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
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
