Advances in Deep Foundations: International Workshop on Recent Advances of Deep Foundations (IWDPF07) 1–2 February 2007, Port and Airport Research Institute, Yokosuka, Japan - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041543629X ISBN 13: 9780415436298

Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Synopsis

Civil Engineering has recently seen enormous progress in the core field of the construction of deep foundations. This book is the result of the International Workshop on Recent Advances in Deep Foundations (IWDPF07), which was held in Yokosuka, Japan from the 1st to the 2nd of February, 2007. Topics under discussion in this book include recent research achievements and case histories; and current advances in the applied aspects of deep foundations, such as reliability-based design, field tests and experimental field work. The book also features the latest numerical simulation methods and theoretical findings. There are nine keynote lectures, focusing on foundation engineering in different parts of the world, and thirty-three state-of-the-art papers from eminent international experts. The techniques covered include sheet piles, piles, pile-ground improvement and ground improvement, while dynamic aspects and design are also discussed.. This book is intended for an international audience of researchers and professionals in soil and foundation engineering.

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Yoshiaki Kikuchi (Port & Airport Research Institute, Yokosuka, Japan), Jun Otani (Kumamoto University, Japan Kumamoto University), Makoto Kimura (Kyoto University, International Innovation Center, Kyoto, Japan), Yoshiyuki Morikawa (Port & Airport Research Institute, Yokosuka, Japan).

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041543629X
• ISBN 13: 9780415436298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 425
• Editor: Kikuchi Yoshiaki, Otani Jun, Kimura Makoto, Morikawa Yoshiyuki