Soils and Foundations for Architects and Engineers

Soils and Foundations for Architects and Engineers provides in-depth, yet simplified, information on the more commonly encountered aspects of soils mechanics and foundations. It also redefines and clarifies many frequently misunderstood aspects of soil mechanics and foundations such as the actual failure mode of footing due to excessive vertical or lateral pressure theory and the effect of groundwater.

Zusammenfassung
Soils and Foundations for Architects and Engineers provides in-depth, yet simplified, information on the more commonly encountered aspects of soils mechanics and foundations.

Inhalt
1 Classification of Soils.- 2 Physical Properties of Soils.- 3 Subsurface Soil Exploration.- 4 Allowable Soil Bearing Pressure.- 5 Spread Footings.- 6 Piles, Piers and Caissons.- 7 Lateral Earth Pressure.- 8 WallsConstruction Details.- 9 WallsDesign Considerations.- 10 Soil Compaction.- 11 Expansive Clay.- 12 Characteristics of Rock.- Appendix A Earth Pressure Transfer at Cold Joint by Shear-Friction.- A-1. Allowable Transfer Force.- A-2. Shear-Friction Reinforcing Details.- A-3. Development of Reinforcing.- A-4. Closing Comments.- Appendix B Earth Pressure Transfer at Cold Joint by Shear Key.- B-1. Typical Shear Key Details.- B-2. Typical Load Requirements.- B-3. Shear Key Theory of Design.- Induced Stresses, Allowable Stresses, Summary of Stresses.- B-4. Recommended Shear Key Dimensions.- B-5. Recommended Transfer Force.- Appendix C Pressure Distribution within a Soil Mass.- C-1. General Observations.- C-2. Pressure Induced at any Point by a Concentrated Load.- C-3. Pressure Induced at any Point by a Circular Load.- C-4. Pressure Induced at a Corner by a Rectangular Load.- C-5. Pressure Induced at any Point by a Rectangular Load.- C-6. Sample Problems.- Appendix D Basement Slab on GroundEmpirical Design.- D-1. General Details.- Lightly Loaded Slabs, Heavily Loaded Slabs.- D-2. Reinforcing Steel.- General, Splices in Reinforcement, Wire Mesh Alternate.- D-3. Stone Base.- Material, Compaction.- D-4. Ground Water.- Appendix E Dowels for Load Transfer into Footings.- E-1. General Considerations.- Purpose of Dowel, Load Transfer through Dowels, Typical Dowel Requirements, Length Requirements.- E-3. The Use of Hooks.- E-4. Size SubstitutionCompression Bars.- Appendix F Buoyancy.- F-1. General 350 Safety Factor.- F-2. Sample Problems.- References.