FOUNDATION ENGINEERING------PHI
The book is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil engineering. It is also useful for the students of AMIE and a diploma course in civil engineering.
The book is planned as a text for the first course in foundation
engineering and presents the principles and practices of selection and
design of foundation for structures in a simple and concise manner.
Codal references have been given to acquaint the students with
prevalent methodologies adopted in practise in the country. The book
provides topics of wide interest such as machine foundation, foundation
on problematic soil and ground improvement techniques. A large number
of solved examples and multiple choice questions are included to help
readers for easy understanding of the principle of design and
memorising important details for practical application. The information
contained in the book is also helpful for the scholars pursuing
research study and practicing engineers confronted in the field.
Key Features
• Simple and systematic presentation of the subject matter.
• A large number of solved and unsolved problems for practice.
• MCQs with answers to help students appearing in competitive examinations—GATE, IES, IAS etc.
• Annexure for ready references in different allied engineering topics.
Contents:
Conversion Factors of Units
1. Introduction to Foundation Engineering
2. Soil Exploration
3. Earth Pressure
4. Earth Retaining Structure
5. Stability of Slopes
6. Bearing Capacity of Soils
7. Shallow Foundation
8. Pile Foundation
9. Pier and Caisson
10. Machine Foundations
11. Foundation on Problematic Soil
12. Ground Improvement Techniques
Appendix A: General
Appendix B: Beams of Elastic Foundations
