Principles of Foundation Engineering - Hardcover

Das, Braja M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534407528 ISBN 13: 9780534407520

Publisher: Brookes/Cole, 2004

Synopsis

Applying the fundamental principles of geotechnical engineering to earth-supported and earth-retaining structures, this text emphasises design principles in line with ABET requirements. This fifth edition has many new problems, updated code standards and increased use of SI units.

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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

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brookes/Cole
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534407528
• ISBN 13: 9780534407520
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 762