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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006634803321

Autore

Rajapakse Ruwan

Titolo

Pile design and construction rules of thumb / / Ruwan Rajapakse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Mass., : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, c2008

ISBN

1-281-27328-7

9786611273286

0-08-055916-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (455 p.)

Disciplina

624.154

Soggetti

Piling (Civil engineering)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction to pile selection -- pt. 2. Design of pile foundations -- pt. 3. Design strategies -- pt. 4. Construction methods.

Sommario/riassunto

All objects and structures transfer their load either directly or indirectly to the earth. The capacity of the earth to support such loads depends on the strength and stability of the supporting soil or rock materials. Pile foundations are the part of a structure used to carry and transfer the load of the structure to the bearing ground located at some depth below ground surface. There are many texts on pile foundations. Generally, these books are complicated and difficult to understand. Easy to use and understand, this book covers virtually every subject concerning pile design, featuring tech