Foundation Engineering Handbook - Hardcover

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Robert W. Day (San Diego, CA) is a leading forensic engineer and the chief engineer at American Geotechnical in San Diego, California. The author of over 200 published technical papers, he serves on advisory committees for several professional associations, including ASCE, ASTM, and NCEES. He holds both bachelors and masters degrees in structural engineering from Villanova University and a master's in civil engineering and a civil engineer degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author of 5 McGraw-Hill books in geotechnical engineering and contributor to numerous handbooks on the subject.

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The latest information on foundation engineering, design, construction, and code

This practical resource offers complete coverage of foundation engineering, emphasizing the geotechnical aspects and the use of the 2006 International Building Code. Foundation Engineering Handbook explains how to develop a complete program of foundation investigation, conduct geotechnical field and laboratory studies, and analyze data for the design of foundations. Evaluating construction and preparing foundation engineering reports is also covered.

Covers these and other key topics:

• Soil mechanics
• Field testing
• Earth slope stability evaluation
• Seismic analysis
• 2006 International Building Code

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

• Introduction
• Geotechnical engineering
• Subsurface Exploration
• Laboratory Testing
• Soil Mechanics
• Design
• Shallow and Deep Foundations
• Bearing Capacity of Foundations
• Settlement of Foundations
• Consolidation
• Foundations on Expansive Soil
• Slope Stability
• Retaining Walls
• Foundation Deterioration and Cracking
• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Soils
• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Foundations and Retaining Walls
• Construction
• Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods
• Foundation Excavation, Underpinning, and Field Load Tests
• Geosynthesis and Instrumentation
• 2006 International Building Code
• Regulations for Soils
• Regulations for Foundations