Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-402) and index.
Contents
Classification of soils -- Physical properties of soils -- Subsurface soil exploration -- Shear strength of soils -- Allowable soil bearing pressure -- Settlement analysis -- Spread footings -- Piles, piers and caissons -- Lateral earth pressure -- Walls : construction details -- Walls : design considerations -- Soil compaction -- Expansive clay -- Characteristics of rock -- Appendix A. A discussion of shear-friction -- Appendix B. Shear key analysis -- Appendix C. Pressure distribution within a soil mass -- Appendix D. Slab on ground : nonexpansive soil -- Appendix E. Dowels for load transfer into footings -- Appendix F. Buoyancy -- Appendix G. The mathematics of Ka -- Appendix H. The mathematics of Mohr's circle.
