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Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb offers geotechnical, civil and structural engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculation methods used in of soil and geotechnical engineering. A one stop guide to the foundation design, pile foundation design, earth retaining structures, soil stabilization techniques and computer software, this book places calculations for almost all aspects of geotechnical engineering at your finger tips. In this book, theories is explained in a nutshell and then the calculation is presented and solved in an illustrated, step-by-step fashion. All calculations are provided in both fps and SI units. The manual includes topics such as shallow foundations, deep foundations, earth retaining structures, rock mechanics and tunnelling. In this book, the author's done all the heavy number-crunching for you, so you get instant, ready-to-apply data on activities such as: hard ground tunnelling, soft ground tunnelling, reinforced earth retaining walls, geotechnical aspects of wetland mitigation and geotechnical aspects of landfill design.

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Author:   Ruwan Abey Rajapakse (Practicing Civil Engineer and Construction Manager, New York, NY, USA and New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780750687645

ISBN 10:   0750687649
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   18 July 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780128046982
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

PART 1: Shallow Foundations 1.0 Shallow Foundation Design for Bearing Capacity: 2.0 Long Term (Consolidation) Settlement of Shallow Foundations 3.0 Short Term Settlement in Sandy Soils 4.0 Shallow Foundation Design in Rock 5.0 Mat Foundation Design PART 2: Deep Foundations: 6.0 Pile Foundation Design: 7.0 Design of Pile Groups 8.0 Pile Foundation Settlement 9.0 Negative Skin Friction Analysis 10.0 Seismic Analysis PART 3: Earth Retaining Structures: 11.0 Lateral Earth Pressure Computations 12.0 Gravity Walls 13.0 Gabion Walls 14.0 Cantilever Retaining Walls 15.0 Secant and Tangent Pile Walls 16.0 Soil Nails 17.0 Reinforced Earth Retaining Walls 18.0 Sheetpile Walls PART 4: Rock Mechanics and Tunneling 19.0 Rock Mechanics 20.0 Hard Ground Tunneling 21.0 Soft Ground Tunneling PART 5: Geotechnical Engineering Strategies: 22.0 Geotechnical Engineering with MATHLAB 23.0 Earth Stabilization 24.0 Excavation Support Design 25.0 Geotechnical Aspects of Wetland Mitigation 26.0 Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design 27.0 Economic Considerations APPENDIX: Appendix A: Design Tables Appendix B: Units

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Ruwan Rajapakse is presently a project manager for STV Incorporated, one of the most prominent design firms in New York City. He has extensive experience in design and construction of piles and other geotechnical engineering work. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in New York and New Jersey and a certified construction manager (CCM). He is currently an adjunct professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology conducting the graduate level geotechnical engineering course. He is the author of four books including Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rule of Thumb and Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb by Butterworth-Heinemann.

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