Geotechnical Engineers Portable Handbook: With the 2012 International Building Code (Mechanical Engineering)

Day, Robert W.

ISBN 10: 0071789715 / ISBN 13: 9780071789714

Published by McGraw Hill, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Geotechnical Engineers Portable Handbook: With the 2012 International Building Code (Mechanical Engineering)
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071789715
• ISBN 13: 9780071789714
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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Instant access to the latest geotechnical engineering data

Fully updated to include the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), Geotechnical Engineer's Portable Handbook, Second Edition, features a wealth of on-the-job geotechnical and construction related information in a convenient, quick-reference format. This practical resource is filled with essential data, formulas, and guidelines you can access right away. Detailed tables, charts, graphs, and illustrations are included throughout the book for ease of use in the field.

Coverage includes:

• Field exploration
• Laboratory testing
• Soil and rock classification
• Phase relationships
• Effective stress and stress distribution
• Shear strength
• Permeability and seepage
• Settlement analyses
• Bearing capacity analyses
• Pavement and pipeline design
• Expansive soil
• Slope stability
• Geotechnical earthquake engineering
• Erosion analyses
• Retaining walls
• Deterioration
• Foundations
• Grading and other site improvement methods
• Groundwater and percolation tests
• Excavation, underpinning, and field lead tests
• Geosynthetics
• Instrumentation
• International Building Code regulations for soils
• International Building Code regulations for foundations

About the Author

Robert W. Day (San Diego, CA) has published over 200 papers, as is currently active on various committees with ASCE, ASTM, Tranportation Research Board, and received a design award from AIA. After completing his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering at Villanova specializing in Structural Engineering, he completed his masters in Civil Engineering and Engineer Degree at MIT.