Foundation Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition

A fully up-to-date, practical guide to foundation engineering

Revised to cover the 2009 International Building Code, Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second Edition presents basic geotechnical field and laboratory studies, such as subsurface exploration and laboratory testing of soil, rock, and groundwater samples. The book then discusses the geotechnical aspects of foundation engineering, including conditions commonly encountered by design engineers--settlement, expansive soil, and slope stability. Details on the performance or engineering evaluation of foundation construction and the application of the 2009 International Building Code are included in this valuable resource.

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Part 1: Geotechnical Engineering
Chapter 2: Subsurface Exploration
Chapter 3: Laboratory Testing
Chapter 4: Soil Mechanics

Part 2: Foundation Design
Chapter 5: Shallow and Deep Foundations
Chapter 6: Bearing Capacity of Foundations
Chapter 7: Settlement of Foundations
Chapter 8: Consolidation
Chapter 9: Foundations on Expansive Soil
Chapter 10: Slope Stability
Chapter 11: Retaining Walls
Chapter 12: Foundation Deterioration and Cracking
Chapter 13: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Soils
Chapter 14: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Foundations and Retaining Walls

Part 3: Foundation Construction
Chapter 15: Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods
Chapter 16: Foundation Excavation, Underpinning, and Field Load Tests
Chapter 17: Geosynthetics and Instrumentation

Part 4: 2009 International Building Codes
Chapter 18: International Building Code Regulations for Soils
Chapter 19: International Building Code Regulations for Foundations
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Example of s Foundation Engineering Report
Appendix C: Solution to Problems
Appendix D: Conversion Factors
Appendix E: Bibliography

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