Shallow Foundations
Subtitle: Bearing Capacity and Settlement
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: CRC; CRC Press
Published: June 18, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780849311352
Subjects: Building construction & materials; Hydraulic engineering; Reference works; Structural engineering; Technology; Foundation Engineering; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Civil; Technology / Engineering / Civil; Foundations; Settlement of structures; Soil Mechanics
First sentence: The lowest part of a structure which transmits its weight to the underlying soil or rock is the foundation.
Description: "Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity and Settlement provides what many engineers have been waiting for - a concise comprehensive reference containing all the relevant material on shallow foundation behavior under static and dynamic loads related to ultimate bearing capacity, allowable bearing capacity, and settlement."--BOOK JACKET. "Researchers, students, and practicing engineers will all welcome its addition to their reference shelves."--BOOK JACKET.