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Fundamentals of Foundation Engineering and their Applications 2e

his resource is primarily based on teaching material developed by the author over several years for courses at the University of Newcastle, Australia. It focuses on application of fundamental soil mechanics concepts to practical geotechnical engineering tasks, such as: interpretation of geotechnical investigation results, design of shallow foundations under serviceability and ultimate limit state conditions, and analysis and design of deep foundations.

Civil Engineering Engineering

Author: George Kouretzis
Publisher: The University of Newcastle, Australia
Source: LibreTexts
License: CC BY
Language: EN

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Contents· 128 sections

01: GEOTECHNICAL SITE INVESTIGATION AND IN SITU TESTING
1.01: Introduction to Part 1
1.02: Preliminary site exploration
1.03: Site exploration plan
1.04: Boreholes and sampling methods
1.05: The Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
1.06: Establishing the Geotechnical Model of a site
1.07: The Cone Penetration Test (CPT)
1.08: Interpretation of CPT measurements to derive soil parameters
1.09: The Vane Shear test
1.10: The Flat Dilatometer (DMT) Test
1.11: Geophysical methods for soil exploration
1.12: References
1.13: Additional problems
1.14: Example 1.1
02: SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOENVIRONMETAL ENGINEERING
2.01: Introduction to Part 2
2.02: Characteristic cases studies of soil and groundwater contamination
2.03: Management framework for contaminated land in Australia
2.04: Sources of geoenvironment contamination
2.05: Types of waste and pollutants and tolerable concentration levels
2.06: Geotechnical investigations in contaminated sites
2.07: Mechanisms of contaminants transport through soil
2.08: Contamination control and remediation methods
2.09: Design of a pump-and-treat installation
2.10: Design of a pollutant containment installation
2.11: References
2.12: Example 2.1
03: STRESSES IN SOIL FROM EXTERNAL LOADINGS
3.01: Introduction to Part 3
3.02: Stresses in the soil due to a point load
3.03: Stresses in the soil due to a line load
3.04: Stresses in the soil due to a strip pressure
3.05: Stresses in the soil due to a circular pressure
3.06: Stresses in the soil due to a rectangular pressure
3.07: Discussion
3.08: References
3.09: Additional problems
3.10: Example 3.1
3.11: Example 3.2
04: SETTLEMENT OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
4.01: Introduction to Part 4
4.02: Causes of settlement
4.03: Tolerable settlement
4.04: Components of settlement due to structural loading
4.05: Immediate settlement of shallow foundations
4.06: Primary consolidation settlement of shallow foundations
4.07: Immediate and consolidation deformations underneath shallow foundations imposing 3-D loading conditions
4.08: Evolution of primary consolidation settlement with time
4.09: Estimation of secondary compression settlement
4.10: References
4.11: Additional problems
4.12: Example 4.1
4.13: Example 4.2
4.14: Example 4.3
4.15: Example 4.4
4.16: Example 4.5
4.17: Example 4.6
4.18: Example 4.7
4.19: Example 4.8
05: BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
5.01: Introduction to Part 5
5.02: Some fundamentals- Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Shear strength of soils
5.03: Some fundamentals of the bearing capacity of shallow foundations
5.04: Common bearing capacity equations and practical considerations
5.05: Bearing capacity of footings on layered soils
5.06: Numerical modelling of footings resting on the surface of drained soil
5.07: Bearing capacity from Standard Penetration Test (SPT) results
5.08: Bearing capacity from Cone Penetration Test (CPT) results
5.09: References
5.10: Additional problems
5.11: Example 5.1
5.12: Example 5.2
5.13: Example 5.3
5.14: Example 5.4
5.15: Example 5.5
5.16: Example 5.6
5.17: Example 5.7
06: PILE FOUNDATIONS
6.01: Introduction to Part 6
6.02: Common pile types
6.03: Installation of driven piles
6.04: Construction of drilled shafts
6.05: Load transfer mechanisms
6.06: Pile driving effects
6.07: Piles subjected to axial compressive loads - general concepts
6.08: Load and Resistance Factor Design of piles subjected to axial compressive loads according to AS2159
6.09: Ultimate geotechnical strength of piles subjected to axial compressive load under undrained conditions (-Method)
6.10: Ultimate geotechnical strength of piles subjected to axial compressive load under drained conditions (-Method)
6.11: Ultimate geotechnical strength of piles subjected to axial compressive load from SPT test results
6.12: Ultimate geotechnical strength of piles subjected to axial compressive load from CPT test results
6.13: Design of drilled shafts socketed in soft rock to resist axial compressive loads
6.14: Ultimate geotechnical strength of drilled shafts subjected to axial compressive loads
6.15: Ultimate geotechnical strength of piles subjected to axial tensile loads
6.16: Static pile load tests
6.17: Pile driving formulas
6.18: Pile group effects on ultimate geotechnical strength
6.19: Immediate settlement of single piles
6.20: Immediate settlement of pile groups
6.21: Consolidation settlement of pile groups
6.22: Negative skin friction effects
6.23: Lateral loading of piles General considerations
6.24: Broms method Piles in undrained soil
6.25: Broms method Piles in drained soil
6.26: Rigorous elasticity method for estimating pile deformations
6.27: Numerical beam-on-nonlinear Winkler spring methods for the analysis of piles subjected to lateral loading
6.28: Pile group effects on the lateral load response of piles
6.29: References
6.30: Additional problems
6.31: Example 6.1
6.32: Example 6.2
6.33: Example 6.3
6.34: Example 6.4
6.35: Example 6.5
6.36: Example 6.6
6.37: Example 6.7
6.38: Example 6.8
6.39: Example 6.9
6.40: Example 6.10
6.41: Example 6.11
6.42: Example 6.12
6.43: Example 6.13
6.44: Example 6.14
6.45: Example 6.15
6.46: Example 6.16
07: Appendices
7.01: Appendix A- Phase relationships
7.02: Appendix B- List of main symbols