Principles of Foundation Engineering Sixth Edition

Abstract

Soil mechanics and foundation engineering have rapidly developed during the last fifty years. Intensive research and observation in the field and the laboratory have refined and improved the science of foundation design. Originally published in 1984, this text on the principles of foundation engineering is now in the sixth edition. The use of this text throughout the world has increased greatly over the years; it also has been translated into several languages. New and improved materials that have been published in varibus geotechnical engineering journals and conference proceedings have been continuously incorporated into each edition of the text. Principles of FULI/.daciall Ellgilleering is intended primarily for undergraduate civil engineering students. The first chapter, on geotechnical properties of soil, reviews the topics covered in the introductory soil mechanics course, which is a prerequisite for the foundation engineering course. The text is comprised of fourteen chapters with examples and problems, one appendix, and an answer section for selected problems. The chapters are mostly devoted to the geotechnical aspects of foundation design. Systeme International (SI) units and English units are used in the text. Because the text introduces civil engineering students to the application of the fundamental concepts of foundation analysis and design, the mathematical derivations are not always presented. Instead, just the final form of the equation is given. A list of references for further inforI]1ation and study is included at the end of each chapter. Example problems that will help students understand the application of various equations and graphs are given in each chapter. A number of practice problems also are given at the end of each chapter. Answers to some of these problems are given at the end of the text. Following is a brief overview of the changes from the fifth edition. • Seve�al tables were changed to graphical form to make interpolation convenient. • Chapter 1 on geotechnical properties of soil has several additional empirical relationships for the compression index. Also included are the time factor and