The Foundation Engineering Handbook - Hardcover

 
9781439892770: The Foundation Engineering Handbook

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Presenting both classical and state-of-the-art design and analysis techniques for earthen structures, this book provides the fundamentals of foundation engineering. This new edition includes analytical techniques to solve geotechnical problems associated with unsaturated soils and transient groundwater flow, extended coverage on computer oriented numerical design techniques of combined footings, and extensive updates to the existing chapters. It also addresses isolated and shallow footings, retaining structures, modern methods of pile construction monitoring, as well as stability analysis and ground improvement methods.

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Manjriker Gunaratne, PhD, is professor and chairman of civil and environmental engineering at the University of South Florida, Tampa. He earned a BS in engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and the MASC and PhD degrees in civil engineering from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He has authored/coauthored over 40 research papers that have been published in a number of peer-reviewed international journals. In addition, he has made a number of presentations at various national and international forums in geotechnical and highway engineering.

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