Foundation Design: Principles and Practices

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgments
Contents
Preface
Notation And Units Of Measurement
Part A—General Principles
	1. Foundations
		1.1 Foundation Classification
		1.2 The Emergence of Modern Foundation Engineering
		1.3 The Foundation Engineer
		1.4 Codes, Standards, and Technical Literature
		Summary
	2. Uncertainty and Risk in Foundation Design
		2.1 Sources and Types of Uncertainty
		2.2 Probability Theory
		2.3 Failure, Reliability, and Risk
		2.4 Applying Reliability Theory In Practice
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	3. Soil Mechanics
		3.1 Review and Nomenclature
		3.2 Soil Classification
		3.3 Stress
		3.4 Compressibility and Settlement
		3.5 Shear Strength
		3.6 Lateral Earth Pressures
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	4. Subsurface Investigation and Characterization
		4.1 Site Investigation
		4.2 Laboratory Testing
		4.3 In Situ Testing
		4.4 Determination of Soil Properties for Foundation Design
		4.4 Synthesis of Field And Laboratory Data
		4.5 Economics
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	5. Performance Requirements
		5.1 Types of Failure and Limit States
		5.2 Ultimate Limit States
		5.3 Serviceability Limit States
		5.4 Constructability Requirements
		5.5 Economic Requirements
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
Part B—Shallow Foundation Analysis And Design
	6. Shallow Foundations
		6.1 Spread Footings
		6.2 Mats
		6.3 Bearing Pressure
		6.4 Presumptive Allowable Bearing Pressures
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	7. Spread Footings—Geotechnical Ultimate Limit States
		7.1 Bearing Capacity
		7.2 Bearing Capacity Analyses in Soil General Shear Case
		7.3 Groundwater Effects
		7.4 Selection of Soil Strength Parameters
		7.5 Design of Spread Footings Against Bearing Capacity Failure
		7.6 Bearing Capacity Analysis in Soil Local and Punching Shear Cases
		7.7 Bearing Capacity on Layered Soils
		7.8 Bearing Capacity of Footings on or Near Slopes
		7.9 Accuracy of Bearing Capacity Analyses
		7.10 Design of Spread Footings Against Sliding Failure
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	8. Spread Footings Geotechnical Serviceability Limit States
		8.1 Design Requirements
		8.2 Modulus Based Methods of Computing Settlement
		8.3 e-Log-p Based Method of Computing Settlement
		8.4 Differential Settlement
		8.5 Rate of Settlement Clays
		8.6 Accuracy of Settlement Predictions
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	9. Spread Footings Geotechnical Design
		9.1 Individual Footing Design Approach
		9.2 Design Chart Approach
		9.3 Allowable Bearing Pressure Approach
		9.4 Rectangular and Combined Footings
		9.5 Special Seismic Considerations
		9.6 Lightly-Loaded Footings
		9.7 Footings on or Near Slopes
		9.8 Footings on Frozen Soils
		9.9 Footings on Soils Prone To Scour
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	10. Spread Footings—Structural Design
		10.1 Selection of Materials
		10.2 Footing Behavior and Design Methods
		10.3 Design Methodology
		10.4 Minimum Cover Requirements and Standard Dimensions
		10.5 Square Footings
		10.6 Continuous Footings
		10.7 Rectangular Footings
		10.8 Combined Footings
		10.9 Lightly Loaded Footings
		10.10 Connections With the Superstructure
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	11. Mats
		11.1 Configuration
		11.2 Geotechnical Ultimate Limit States
		11.3 Geotechnical Serviceability Limit States
		11.4 Compensated Mats
		11.5 Rigid Methods
		11.6 Nonrigid Methods
		11.7 Structural Design
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
Part C—Deep Foundation Analysis And Design
	12. Deep Foundation Systems and Construction Methods
		12.1 Deep Foundation Types and Terminology
		12.2 Driven Piles
		12.3 Drilled Shafts
		12.4 A Uger Piles
		12.5 Other Pile Types
		12.6 Caissons
		12.7 Pile-Supported and Pile Enhanced Mats
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	13. Piles—Load Transfer and Limit States
		13.1 Axial Load Transfer
		13.2 Lateral Load Transfer
		13.3 Installation Effects
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	14. Piles—Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Load Tests
		14.1 Objectives
		14.2 Conventional Static Pile Load Tests
		14.3 Interpretation of Test Results
		14.4 Instrumented Static Pile Load Tests
		14.5 Osterberg Load Tests (O-Cell)
		14.6 Dynamic Axial Load Tests
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	15. Driven Piles—Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Analysis Methods
		15.1 Toe Bearing
		15.2 Side Friction
		15.3 Analyses Based on the Cone Penetration Test
		15.4 Upward Capacity
		15.5 Group Effects
		15.6 Unusual Soils
		15.7 Setup and Relaxation
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	16. Drilled Shafts—Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Analysis Methods
		16.1 Toe Bearing
		16.2 Side Friction
		16.3 Upward Load Capacity
		16.4 Analyses Based on Cpt Results
		16.5 Group Effects
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	17. Auger Piles—Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Analysis Methods
		17.1 Augered Cast In Place Piles (ACIP)
		17.2 Drilled Displacement (DD) Piles
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	18. Other Pile Types—Axial Load Capacity
		18.1 Jacked Piles
		18.2 Pressure Injected Footings (Franki Piles)
		18.3 Micropiles
		18.4 Helical Piles
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	19. Deep Foundations—Axial Load Capacity Based on Dynamic Methods
		19.1 Pile Driving Formulas
		19.2 Wave Equation Analyses
		19.3 High Strain Dynamic Testing
		19.4 Conclusions
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	20. Piles—Serviceability Limit States
		20.1 Design Load
		20.2 Settlement Analysis Based on Load Tests
		20.3 Mobilization of Pile Capacity
		20.4 The t-z Method
		20.5 Simplified Static Analysis Methods
		20.6 Settlement of Pile Groups
		20.7 Equivalent Spring Model
		20.8 Other Sources of Settlement
		20.9 Other Serviceabilty Considerations
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	21. Piles—Structural Design
		21.1 Design Philosophy
		21.2 Design Criteria
		21.3 Driven Piles
		21.4 Drilled Shafts and Auger Piles
		21.5 Pile Caps
		21.6 Seismic Design
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	22. Laterally Loaded Piles
		22.1 Battered Piles
		22.2 Response to Lateral Loads
		22.3 Methods of Evaluating Lateral Load Capacity
		22.4 Rigid Pile Analyses
		22.5 Nonrigid Pile Analyses
		22.6 p-y Method
		22.7 Lateral Load Tests
		22.8 Group Effects
		22.9 Depth To Fixity Method
		22.10 Improving Lateral Capacity
		22.11 Synthesis
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	23. Piles—The Design Process
		23.1 Unstable Conditions
		23.2 Pile Type and Configuration
		23.3 Required Axial Pile Capacity
		23.4 Geotechnical Design
		23.5 Structural Design
		23.6 Verification And Redesign During Construction
		23.7 Integrity Testing
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	24. Pile Supported and Pile Enhanced Mats
		24.1 Pile Supported Mats
		24.2 Pile Enhanced Mats
		24.3 Compensated Mat Foundations
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
Part D—Special Topics
	25. Foundations In Rocks and Intermediate Geomaterials
		25.1 Rock as a Structural Foundation Material
		25.2 Design of Foundations In Rocks
		25.3 Foundations In Intermediate Geomaterials
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	26. Ground Improvement
		26.1 Ground Improvement for Foundations
			26.1 Ground Improvement For Foundations
		26.2 Removal and Replacement
			26.2 Removal And Replacement
		26.3 Precompression
			26.3 Precompression
		26.4 In Situ Densification
			26.4 In Situ Densification
		26.5 In Situ Replacement Aggregate Columns
			26.5 In Situ Replacement Aggregate Columns
		26.6 Grouting
			26.6 Grouting
		26.7 Stabilization Using Admixtures
			26.7 Stabilization Using Admixtures
		26.8 Reinforcement
			26.8 Reinforcement
		Summary
			Summary Major Points
		Questions and Practice Problems
	27. Foundations on Expansive Soils
		27.1 The Nature, Origin, and Occurrence of Expansive Soils
		27.2 Identifying, Testing, and Evaluating Expansive Soils
		27.3 Estimating Potential Heave
		27.4 Typical Structural Distress Patterns
		27.5 Preventive Design and Construction Measures
		27.6 Other Sources of Heave
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
	28. Foundations on Collapsible Soils
		28.1 Origin and Occurrence of Collapsible Soils
		28.2 Identification, Sampling, and Testing
		28.3 Evaluation and Remediaiton for Routine Projects
		28.4 Advanced Testing and Analysis
		28.5 Collapse in Deep Compacted Fills
		28.6 Preventive and Remedial Measures
		Summary
		Questions and Practice Problems
Appendix A—Units And Conversion Factors
Appendix B—Probability Tables
References
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