This book is the 14th Five Year Planned Textbook of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China. Based on the latest codes on the survey, design, and construction of foundation engineering, it systematically introduces the design principles and methods of foundation engineering.
This book includes ten chapters, which are introduction, site exploration and characterization, design of shallow foundation on natural subgrade, continuous foundations, pile foundations, retaining and protection structures for foundation excavation, ground improvement, special soil subgrade, seismic analysis and design of foundations, and comparison for foundation engineering design codes.
This book can be used as a teaching material for civil engineering majors in higher education institutions, as well as technical reference for engineers engaged in foundation engineering.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Site Exploration and Characterization
Chapter 3 Design of Shallow Foundation on Natural Subgrade
Chapter 4 Continuous Foundations
Chapter 5 Pile Foundations
Chapter 6 Retaining and Protection Structures for Foundation Excavation
Chapter 7 Ground Improvement
Chapter 8 Special Soil Subgrade
Chapter 9 Seismic Analysis and Design of Foundations
Chapter 10 Comparison for Foundation Engineering Design Codes
References
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