Analysis and Design of Geotechnical Structures

ISBN-13: 9780367026622 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 732 str.

Manuel Matos Fernandes

Opis

This takes Masters students from basic soil mechanics to theory and methods and geotechnical engineering practice.

Spis treści

1. Geotechnical characterization: In situ testing. 2. Overall Stability of Soil Masses 3. Basis of Geotechnical Design 4. Consolidation theories and delayed settlements in clay 5. Earth Pressure Theories 6. Shallow Foundations  7. Pile Foundations 8. Earth-Retaining Structures 9. Stability and Stabilization of Natural Slopes 10. Introduction to Earthworks: Soil Compaction

O autorze

Manuel Matos Fernandes is professor of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Porto, Portugal. He also serves as president of Portuguese Geotechnical Society, and for fifteen years he was member of the committee responsible for Eurocode 7 – Geotechnical Design.