03988nam 2200421 a 450 991100680100332120170303150610.01-62870-872-70-7277-5708-3(MiAaPQ)EBC4713890(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064123(CKB)2670000000172186(EXLCZ)99267000000017218620120330d2012 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierICE manual of geotechnical engineeringVolume 1Geotechnical engineering principles, problematic soils and site investigation /editors, John Burland ... [et al.]London ICE Publishing20121 online resource (xvi, 727 p.) illICE manualsSECTION 1: Context -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Section 1 -- Chapter 2: Foundations and other geotechnical elements in context - their role -- Chapter 3: A brief history of the development of geotechnical engineering -- Chapter 4: The geotechnical triangle -- Chapter 5: Structural and geotechnical modelling -- Chapter 6: Computer analysis principles in geotechnical engineering -- Chapter 7: Geotechnical risks and their context for the whole project -- Chapter 8: Health and safety in geotechnical engineering -- Chapter 9: Foundation design decisions -- Chapter 10: Codes and standards and their relevance -- Chapter 11: Sustainable geotechnics -- SECTION 2: Fundamental principles -- Chapter 12: Introduction to Section 2 -- Chapter 13: The ground profile and its genesis -- Chapter 14: Soils as particulate materials -- Chapter 15: Groundwater profiles and effective stresses -- Chapter 16: Groundwater flow -- Chapter 17: Strength and deformation behaviour of soils -- Chapter 18: Rock behaviour -- Chapter 19: Settlement and stress distributions -- Chapter 20: Earth pressure theory -- Chapter 21: Bearing capacity theory -- Chapter 22: Behaviour of single piles under vertical loads -- Chapter 23: Slope stability -- Chapter 24: Dynamic and seismic loading of soils -- Chapter 25: The role of ground improvement -- Chapter 26: Building response to ground movements -- Chapter 27: Geotechnical parameters and safety factors -- SECTION 3: Problematic soils and their issues -- Chapter 28: Introduction to Section 3 -- Chapter 29: Arid soils -- Chapter 30: Tropical soils -- Chapter 31: Glacial soils -- Chapter 32: Collapsible soils -- Chapter 33: Expansive soils -- Chapter 34: Non-engineered fills -- Chapter 35: Organics/peat soils -- Chapter 36: Mudrocks, clays and pyrite -- Chapter 37: Sulfate/acid soils -- Chapter 38: Soluble ground -- SECTION 4: Site investigation -- Chapter 39: Introduction to Section 4 -- Chapter 40: The ground as a hazard -- Chapter 41: Man-made hazards and obstructions -- Chapter 42: Roles and responsibilities -- Chapter 43: Preliminary studies -- Chapter 44: Planning, procurement and management -- Chapter 45: Geophysical exploration and remote sensing -- Chapter 46: Ground exploration -- Chapter 47: Field geotechnical testing -- Chapter 48: Geo-environmental testing -- Chapter 49: Sampling and laboratory testing -- Chapter 50: Geotechnical reporting -- Index to volumes I and II.Many civil engineers leave university with some knowledge of applied mechanics, geology and some soil and rock mechanics but often limited grounding in geotechnical engineering. This manual examines this complex topic.ICE manualsGeotechnical engineering principles, problematic soils and site investigationEngineering geologyEngineering geology.624.151Burland J. B1064924Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9911006801003321ICE manual of geotechnical engineering4390563UNINA