Foundation Engineering Handbook 2/E

A fully up-to-date and practical guide to foundation engineering

"Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second Edition" offers complete coverage of foundation engineering, emphasizing the geotechnical aspects and the use of the 2009 International Building Code (IBC). The book explains how to develop a complete program of foundation investigation, conduct geotechnical field and laboratory studies, and analyze data for the design of foundations. Evaluating construction and preparing foundation engineering reports are also covered in this comprehensive resource.

"Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second Edition": Is updated for the 2009 IBC Covers foundation investigation and design analysis Includes geotechnical field and laboratory studies Discusses engineering evaluation of foundation construction Explains how to prepare foundation engineering reports

Complete coverage of foundation engineering:
Geotechnical Engineering; Subsurface Exploration; Laboratory Testing; Soil Mechanics; Foundation Design; Shallow and Deep Foundations; Bearing Capacity of Foundations; Settlement of Foundations; Consolidation; Foundations on Expansive Soil; Slope Stability; Retaining Walls; Foundation Deterioration and Cracking; Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Soils; Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Foundations and Retaining Walls; Foundation Construction; Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods; Foundation Excavation, Underpinning, and Field Load Tests; Geosynthetics and Instrumentation; 2009 International Building Codes; International Building Code Regulations for Soils; International Building Code Regulations for Foundations