the rock with time, will have a significant effect on foundation performance. Methods of detecting such defects are described, and their implications for foundation design and treatment are elaborated.

Liebherr-Werk Nenzing ... 370 pages - Publisher: Ernst&Sohn; 1st edition (January, 2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3433029059 - ISBN-13: 978-3433029053 ...

First Edition: The methods and equipment technology employed in the deep foundation industry have improved rapidly in recent years. The ingenuity of civil engineers, the results of new scientific research and the ongoing and new developments in machine technology have all led to the acceleration of this process. Applying technologies that have become very complex, and selecting the suitable machinery and equipment, demand ever more specialized knowledge and practical experience. It has become very difficult for users and manufacturers of special deep foundation machinery to maintain an overview of the level of technology in the sector. This compendium provides a comprehensive overview of the special deep foundation applications and processes. It is intended as an aid to planning and implementation, and aims to help practitioners, public authorities, engineering companies and students to broaden and complete their level of knowledge. It is targeted primarily at occupational engineers and applications in the field. The individual chapters discuss manufacturing techniques and potential applications, along with the associated machine components. The specifics of each method and machine technology are examined in detail. This special deep foundation compendium is the result of intensive collaboration between engineers, technicians, practitioners, machine manufacturers and users.

Liebherr-Werk Nenzing ... 550 pages - Publisher: Ernst&Sohn; 2nd edition (September, 2018) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 343303026X - ISBN-13: 978-3433030264 ...

Second Edition: The first edition with two volumes has become standard reference books for special deep foundation methods and equipment technology. The new edition is not only a merger of Volume I and II. It also comprises new chapters to cover the complete spectrum of special deep foundation. Also, as part of this revision, all machine data were updated so that planners, authorities, engineers, technicians and students may use the compendium's state-of-the-art data and parameters. Once again, credits for authorship go to the specialists of BVV Spezialtiefbautechnik Vertriebs GmbH, Munich. The new ?Compendium Special Deep Foundation? reflects their comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of the market, their know-how of up-to-date methods and their experience with global application practice. The new compendium provides a comprehensive overview of special deep foundation methods, equipment and applications. It is designed as a tool for planning and implementation, and helps practitioners, public authorities, engineering companies and students broaden and complete their level of knowledge

SoilOffice-Foundation v5.12 [Size: 21.8 MB] ... “SO-Foundation” calculates bearing capacity of shallow foundations considering both “shear failure” and “settlement”. Hansen, Meyerhof, Vesic, Terzaghi and Eurocode methods are employed for the determination of shear failure. Elastic and consolidation settlements can be calculated using various options. Features: Introduction of up to 20 soil layers. Correlation of soil parameters (to be added soon). User is informed about the common ranges regarding input parameters. Pressure isobars are calculated and generated below footings. Determination of bearing capacity of shallow footings (Spread, Continuous and Mat) with different dimensions considering both shear failure and settlement (Elastic and Consolidation). Calculation of settlement corresponding to the allowable pressure. Calculation of modulus of subgrade reaction. Calculation and generation of modulus of subgrade reaction contour on the footing surface. Exporting results to MS Excel format. Presentation of calculation report with sufficient details. Creation of profiles for the desired settings. Saving files with a minimal size. 

M. J. Tomlinson, R. Boorman ... 584 pages - Publisher: Longman UK; 7th edition (March, 2001) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0130311804 - ISBN-13: 978-0130311801 ...

Foundation Design and Construction has long been established as the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the subject. The combination of soil engineering principles, design information, and construction details, makes this book an essential resource for undergraduates and practitioners alike. The text first introduces basic theory and then, by means of case studies, practical worked examples and design charts, develops an in-depth understanding of foundation design and construction methods. Types of foundation covered include shallow strip, pad and raft, basement structures, driven and bored piles, and deep shafts. Practical information is also given on foundation design for swelling and shrinking clays, filled ground and mining subsidence areas. In addition the text contains a useful introduction to computer-aided design.The seventh edition has been brought up-to-date with recent developments in foundation design and construction techniques. These include recent research undertaken by the Construction Industry Research and Development Association (CIRIA) leading to new methods and design rules, and a discussion of the requirements for the latest draft of Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design.

William O. McCarron ... 352 pages -Publisher: J. Ross Publishing; (March, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1604270098 - ISBN-13: 978-1604270099.

Practicing engineers in the offshore engineering industry will find in this contributed handbook practical information on current oil field production development practices for foundations and subsea flowlines. The technical challenges associated with deepwater developments have led to significant innovations. The contributors are practicing engineers and academics who have been at the forefront of offshore geotechnic development for several decades. Until the 1980s, the most common design concerns for offshore foundation and pipeline engineering were associated with extreme storm loadings, earthquakes, mudflows, fatigue, and installation activities. Engineers today face additional concerns, including: submarine slope failures, thermal buckling of pipelines, catenary riser interaction with the seafloor, vortex induced vibration of flowlines, shallow water flows encountered during drilling operations, and thermal interaction of pipelines with permafrost. 

Gopal Madabhushi, Jonathan Knappett ... Pile foundations are the most common form of deep foundations that used both onshore and offshore to transfer large superstructure loads into competent soil strata. This book provides many case histories of failure of pile foundations due to earthquake loading and soil liquefaction. Based on the observed case histories, the possible mechanisms of failure of the pile foundations are postulated. The book also deals with the additional loading attracted by piles in liquefiable soils due to lateral spreading of sloping ground. Recent research at Cambridge forms the backbone of this book with the design methodologies being developed directly based on quantified centrifuge test results and numerical analysis. The book provides designers and practicing civil engineers with a sound knowledge of pile behaviour in liquefiable soils and easy-to-use methods to design pile foundations in seismic regions. For graduate students and researchers, it brings together the latest research findings on pile foundations in a way that is relevant to geotechnical practice.

Info-Details: 232 pages - Publisher: Imperial College Press; 1st edition (September, 2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1848163622 - ISBN-13: 978-1848163621 ... 

Alois Myslivec, Zdenek Kysela ... 238 pages - Publisher: Elsevier; 1st edition (August, 1978) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0444997946 - ISBN-13: 978-0444997944 ...

The Bearing Capacity of Building Foundations describes the different ways of ultimate bearing capacity determination of building foundations. This four-chapter book considers the effect of a horizontal force acting on a foundation. It also examines a situation where, beneath the foundation level in the zone of influence of the foundation there are two layers of soil, including the case where the second, lower layer is formed by incompressible rock. A chapter explores the case where the subgrade consists of a number of heterogeneous strata of soil. The remaining chapters deal with the determination of the permissible load of a foundation and the safety factor, and also the contact stress in the foundation line, since this has a great influence on the dimensioning of foundation slabs. This book will prove useful to practicing civil engineers.

R. K. Khitoliya, P. K. Gupta ... 600 pages - Publisher: IK Int. Publ. House; (September, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 938458861X - ISBN-13: 978-9384588618 ...

Foundation Engineering is the second book in the series on Geotechnical Engineering published in 2014 to meet the requirements of undergraduate students. This book covers various aspects of foundation engineering bringing together all the relevant theories. The concepts have been developed systematically. A large number of illustrative examples and solutions are included. References are made to the relevant Indian standard codes at appropriate Places. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Engineering and Geotechnical Properties of Soils 3. Geotechnical Investigation and in-situ Tests 4. Shallow Foundation and Bearing Capacity 5. Safe Bearing Pressure and Settlement Analysis 6. Combined Footings ad Mat Foundations 7. Lateral Earth Pressure 8. Earth Retaining Structures 9. Deep Foundations and Caisson Foundations 10. Stability of Slopes 11. Machine Foundations 12. Foundations on Difficult Soils 13. Embankment Dams 14. Geo-environmental Engineering 15. Design of Pavements 16. Ground Modified for Foundation Annexure A: SI Units on Geotechnical Engineering Appendix Bibliography. Audience: UG and PG students of Civil Engineering and allied areas like transportation engineering, engineering for dams and embankments, construction engineering and so on.

Tharwat M. Baban ... 752 pages - Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (May, 2016) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 111905611X - ISBN-13: 978-1119056119 ...

Shallow Foundations: Discussions and Problem Solving is written for civil engineers and all civil engineering students taking courses in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. It covers the analysis, design and application of shallow foundations, with a primary focus on the interface between the structural elements and underlying soil. Topics such as site investigation, foundation contact pressure and settlement, vertical stresses in soils due to foundation loads, settlements, and bearing capacity are all fully covered, and a chapter is devoted to the structural design of different types of shallow foundations. It provides essential data for the design of shallow foundations under normal circumstances, considering both the American (ACI) and the European (EN) Standard Building Code Requirements, with each chapter being a concise discussion of critical and practical aspects. Applications are highlighted through solving a relatively large number of realistic problems. A total of 180 problems, all with full solutions, consolidate understanding of the fundamental principles and illustrate the design and application of shallow foundations.

Robert E. Kimmerling ... 304 pages - Publisher: Univ. Press of the Pacific; (August, 2006) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1410225860 - ISBN-13: 978-1410225863 ...

This book is FHWA's  (Federal Highway Administration) primary reference of recommended design and procurement procedures for shallow foundations. It presents state-of-the-practice guidance on the design of shallow foundation support of highway bridges. The information is intended to be practical in nature, and to especially encourage the cost-effective use of shallow foundations bearing on structural fills. To the greatest extent possible, the document coalesces the research, development and application of shallow foundation support for transportation structures over the last several decades. Detailed design examples are provided for shallow foundations in several bridge support applications according to both Service Load Design (Appendix B) and Load and Resistance Factor Design (Appendix C) methodologies. Guidance is also provided for shallow foundation applications for minor structures and buildings associated with transportation projects.

V. Kolár, I. Nemec ... 334 pages - Publisher: Elsevier Science; (November, 2012) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0444565701 - ISBN-13: 978-0444565709 ...

Distributed in the East European countries, China, Northern Korea, Cuba, Vietnam and Mongolia by Academia, Prague, Czechoslovakia This book is based on the efficient subsoil model introduced by the authors in 1977 and applied in the last ten years in the design of foundations. From the designer's point of view, the model considerably reduces the extent of the calculations connected with the numerical analysis of soil-structure interaction. The algorithms presented are geared for use on mini- and personal computers and can be used in any numerical method. A special chapter is devoted to the implementation of the model in the NE-XX finite element program package, illustrated with diagrams, tables and practical examples. Besides presenting the energy definition and general theory of both 2D and 3D model forms, the book also deals with practical problems such as Kirchhoff's and Mindlin's foundation plates, interaction between neighbouring structures, actual values of physical constants of subsoils and natural frequencies and shapes of foundation plates. Today, researchers and engineers can choose from a wide range of soil models, some fairly simple and others very elaborate. However, the gap which has long existed between geomechanical theory and everyday design practice still persists. The present book is intended to suit the practical needs of the designer by introducing an efficient subsoil model in which the surrounding soil is substituted by certain properties of the structure-soil interface. When a more precise solution is required, a more sophisticated model form can be used. Its additional degrees of deformation freedom can better express the behaviour of layered or generally unhomogeneous subsoil. As a result, designers will find that this book goes some way towards bridging the above-mentioned gap between structural design theory and day-to-day practice.

Sam Helwany ... 400 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (March, 2007) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0471791075 - ISBN-13: 978-0471791072 ...

A simplified approach to applying the Finite Element Method to geotechnical problems: Predicting soil behavior by constitutive equations that are based on experimental findings and embodied in numerical methods, such as the finite element method, is a significant aspect of soil mechanics. Engineers are able to solve a wide range of geotechnical engineering problems, especially inherently complex ones that resist traditional analysis. Applied Soil Mechanics with ABAQUS® Applications provides civil engineering students and practitioners with a simple, basic introduction to applying the finite element method to soil mechanics problems.

Accessible to someone with little background in soil mechanics and finite element analysis, Applied Soil Mechanics with ABAQUS® Applications explains the basic concepts of soil mechanics and then prepares the reader for solving geotechnical engineering problems using both traditional engineering solutions and the more versatile, finite element solutions. Topics covered include: Properties of Soil - Elasticity and Plasticity - Stresses in Soil - Consolidation - Shear Strength of Soil - Shallow Foundations - Lateral Earth Pressure and Retaining Walls - Piles and Pile Groups - Seepage. Taking a unique approach, the author describes the general soil mechanics for each topic, shows traditional applications of these principles with longhand solutions, and then presents finite element solutions for the same applications, comparing both. The book is prepared with ABAQUS® software applications to enable a range of readers to experiment firsthand with the principles described in the book (the software application files are available under "student resources" at www.wiley.com/college/helwany). By presenting both the traditional solutions alongside the FEM solutions, Applied Soil Mechanics with ABAQUS® Applications is an ideal introduction to traditional soil mechanics and a guide to alternative solutions and emergent methods.