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Preface ............................................................................................................ xiii
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About the Computer Programs ........................................................................ xvii
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Introduction ............................................................................................. 1
1.1 Foundations: Their Importance and Purpose ............................................... 1
1.2 Foundation Engineering ................................................................................ 1
1.3 Foundations: Classifications and Select Definitions ..................................... 3
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2.11 Shear Strength ............................................................................................... 90
2.12 Sensitivity and Thixotropy ............................................................................. 112
2.13 Stress Paths .................................................................................................. 113
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2.14 Elastic Properties of Soil ................................................................................ 121
2.15 Isotropic and Anisotropic Soil Masses .......................................................... 127
Problems .................................................................................................................. 131
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4. Bearing Capacity of Foundations .......................................................... 213
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4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 213
4.2 Bearing Capacity ........................................................................................... 214
4.3 Bearing-capacity Equations ........................................................................... 219
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4.4 Additional Considerations When Using the Bearing-capacity
Equations ....................................................................................................... 228
4.5 Bearing-capacity Examples ........................................................................... 231
4.6 Footings with Eccentric or Inclined Loadings ................................................ 236
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4.8
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Effect of Water Table on Bearing Capacity ...................................................
Bearing Capacity for Footings on Layered Soils ...........................................
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4.9 Bearing Capacity of Footings on Slopes ....................................................... 258
4.10 Bearing Capacity from SPT ........................................................................... 263
4.11 Bearing Capacity Using the Cone Penetration Test (CPT) .......................... 266
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5.13 Reliability of Settlement Computations ......................................................... 337
5.14 Structures on Fills .......................................................................................... 337
5.15 Structural Tolerance to Settlement and Differential Settlements .................. 338
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5.16 General Comments on Settlements .............................................................. 340
Problems .................................................................................................................. 341
7.4 Erosion Problems for Structures Adjacent to Flowing Water ....................... 375
7.5 Corrosion Protection ...................................................................................... 376
7.6 Water Table Fluctuation ................................................................................ 376
7.7 Foundations in Sand and Silt Deposits ......................................................... 377
7.8 Foundations on Loess and Other Collapsible Soils ...................................... 378
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7.9 Foundations on Unsaturated Soils Subject to Volume Change with
Change in Water Content .............................................................................. 380
7.10 Foundations on Clays and Clayey Silts ........................................................ 395
7.11 Foundations on Residual Soils ...................................................................... 397
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7.12 Foundations on Sanitary Landfill Sites .......................................................... 397
7.13 Frost Depth and Foundations on Permafrost ................................................ 399
7.14 Environmental Considerations ...................................................................... 400
Problems ..................................................................................................................
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9.8 Finite-element Solution of Beam on Elastic Foundation ............................... 509
9.9 Ring Foundations .......................................................................................... 523
9.10 General Comments on the Finite-element Procedure .................................. 531
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Problems .................................................................................................................. 534
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11.11 Earth-pressure Theories in Retaining Wall Problems ................................... 620
11.12 Graphical and Computer Solutions for Lateral Earth Pressure .................... 623
11.13 Lateral Pressures by Theory of Elasticity ...................................................... 629
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11.14 Other Causes of Lateral Pressure ................................................................. 640
11.15 Lateral Wall Pressure from Earthquakes ...................................................... 640
11.16 Pressures in Silos, Grain Elevators, and Coal Bunkers ............................... 646
Problems .................................................................................................................. 653
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12. Mechanically Stabilized Earth and Concrete Retaining Walls ............
12.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................
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12.2 Mechanically Reinforced Earth Walls ............................................................ 658
12.3 Design of Reinforced Earth Walls ................................................................. 665
12.4 Concrete Retaining Walls .............................................................................. 681
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12.15 Basement or Foundation Walls; Walls for Residential Construction ............ 701
12.16 Elements of ACI 318- Alternate Design Method ........................................... 702
12.17 Cantilever Retaining Wall Examples ............................................................. 704
Problems .................................................................................................................. 723
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13.4 Stability Numbers for Sheet-pile Walls .......................................................... 737
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13.5 Sloping Dredge Line ...................................................................................... 738
13.6 Finite-element Analysis of Sheet-pile Walls .................................................. 741
13.7 Finite-element Examples ............................................................................... 747
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13.8 Anchor Rods, Wales, and Anchorages for Sheetpiling ................................. 771
13.9 Overall Wall Stability and Safety Factors ...................................................... 781
Problems .................................................................................................................. 782
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Buckling .................................................................................................. 867
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16.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 867
16.2 Timber Piles ................................................................................................... 869
16.3 Concrete Piles ............................................................................................... 875
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16.4 Steel Piles ...................................................................................................... 880
16.5 Corrosion of Steel Piles ................................................................................. 883
16.6 Soil Properties for Static Pile Capacity .......................................................... 883
16.7 Static Pile Capacity ........................................................................................ 885
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16.8 Ultimate Static Pile Point Capacity ................................................................
16.9 Pile Skin Resistance Capacity .......................................................................
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16.10 Pile Settlements ............................................................................................. 907
16.11 Static Pile Capacity: Examples ...................................................................... 909
16.12 Piles in Permafrost ........................................................................................ 921
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16.13 Static Pile Capacity Using Load-transfer Load-test Data ............................. 925
16.14 Tension Piles – Piles for Resisting Uplift ....................................................... 928
16.15 Laterally Loaded Piles ................................................................................... 929
16.16 Laterally Loaded Pile Examples .................................................................... 948
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16.17 Buckling of Fully and Partially Embedded Piles and Poles .......................... 953
Problems .................................................................................................................. 963
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18. Pile Foundations: Groups ...................................................................... 1006
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18.1 Single Piles versus Pile Groups .................................................................... 1006
18.2 Vertically Loaded Pile Groups ....................................................................... 1006
18.3 Efficiency of Pile Groups ............................................................................... 1008
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18.4 Stresses on Underlying Strata from Piles ..................................................... 1011
18.5 Settlements of Pile Groups ............................................................................ 1019
18.6 Pile Caps ........................................................................................................ 1027
18.7 Batter Piles ..................................................................................................... 1029
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18.8 Negative Skin Friction ....................................................................................
18.9 Laterally Loaded Pile Groups ........................................................................
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18.10 Matrix Analysis for Pile Groups ..................................................................... 1040
18.11 Pile Cap Design by Computer ....................................................................... 1051
Problems .................................................................................................................. 1053
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20.4 Soil Springs and Damping Constants ........................................................... 1098
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20.5 Soil Properties for Dynamic Base Design ..................................................... 1104
20.6 Unbalanced Machine Forces ........................................................................ 1111
20.7 Dynamic Base Example ................................................................................ 1114
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20.8 Coupled Vibrations ........................................................................................ 1120
20.9 Embedment Effects on Dynamic Base Response ........................................ 1123
20.10 General Considerations in Designing Dynamic Bases ................................. 1125
20.11 Pile-supported Dynamic Foundations ........................................................... 1126
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Problems ..................................................................................................................
A.3 Steel Sheetpiling Sections Produced in the United States ........................... 1139
A.4 Typical Available Steel Pipe Sections Used for Piles and Caisson
Shells ............................................................................................................. 1141
A.5 Typical Prestressed-concrete Pile Sections – Both Solid and
Hollow-core (HC) ........................................................................................... 1143
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