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1 online resource (611 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Authors -- Chapter 1 Introduction to geotechnical analysis, site investigation and in-situ tests -- 1.1 Introduction to geotechnical analysis and design -- 1.2 Problems in computational analysis -- 1.3 Site investigation methods -- 1.3.1 Auger boring -- 1.3.2 Percussion boring -- 1.3.3 Rotary boring -- 1.3.3.1 Open hole drilling -- 1.3.3.2 Rotary core drilling -- 1.3.4 Wash boring -- 1.4 Soil and rock sampling -- 1.4.1 Sampling quality -- 1.4.2 Samplers -- 1.4.2.1 Block sample |
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1.4.2.2 Open tube sampler -- 1.4.2.3 Non-return valve -- 1.4.2.4 Split barrel standard penetration test sampler -- 1.4.2.5 Thin-walled stationary piston sampler -- 1.4.2.6 Rotary core samples -- 1.5 Presentation of site investigation results and geotechnical investigation report -- 1.6 Laboratory tests vs in-situ tests -- 1.7 In-situ tests -- 1.7.1 Standard penetration test (SPT) -- 1.7.2 Vane shear test (VST) -- 1.7.2.1 Vane shear test for clay -- 1.7.3 Cone penetration test (CPT) -- 1.7.4 Pressuremeter test (PMT) -- 1.7.5 Dilatometer test (DMT) -- 1.7.6 Other in-situ tests |
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1.8 Geophysical exploration -- 1.9 Rock as an engineering material -- 1.9.1 Brief discussion about rock types -- 1.9.2 Joints and discontinuity in the rock -- 1.9.3 Description of rock -- 1.9.4 Test for rock specimens -- Appendix: Cavity expansion Analysis for Pressuremeter Test -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 2 Ultimate limit state analysis of shallow foundations -- 2.1 General descriptions and types of shallow foundations -- 2.2 Failure modes of shallow foundations on the soil -- 2.3 Bearing capacity of a shallow foundation on the soil |
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2.4 Applications of bearing capacity factors for shallow foundation designs on the soil -- 2.5 Use of design codes -- 2.6 Bearing capacity from plasticity theory -- 2.6.1 Boundary conditions in a bearing capacity problem -- 2.7 Bearing capacity using a finite element method -- 2.8 Bearing capacity using a distinct element method -- 2.9 Plate load test -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 3 Serviceability limit state of shallow foundation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Stress and displacement due to point load, line load and others -- 3.3 Settlement of foundations for simple cases |
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3.4 Consolidation and creep settlement -- 3.5 Axi-symmetric consolidation -- 3.5.1 Use of sand drain/wick drain -- 3.5.2 Vacuum preloading -- 3.6 Use of foundation codes -- 3.7 Computation methods -- Appendix A: Programme for 1D consolidation -- Appendix B: Extension to 2D and 3D Biot consolidation -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 Analysis and design of footing, raft foundation and pile cap -- 4.1 Use of classical rigid design method for simple footing -- 4.1.1 Classical rigid analysis -- 4.2 The Winkler spring model for foundation analysis -- 4.3 Analysis of raft foundation |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.4 Plate analysis of a raft foundation |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Law, Chi-Wai
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Liu, Lei Lei
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| ISBN |
9781000194029 |
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1000194027 |
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