Soil Engineering: Testing, Design, and Remediation

SITE INVESTIGATION General Information Topography, Geology, Hydrology, and Geomancy SUBSOIL EXPLORATION Direct Methods Indirect Methods Test Holes Sampling FIELD TESTS Field Test for Foundation Design Field for Hydraulic Structures CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION Field Identification and Classification Identification and Description LABORATORY SOIL TEST Scope of Testing Interpretation of Test Results FOUNDATION DESIGN Significance of Test Results Design Load Settlement Heave Predication Building Additions FOOTINGS ON CLAY Allowable Bearing Capacity Stability of Foundation Footing on Soft Clay or Expansive Clay FOOTINGS ON SAND Allowable Bearing Capacity Settlement of Footings Rational Design of Footing Foundation on Sand FOOTINGS ON FILL Foundations on Fill Compaction Fill Used as Form Work PIER FOUNDATIONS Load Bearing Capacity Skin Friction Capacity Rational Pier Design Drilled Pier in Expansive Soils Pier Construction Pier Inspection LATERALLY LOADED PIERS Design Criteria Limiting Conditions Ultimate Lateral Resistance of Cohesive Soils Ultimate Lateral Resistance of Cohesionless Soils Working Load of Drilled Piers in Cohesive Soils Working Load of Drilled Piers in Cohesionless Soils Pressuremeter Tests Applications DRIVEN PILE FOUNDATION Allowable Load in Piles in Cohesionless Soils Allowable Load in Piles in Cohesive Soils Pile Formulas Pile Groups Negative Skin Friction Pile Load Tests DRAINAGE Method of Drainage Groundwater Subdrain Case Example SLOPE STABILITY Methods of Analysis Stability of Loess Stability of Shale Natural Earth Movement Man-Made Slopes Factor of Safety Case Examples DISTRESS INVESTIGATION Historical Investigation Cause of Distress Structural Movement Distress of Major Structures CONSTRUCTION Scope of Contractor Contract and Specification Foundation Construction Construction Control The Technician LEGAL ASPECT Liability Claims Scope of Liability Suits Change of Conditions Expert Witness The Outlook REPORT WRITING Type of Report Geotechnical Report Engineering Use of Words INDEX