Foundation engineering handbook : design and construction with the 2006 international building code /

Day, Robert W.

Foundation engineering handbook : design and construction with the 2006 international building code / Robert W. Day. - New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, 2006 - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. 24 cm

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subsurface exploration -- Laboratory testing -- Soil mechanics -- Shallow and deep foundations -- Bearing capacity of foundations -- Settlement of foundations -- Consolidation -- Foundations on expansive soil -- Slope stability -- Retaining walls -- Foundation deterioration and cracking -- Geotechnical earthquake engineering for soils -- Geotechnical earthquake engineering for foundations and retaining walls -- Grading and other soil improvement methods -- Foundation excavation, underpinning, and field load tests -- Geosynthetics and instrumentation -- International building code regulations for soils -- International building code regulations for foundations

This practical resource focuses on foundation engineering, emphasising the geotechnical aspects and the use of the International Building Code.

9780071447690 . £68.99 9780071447690 .

2005052290


Foundations--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Soil mechanics--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Standards, Engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Civil engineering, surveying & building