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1 online resource (436 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- About the authors -- 1 Geotechnical site investigation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Plan for subsurface exploration -- 1.2.1 Investigation methods -- 1.2.2 Site investigation layout -- 1.2.3 Depth of subsurface exploration -- 1.3 Borehole exploration -- 1.3.1 Wash boring method -- 1.3.2 Rotary drilling method -- 1.4 Soil sampling methods -- 1.4.1 Thin-walled tube sampler -- 1.4.2 Split-spoon sampler -- 1.4.3 Piston sampler -- 1.4.4 Core sampler -- 1.5 Sampling disturbance -- 1.6 Laboratory test -- 1.7 Field test |
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1.7.1 Standard penetration test (SPT) -- 1.7.2 Cone penetration test (CPT) -- 1.7.3 Vane shear test (VST) -- 1.7.4 Pressuremeter test (PMT) -- 1.7.5 Dilatometer test (DMT) -- 1.7.6 Plate loading test (PLT) -- 1.8 Groundwater investigation -- 1.8.1 Groundwater table and pressure measurement -- 1.8.2 Field permeability test -- 1.9 Geophysical survey -- 1.9.1 Electrical and electromagnetic survey -- 1.9.2 Seismic survey -- 1.10 Reports and interpretation -- 1.10.1 Abstract of investigation plan -- 1.10.2 Basic information collection -- 1.10.2.1 Location -- 1.10.2.2 Regional geology |
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1.10.3 Borings and tests -- 1.10.3.1 Layout and depth of borings -- 1.10.3.2 Field test -- 1.10.3.3 Laboratory tests -- 1.10.4 Investigation results -- 1.10.5 Foundation Analysis -- 1.10.5.1 Settlement -- 1.10.5.2 Soil liquefaction potential assessment -- 1.11 Summary and general comments -- 2 Principles of foundation design -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Geotechnical analysis method -- 2.2.1 Drained behavior and undrained behavior -- 2.2.2 Effective stress analysis and total stress analysis -- 2.2.3 Stress paths -- 2.2.4 Short-term analysis and long-term analysis |
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2.3 Estimation of design soil parameters -- 2.3.1 Soil strength -- 2.3.2 Soil modulus -- 2.3.3 Soil consolidation -- 2.3.4 At-rest lateral earth pressure coefficient -- 2.4 Type of loads and design loads -- 2.5 Foundation design methods -- 2.5.1 Working stress design (WSD) method -- 2.5.2 Ultimate strength design (USD) method -- 2.5.3 Limit state design (LSD) method -- 2.6 Characteristic soil parameters -- 2.6.1 Concept of the characteristic soil parameter -- 2.6.2 Determination of the characteristic soil parameter -- 2.7 Summary and general comments -- 3 Shallow foundations -- 3.1 Introduction |
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3.2 Types of shallow foundations -- 3.3 Components of shallow foundation design -- 3.4 Vertical bearing capacity -- 3.4.1 Ultimate bearing capacity -- 3.4.2 Bearing failure modes -- 3.4.3 Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory -- 3.4.4 General bearing capacity equation -- 3.4.5 Factor of safety and allowable bearing capacity -- 3.4.6 Modification of bearing capacity equations for the groundwater table -- 3.5 Eccentrically loaded foundations -- 3.5.1 Bearing pressure distributions of eccentrically loaded foundations -- 3.5.2 Ultimate bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded foundations |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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3.6 Foundation settlement |
| Subject |
Foundations.
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foundations (structural elements)
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Foundations.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yang, Kuo-Hsin
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Teng, Fuchen
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Chiou, Jiunn-Shyang
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Lu, Chih-wei
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Li, An-Jui
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Ching, Jianye
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Liao, Jui-Tang
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| ISBN |
9781000958546 |
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100095854X |
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