Geotechnical engineering calculations and rules of thumb / Ruwan Rajapakse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rajapakse, Ruwan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering geology--Mathematics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Engineering geology.

Soil mechanics--Mathematics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Soil mechanics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Geotechnical 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

Contents:

Front Cover; Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb; Copyright; Table of Contents; Part 1: Geotechnical Engineering Fundamentals; Chapter 1. Site Investigation and Soil Conditions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Cohesion; 1.1.2 Friction; 1.2 Origin of a Project; 1.3 Geotechnical Investigation Procedure; 1.4 Literature Survey; 1.4.1 Adjacent Property Owners; 1.4.2 Aerial Surveys; 1.5 Field Visit; 1.5.1 Hand Auguring; 1.5.2 Sloping Ground; 1.5.3 Nearby Structures; 1.5.4 Contaminated Soils; 1.5.5 Underground Utilities; 1.5.6 Overhead Power Lines; 1.5.7 Man-Made Fill Areas

1.5.8 Field Visit Checklist1.6 Subsurface Investigation Phase; 1.6.1 Soil Strata Identification; 1.7 Geotechnical Field Tests; 1.7.1 SPT(N) Value; 1.7.2 Pocket Penetrometer; 1.7.3 Vane Shear Test; 1.8 Correlation Between Friction Angle (f) and SPT (N) Value; 1.8.1 Hatakanda and Uchida Equation; 1.8.2 SPT (N) Value vs. Total Density; 1.9 SPT (N) Value Computation Based on Drill Rig Efficiency; 1.10 SPT-CPT Correlations; 1.11 Groundwater; 1.11.1 Dewatering; 1.11.2 Landfill Construction; 1.11.3 Seismic Analysis; 1.11.4 Monitoring Wells; 1.11.5 Aquifers with Artesian Pressure

1.12 Laboratory Testing1.12.1 Sieve Analysis; 1.12.2 Hydrometer; 1.12.3 Liquid Limit and Plastic Limit (Atterberg Limit); 1.12.4 Permeability Test; 1.12.5 Unconfined Undrained Compressive Strength Tests (UU Tests); 1.12.6 Tensile Failure; References; Chapter 2. Geotechnical Engineering Theoretical Concepts; 2.1 Vertical Effective Stress; 2.2 Lateral Earth Pressure; 2.3 Stress Increase Due to Footings; 2.4 Overconsolidation Ratio (OCR); 2.4.1 Overconsolidation Due to Glaciers; 2.4.2 Overconsolidation Due to Groundwater Lowering; 2.5 Soil Compaction; 2.5.1 Modified Proctor Test Procedure

2.5.2 Controlled Fill Applications2.6 Borrow Pit Computations; 2.6.1 Procedure; 2.6.2 Summary of Steps for Borrow Pit Problems; Part 2: Shallow Foundations; Chapter 3. Shallow Foundation Fundamentals; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Buildings; 3.2.1 Buildings with Basements; 3.3 Bridges; 3.4 Frost Depth; Chapter 4. Bearing Capacity: Rules of Thumb; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Bearing Capacity in Medium to Coarse Sands; 4.3 Bearing Capacity in Fine Sands; Chapter 5. Bearing Capacity Computation; 5.1 Terms Used in the Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Equation

5.2 Description of Terms in the Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Equation5.2.1 Cohesion Term; 5.2.2 Surcharge Term; 5.2.3 Density Term; 5.3 Discussion of the Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Equation; 5.3.1 Effect of Density; 5.3.2 Effect of Friction Angle f; 5.4 Bearing Capacity in Sandy Soil; 5.5 Bearing Capacity in Clay; 5.6 Bearing Capacity in Layered Soil; 5.7 Bearing Capacity when Groundwater Present; 5.8 Groundwater Below the Stress Triangle; 5.9 Groundwater Above the Bottom of Footing Level; 5.10 Groundwater at Bottom of Footing Level; 5.11 Shallow Foundations in Bridge Abutments

Chapter 6. Elastic Settlement of Shallow Foundations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-07422-2

9786613074225

0-08-055903-4

OCLC:

694856409