ABSTRACT
A must have reference for any engineer involved with foundations, piers, and retaining walls, this remarkably comprehensive volume illustrates soil characteristic concepts with examples that detail a wealth of practical considerations, It covers the latest developments in the design of drilled pier foundations and mechanically stabilized earth reta
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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OF SOILS
APPROXIMATE VALUES CONDUCTIVITY HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY STRATIFIED LAYERS Horizontal Direction (Fig.
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direction, determine the equivalent permeability for both the cases by assuming that the thickness of each layer is equal to 150 em. Use Eq. (4.13)
28x500 20 2.3x4x5 28x15 20
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Example of of
----;- VERTICAL STRESS BENEATH LOADED AREAS IRREGULAR SHAPE Newmark's Influence Chart
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Settlement Calculation from e-Iog
Curve Overconsolidated Clay Soil Settlement Computation, (Fig. 7.9(b)} og-+--
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Example
points normally consolidated clay following coordinates. Point 20891b/ft Point Ib/ft average overburden pressure thick layer Ib/ft settlement layer experience induced stress of Ib/ft middepth. (7.4) 0.7-0.6 =0.21 (6266/2089) initial ratio pressure Ib/ft (6266/3133) 0.063
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10 MOHR CIRCLE OF STRESS WHEN A PRISMATIC ELEMENT IS SUBJECTED TO NORMAL AND SHEAR STRESSES
CIRCLE OF STRESS SUBJECTED SHEAR STRESSES '(:'\ ;"",},;; ~----Ol----~
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of of of
Determination Normal Shear Stresses Plane AA [Fig. 8.8(a)] CIRCLE OF STRESS CYLINDRICAL SPECIMEN COMPRESSION
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34 When a triaxial compression test was conducted on a soil specimen, it failed at axial
Compute strength terms plane within point where normal stress water pressure effective stress parameters effective stress parameters fully saturated clay are known 3151b/ft
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SPT VALUES RELATED TO RELATIVE DENSITY OF
VALUES RELATED TO RELATIVE DENSITY COHESIONLESS SOILS (9.8) VALUES RELATED TO CONSISTENCY OF CLAY' SOIL
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Extension of the Stability of e'lyH
Bishop Morgenstern Slope Charts Method Determining Example 10.12
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From Eq. (11.15) P yH2K xI9x8
x3=1824kN/m -1824 760kN 11.15 PROBLEMS shows a rigid retaining prevented movements. Determine lateral thrust at-rest condition and point resultant force. 11.1, determine active earth pressure distribution following cases:
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ELASTIC SETTLEMENT BENEATH THE CORNER OF UNIFORMLY LOADED FLEXIBLE AREA BASED ELASTICITY
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JANBU, BJERRUM AND KJAERNSLI'S METHOD DETERMINING ELASTIC SETTLEMENT UNDER UNDRAINED CONDITIONS ----r-----r------.
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Problems be Considered in the Design a Floating Foundation of
Considered Design Floating Foundation
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22 to uplift r---.....--_r---_r-------,,-------,------,
t----t__--t__-_I------II------If-----=-...
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PART B-PILE
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Fixed-head Pile > <
(16.18) Ultimate Lateral Resistance Piles in Saturated Cohesive Soils .....-- ---,..
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9 t/ft
BEARING CAPACITY EQUATIONS FOR THE BASE IN COHESIVE SOIL Undrained Shear Strength,
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0.045...------.,..----...,..--- 0.015...-----,,----.,..--- t---I----t------iIo'''"''------t
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,---,.------,r------,----,.--....,.----t'"'----.-----.-----,----
t----+-----1t---I----1----+---f-----+---+----+-----I----I
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PART B-MECHANICALLY
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2x30x5.3m-40
=4.63m ANCHORED BULKHEAD: FREE-EARTH SUPPORT DEPTH EMBEDMENT ANCHORED SHEET PILES IN GRANULAR SOILS
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Ultimate Lateral Resistance of Vertical Anchor Plates in Sand of of
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13 Solve the 20.12 with the following data: = 24 ft, = ft, and Soil properties: = 32°, Y = Ib/ft The soil above the water table is also saturated.
properties: Ib/ft The water table 20.14 Figure 20.14 gives penetrating clay. backfill sand. following given: sand· Ib/ft
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method 380
Morgenstern method slices method, conventional Unconfined aquifer Spencer method Unconfined compressive strength Taylor's stability number related consistency Standard penetration Uplift pressure
