000			02333cam a2200277 a 4500
001			12430432
003			BD-DhUL
005			20151105111213.0
008			010604s2000 enka b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2001411912
020			_a0727727516
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC _dBD-DhUL
050	0	0	_aTA775 _b.S499 2000
082	0	0	_a624.15 _221 _bSIS
100	1		_aSimons, N. E.
245	1	2	_aA short course in foundation engineering / _cNoel Simons and Bruce Menzies.
246	3	0	_aFoundation engineering
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aLondon : _bT. Telford ; _aReston, VA, USA : _bDistributor, ASCE Press, _cc2000.
300			_a244 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [222]-238) and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Effective stress and short term and long term stability -- Definition of effective stress -- The nature of effective stress -- The principle of effective stress -- The computation of effective stress -- Short-term and long-term stability -- Chapter 2 Shear strength -- The definition of shear strength -- The nature of shear strength -- The measurement of shear strength -- Chapter 3 Immediate settlement -- Introduction -- The use of elastic theory in soil mechanics -- Elastic stress distributions -- Elastic settlements -- Heave of excavations -- Estimates of undrained modulus -- The effects of heterogeneity and anisotropy -- Seismic methods for measuring ground stiffness -- Chapter 4 Bearing capacity of footings -- Introduction -- The 'indentation problem' -- Ultimate bearing capacity -- Worked examples -- Chapter 5 Settlement analysis -- Introduction -- Consolidation settlements of clays -- Prediction of primary consolidation settlement -- Secondary settlement -- Other methods of predicting settlement -- The prediction of settlements on granular deposits -- Allowable settlements -- Chapter 6 Piled foundations -- Introduction -- Types of pile -- Piles in cohesive soils -- Piles in granular soils -- Group action of piles -- Negative skin friction -- Lateral loads on piles -- Pile testing -- Offshore pile design: total stress and effective stress approaches -- Worked examples -- Challenge -- References and bibliography -- Index.
650		0	_aFoundations.
700	1		_aMenzies, Bruce Keith.
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c42739 _d42739