ABSTRACT
The fourth edition of this well-known book is fully revised and up-dated. It deals comprehensively with every aspect of design and construction of all types of piled foundation. A key feature of this book is the large number of worked examples, many of which are based on actual problems encountered in practice.
Preface. General principles and practice. Types of pile. Piling equipment and methods. Calculating the resistance of piles to compressive loads. Pile groups under compressive loading. The design of piled foundations to resist uplift and lateral loading. The structural design of piles and pile groups. Piling for marine structures. Miscellaneous piling problems. The durability of piled foundations. Site investigations, piling contracts, pile testing. Appendix. Properties of materials. Indexes.
