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Soils And Geology Procedures For Foundation Design Of Buildings And Other Structures (Except Hydraulic Structures)

April 11th, 2009

Soils And Geology Procedures For Foundation Design Of Buildings And Other Structures (Except Hydraulic Structures)

Natural soil deposits

Identification of soils

Index properties

Soil classification

Rock classification

Rock properties for foundation design

Shales

ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOIL AND ROCK

Scope

Compaction characteristics of soils

Density of cohesionless soils

Permeability

Consolidation

Swelling, shrinkage, and collapsibility

Shear strength of soils

Elastic properties (E, ?)

Modulus of subgrade reaction

Coefficient of at-rest earth pressure

Properties of intact rock

Properties of typical shales

FIELD EXPLORATIONS

Investigational programs

Soil boring program

Field measurements of relative density and consistency

Boring logs

Groundwater observations

In situ load tests

Geophysical exploration

Borehole surveying

SETTLEMENT ANALYSES

Settlement problems

Loads causing settlement

Stress computations

Settlement of foundations on clay

Consolidation settlement

Settlement of cohesionless soils

Eliminating, reducing, or coping with settlement

BEARING-CAPACITY ANALYSIS

Bearing capacity of soils

Shear strength parameters

Methods of analysis

Tension forces

Bearing capacity of rock

DEWATERING AND GROUNDWATER CONTROL

General

Foundation problems

SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS

General

Slope stability problems

Slopes in soils presenting special problems

Slope stability charts

Detailed analyses of slope stability

Stabilization of slopes

SELECTION OF FOUNDATION TYPE

Foundation-selection considerations

Adverse subsurface conditions

Cost estimates and final selection

SPREAD FOOTINGS AND MAT FOUNDATIONS

Adequate foundation depth

Footing design

Mat foundations

Special requirements for mat foundations

Modulus of subgrade reaction for footings and mats

Foundations for radar towers

DEEP FOUNDATIONS INCLUDING DRILLED PIERS

Floating foundations

Settlements of compensated foundations

Underpinning

Excavation protection

Drilled piers

PILE FOUNDATIONS

Design

FOUNDATIONS ON EXPANSIVE SOILS

Foundations problems

RETAINING WALLS AND EXCAVATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Design considerations for retaining walls

Earth pressures

Equivalent fluid pressures

Design procedures for retaining walls

Crib wall

Excavation support systems

Struttedexcavations

Stability of bottom of excavation

Anchored walls

FOUNDATIONS ON FILL AND BACKFILLING

Types of fill

Foundations on compacted fills

Compaction requirements

Placing and control of backfill

Fill settlements

Hydraulic fills

STABILIZATION OF SUBGRADE SOILS

Vibrocompaction

Vibrodisplacement compaction

Grouting and injection

Precompression

Reinforcement

Miscellaneous methods

DESIGN FOR EQUIPMENT VIBRATIONS AND SEISMIC LOADINGS

Single degree of freedom, damped, forced systems

Foundations on elastic soils

Wave transmission, attenuation, and isolation

Evaluation of S-wave velocity in soils

Settlement and liquefaction

Seismic effects on foundations

FOUNDATIONS IN AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT FROST PENETRATION

Factors affecting design of foundations

Site investigations

Foundation design
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IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL AND ROCK

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