Rajapakse R. Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008 - 528 с.
Print Book ISBN: 9780128046982
eBook ISBN: 9780128046487Geotechnical Engineering Calculations Manual offers geotechnical, civil and structural engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculation methods used in of soil and geotechnical engineering. A one stop guide to the foundation design, pile foundation design, earth retaining structures, soil stabilization techniques and computer software, this book places calculations for almost all aspects of geotechnical engineering at your finger tips. In this book, theories is explained in a nutshell and then the calculation is presented and solved in an illustrated, step-by-step fashion. All calculations are provided in both fps and SI units. The manual includes topics such as shallow foundations, deep foundations, earth retaining structures, rock mechanics and tunnelling. In this book, the author's done all the heavy number-crunching for you, so you get instant, ready-to-apply data on activities such as: hard ground tunnelling, soft ground tunnelling, reinforced earth retaining walls, geotechnical aspects of wetland mitigation and geotechnical aspects of landfill design.Site Investigation
Geotechnical Engineering Theoretical Concepts
Shallow Foundation Fundamentals
Bearing Capacity – Rules of Thumb
Bearing Capacity Computation
Elastic Settlement of Shallow Foundations
Foundation Reinforcement Design
Grillage Design
Footings Subjected to Bending Moment
Geogrids
Tie Beams and Grade Beams
Drainage for Shallow Foundations
Selection of Foundation Type
Consolidation
Earth Retaining Structures - Introduction
Gabion Walls
Reinforced Earth Walls
Geotechnical Engineering Software
Geotechnical Instrumentation
Un-Braced Excavations
Raft Design
Rock Mechanics and Foundation Design in Rock
Dip Angle and Strike:
Rock Bolts, Dowels and Cable Bolts
Soil Anchors
Tunnel Design
Short Course on Seismology
Geosynthetics in Geotechnical Engineering
Slurry Cutoff Walls
Pile Foundations:
Pile Design in Sandy Soils
Pile Design in Clay Soils
Design of Pin Piles – Semi Empirical Approach
Neutral Plane Concept and Negative Skin Friction
Design of Caissons
Design of Pile Groups