Beschreibung:
This textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students covers the analysis, design and construction of shallow and deep foundations and retaining structures, and the stability analysis and mitigation of slopes. It progressively introduces critical state soil mechanics and plasticity theories such as plastic limit analysis and cavity expansion theories before leading into the theories of foundation, lateral earth pressure and slope stability analysis. It also introduces current construction and testing methods.
Soil behaviour and critical state soil mechanics. Limit analysis and cavity expansion methods. Subsurface exploration for foundation design. Shallow foundations: bearing capacity and settlement. Lateral earth pressure and retaining structures. Braced excavations. Static analysis and design of deep foundations. Construction and testing of deep foundations. Slope stability analysis.