The foundation engineering handbook /

Considering how structures interact with soil, and building proper foundations, is vital to ensuring public safety and to the longevity of buildings. Understanding the strength and compressibility of subsurface soil is essential to the foundation engineer. The Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Gunaratne, Manjriker (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Considering how structures interact with soil, and building proper foundations, is vital to ensuring public safety and to the longevity of buildings. Understanding the strength and compressibility of subsurface soil is essential to the foundation engineer. The Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second Edition provides the fundamentals of foundation engineering needed by professional engineers and engineering students. It presents both classical and state-of-the-art design and analysis techniques for earthen structures and examines the principles and design methods of foundation engineering needed.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 713 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439892787
1439892784
9781306133937
1306133939
9780203507599
0203507592
9780429109294
0429109296
9780203503942
0203503945