Shallow foundations : discussions and problem solving / Tharwat M. Baban.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baban, Tharwat M., author.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foundations.

Soil mechanics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1164 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Language Note:

English

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Summary:

Shallow Foundations: Discussions and Problem Solving is written for civil engineers and all civil engineering students taking courses in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. It covers the analysis, design and application of shallow foundations, with a primary focus on the interface between the structural elements and underlying soil. Topics such as site investigation, foundation contact pressure and settlement, vertical stresses in soils due to foundation loads, settlements, and bearing capacity are all fully covered, and a chapter is devoted to the structural design of different types of shallow foundations. It provides essential data for the design of shallow foundations under normal circumstances, considering both the American (ACI) and the European (EN) Standard Building Code Requirements, with each chapter being a concise discussion of critical and practical aspects. Applications are highlighted through solving a relatively large number of realistic problems. A total of 180 problems, all with full solutions, consolidate understanding of the fundamental principles and illustrate the design and application of shallow foundations.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

CHAPTER 1: Site Investigation in Relation to Analysis and Design of Foundations

1.1 General

1.2 Site Investigation

Problem Solving

References

CHAPTER 2: Shallow Foundations - Introductory Chapter

2.1 General

2.2 Types of Shallow Foundations

2.3 Depth of Foundations

2.4 Foundation Performance Requirements

2.5 Sulfate and Organic Acid Attack on Concrete

2.6 Pressures under Foundations

2.7 Vertical Stresses in a Soil Mass due to Foundation Loads

CHAPTER 3: Shallow Foundations - Settlement

3.1 General

3.2 Immediate Settlement

3.3 Settlement of Foundations on Coarse-grained Soils

3.4 Settlement of Foundations on Fine-grained Soils

3.5 Settlement of Foundations on Rock

CHAPTER 4: Shallow Foundations - Bearing Capacity

4.1 General

4.2 Basic Definitions

4.3 Gross and Net Foundation Pressures

4.4 Bearing Capacity Failure Mechanism for Long (Strip or Continuous) Footings

4.5 Bearing Capacity Equations

4.6 Some Considerations Concerning the Use of Bearing Capacity Equations

4.7 Bearing Capacity of Footings with Inclined Loads

4.8 Bearing Capacity of Footings with Eccentric Loads

4.9 Effect of Water Table on Bearing Capacity

4.10 Influence of Soil Compressibility on Bearing Capacity

4.11 Effect of Adjacent Footings on Bearing Capacity

4.12 Bearing Capacity of Foundations on Slopes

4.13 Bearing Capacity of Footings on Layered Soils

4.14 Safety Factor

4.15 Bearing Capacity from Results of In Situ Tests

4.16 Uplift Capacity of Shallow Foundations

4.17 Some Comments and Considerations Concerning the Geotechnical Design of Shallow Foundations

4.18 Bearing Capacity of Rock

References.

CHAPTER 5: Shallow Foundations - Structural Design

5.1 General

5.2 Design Loads

5.3 Selection of Materials

5.4 Structural Action of Vertically and Centrically Loaded Isolated and Continuous (Strip) Footings

5.5 Eccentrically Loaded Spread Footings

5.6 Pedestals

5.7 Pile Caps

5.8 Plain Concrete Spread Footings

5.9 Combined Footings

5.10 Modulus of Subgrade Reaction

5.11 Beams on Elastic Foundations

5.12 Mat Foundations

CHAPTER 6: Eurocode Standards and the Design of Spread Foundations

6.1 General

6.2 Basis of Design Irrespective of the Material of Construction

6.3 Design of Spread Foundations

Index

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-05613-6

1-119-05612-8

OCLC:

948753562