| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 511 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Site investigation and soil conditions -- Geotechnical engineering theoretical concepts -- Shallow foundation fundamentals -- Bearing capacity : rules of thumb -- Bearing capacity computation -- Elastic settlement of shallow foundations -- Foundation reinforcement design -- Grillage design -- Footings subjected to bending moment -- Geogrids -- Tie beams and grade beams -- Drainage for shallow foundations -- Selection of foundation type -- Consolidation -- Earth retaining structures -- Gabion walls -- Reinforced earth walls -- Geotechnical engineering software -- Geotechnical instrumentation -- Unbraced excavations -- Raft design -- Rock mechanics and foundation design in rock -- Dip angle and strike -- Rock bolts, dowels, and cable bolts -- Soil anchors -- Tunnel design -- Short course on seismology -- Geosynthetics in geotechnical engineering -- Slurry cutoff walls -- Pile foundations -- Pile design in sandy soils -- Pile design in clay soils -- Design of pin piles : semi-empirical approach -- Neutral plane concept and negative skin friction -- Design of caissons -- Design of pile groups. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Engineering geology -- Mathematics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Engineering geology -- Mathematics. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Soil mechanics -- Mathematics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Soil mechanics -- Mathematics. |
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Soil mechanics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rajapakse, Ruwan. Geotechnical engineering calculations and rules of thumb. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2008 9780750687645 (DLC) 2008012457 (OCoLC)213495383 |
| ISBN |
9780080559032 (electronic book) |
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0080559034 (electronic book) |
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