Foundations & Piling Books

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1. Drilling: The Manual of Methods, Applications, and Management, Second Edition

   Edited by The Australian Drilling

   Drilling: The Manual of Methods, Applications, and Management is all about drilling and its related geology, machinery, methods, applications, management, safety issues, and more.Of all the technologies employed by hydrologists, environmental engineers, and scientists interested in subsurface...

   April 2011 | 978-1-4398142-0-8 | Hardback (CRC Press)

2. Single Piles and Pile Groups Under Lateral Loading, 2nd Edition

   By Lymon C. Reese, Willem van Impe

   This second edition of Reese and Van Impe’s book has been extensively revised to be compatible in the classroom setting. New features include homework problems with solution aides presented by the student version of the software as well as new case studies and updated existing case studies that...

   November 2010 | 978-0-415-46988-3 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Offshore Geotechnical Engineering

   By Mark Randolph, Susan Gourvenec

   Design practice in offshore geotechnical engineering has grown out of onshore practice, but the two application areas have tended to diverge over the last 30 years, driven partly by the scale of the foundation and anchoring elements used offshore, and partly by fundamental differences in...

   October 2010 | 978-0-415-47744-4 | Hardback (Spon Press)

4. Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction

   Edited by Rolando P. Orense, Nawawi Chouw, Michael J. Pender

   SOIL-FOUNDATION-STRUCTURE INTERACTION contains selected papers presented at the International Workshop on Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction held in Auckland, New Zealand from 26-27 November 2009. The workshop was the venue for an international exchange of ideas, disseminating information...

   July 2010 | 978-0-415-60040-8 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Introduction to the Numerical Modeling of Groundwater and Geothermal Systems: Fundamentals of Mass, Energy and Solute Transport in Poroelastic Rocks

   By Jochen Bundschuh, Mario César Suárez A.

   This book provides an introduction to the scientific fundamentals of groundwater and geothermal systems. In a simple and didactic manner the different water and energy problems existing in deformable porous rocks are explained as well as the corresponding theories and the mathematical and numerical...

   July 2010 | 978-0-415-40167-8 | Hardback (Taylor & Francis)
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   Ground Improvement by Deep Vibratory Methods

   By Klaus Kirsch, Fabian Kirsch

   Vibro compaction and vibro stone columns are the two dynamic methods of soil improvement most commonly used worldwide. These methods have been developed over seventy years and are now in a position of unrivalled importance amongst modern foundation measures. The first works on granular soil by...

   June 2010 | 978-0-415-55015-4 | Hardback (Spon Press)
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   Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings

   By Bungale S. Taranath

   An exploration of the world of concrete as it applies to the construction of buildings, Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings provides a practical perspective on all aspects of reinforced concrete used in the design of structures, with particular focus on tall and ultra-tall buildings....

   December 2009 | 978-1-4398048-0-3 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Foundations for Industrial Machines: Handbook for Practising Engineers

   By K.G. Bhatia

   The performance, safety and stability of machines depends largely on their design, manufacturing and interaction with environment. Machine foundations should be designed in such a way that the dynamic forces transmitted to the soil through the foundation, eliminating all potentially harmful forces....

   October 2009 | 978-81---1 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   The Messina Strait Bridge: A Challenge and a Dream

   By Fabio Brancaleoni, Giorgio Diana, Ezio Faccioli, Giuseppe Fiammenghi, Ian P.T. Firth, Niels J. Gimsing, Michele Jamiolkowski, Peter Sluszka, Giovanni Solari, Gianluca Valensise, Enzo Vullo

   This book describes the enormous depth of work carried out since the early seventies on the Messina Strait Bridge, up to the recent award of the detailed design and construction contract. This important work has included extensive studies, concepts and design developments, with far reaching...

   September 2009 | 978-0-415-46814-5 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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    Geotechnical Risk and Safety: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk (IS-Gifu 2009) 11-12 June, 2009, Gifu, Japan - IS-Gifu2009

    Edited by Yusuke Honjo, Makoto Suzuki, Takashi Hara, Feng Zhang

    Communication of risks within a transparent and accountable framework is essential in view of increasing mobility and the complexity of the modern society and the field of geotechnical engineering does not form an exception. As a result, modern risk assessment and management are required in all...

    May 2009 | 978-0-415-49874-6 | Hardback (CRC Press)