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A fast guide to solving common design problems in building foundations, now in a new edition. Includes new material on settlements, soil modification, pole foundations, braced excavations, waterfront foundations, and slope stabilization.

Table of Contents
General Considerations in Foundation Design.

Soil Properties and Foundation Behavior.

Shallow Bearing Foundations.

Deep Foundations.

Horizontal Forces in Soils.

Special Foundation Problems.

Appendix A: Reinforced Concrete Design: Working StressMethod.

Appendix B: Excerpts from the 1963 ACI Code.

Appendix C: Building Code Requirements for Foundations.

Study Aids.

Answers to Selected Problems.

Index.

References.

Glossary.

Simplified Design of Building Foundations

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 30/11/1988
      ISBN13: 9780471858980, 978-0471858980
      ISBN10: 0471858986
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A fast guide to solving common design problems in building foundations, now in a new edition. Includes new material on settlements, soil modification, pole foundations, braced excavations, waterfront foundations, and slope stabilization.

      Table of Contents
      General Considerations in Foundation Design.

      Soil Properties and Foundation Behavior.

      Shallow Bearing Foundations.

      Deep Foundations.

      Horizontal Forces in Soils.

      Special Foundation Problems.

      Appendix A: Reinforced Concrete Design: Working StressMethod.

      Appendix B: Excerpts from the 1963 ACI Code.

      Appendix C: Building Code Requirements for Foundations.

      Study Aids.

      Answers to Selected Problems.

      Index.

      References.

      Glossary.

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