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A comprehensive coverage of the design process via real world case studies and design problems are detailed in this text. A major feature is "Spreadsheet Applications For Geotechnical Engineering" by Thomas F. Wolff. This ancillary contains spreadsheet templates on disk in both Lotus 1-2-3 and Borland Quattro Pro formats, plus a print component containing instructions for use and student exercises.
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Chapter 1 - Geotechnical Properties of Soil Chapter 2 - Natural Soil Deposits and Subsoil Exploration Chapter 3 - Shallow Foundations: Ultimate Bearing Capacity Chapter 4 - Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: Special Cases Chapter 5 - Shallow Foundations: Allowable Bearing Capacity and Settlement Chapter 6 - Mat Foundations Chapter 7 - Lateral Earth Pressure Chapter 8 - Retaining Walls Chapter 9 - Sheet Pile Walls Chapter 10 - Braced Cuts Chapter 11 - Pile Foundations Chapter 12 - Drilled-Shaft Foundations Chapter 13 - Foundations on Difficult Soils Chapter 14 - Soil Improvement and Group Modification Appendix Answers to Selected Problems
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Dr. Braja Das is Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento. He received his M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of a number of geotechnical engineering texts and reference books and more than 250 technical papers in the area of geotechnical engineering. His primary areas of research include shallow foundations, earth anchors, and geosynthetics. Dr. Das is a Fellow and Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Life Member of the American Society for Engineering Education, and an Emeritus Member of the Chemical and Mechanical Stabilization Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council (Washington D.C.). He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence, including the AMOCO Foundation Award, the AT&T Award for Teaching Excellence from the American Society for Engineering Education, the Ralph Teetor Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Texas at El Paso.
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