Contemporary Issues in Foundation Engineering

Proceedings of Geo-Frontiers 2005, held in Austin, Texas, January 24-26, 2005. Sponsored by the Geo-Institute of ASCE. This Geotechnical Special Publication contains 16 papers covering contemporary foundation engineering issues including Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and reliability-based design for deep foundations; geosynthetic reinforced pile supported embankments; practical considerations for the design of foundations; problems and improvements pertaining to the Standard Penetration Test (SPT); and mat foundations.