Geotechnical engineering calculations and rules of thumb / / Ruwan Rajapakse, PE, CCM, CCE, AVS

• Autore: Rajapakse Ruwan Abey
• Pubblicazione: Waltham, MA : , : Elsevier, , [2016]; ©2016
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (510 p.)
• Disciplina: 624.1/510151
• Soggetto topico: Geotechnical engineering - Mathematics; Soil mechanics - Mathematics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part 1 - Geotechnical Engineering Fundamentals; 1 - Geology and geotechnical engineering; 1.1 - Introduction; 1.2 - Strength of soils; 1.2.1 - Friction; 1.2.2 - Cohesion; 1.2.2.1 - Gravel, sand, silt, and clay; 1.2.2.2 - Pure silt has no cohesion; 1.3 - Origin of rocks and sand; 1.3.1 - Earth cools down; 1.3.2 - Rock weathering; 1.4 - Rock types; 1.4.1 - Igneous rocks; 1.4.2 - Sedimentary rocks; 1.4.3 - Metamorphic rocks; 1.4.3.1 - Formation of metamorphic rocks; 1.5 - Soil strata types; 1.5.1 - Water; 1.5.1.1 - Alluvial deposits (river beds) ; 1.5.1.2 - Marine deposits1.5.1.3 - Lacustrine deposits (lakebeds); 1.5.2 - Wind deposits (eolian deposits); 1.5.3 - Glacial deposits; 1.5.3.1 - Characteristics of glacial till (moraine); 1.5.3.2 - Glacio-fluvial deposits; 1.5.3.3 - Glacio-lacustrine deposits; 1.5.3.4 - Glacio-marine deposits; 1.5.4 - Colluvial deposits; 1.5.5 - Residual soil (weathered in situ soil); 2 - Site investigation; 2.1 - Cohesion; 2.2 - Friction; 2.2.1 - Measurement of friction; 2.2.2 - Measurement of cohesion; 2.3 - Origin of a project; 2.4 - Geotechnical investigation procedures; 2.5 - Literature survey ; 2.5.1 - Adjacent property owners2.5.2 - Aerial surveys; 2.6 - Field visit; 2.6.1 - Hand auguring; 2.6.2 - Sloping ground; 2.6.3 - Nearby structures; 2.6.4 - Contaminated soils; 2.6.5 - Underground utilities; 2.6.6 - Overhead power lines; 2.6.7 - Man-made fill areas; 2.6.8 - Field-visit checklist; 2.7 - Geophysics; 2.7.1 - GPR methods; 2.7.1.1 - General methodology; 2.7.1.1.1 - Single borehole GPR; 2.7.1.1.2 - Crosshole GPR; 2.7.2 - Seismic method; 2.7.2.1 - Down hole seismic testing; 2.7.2.2 - Crosshole seismic testing; 2.8 - Subsurface investigation phase; 2.8.1 - Soil strata identification ; 2.8.1.1 - Augering2.8.1.2 - Mud rotary drilling; 2.8.1.2.1 - Boring program; 2.8.1.2.2 - Test pits; 2.8.1.2.3 - Soil sampling; 2.8.1.2.4 - Hand digging prior to drilling; 2.9 - Geotechnical field tests; 2.9.1 - SPT (N) value; 2.9.2 - Pocket penetrometer; 2.9.3 - Vane shear test; 2.9.3.1 - Vane shear test procedure; 2.10 - Correlation between friction angle (φ') and SPT (N) value; 2.10.1 - Hatakanda and Uchida Equation; 2.10.2 - SPT (N) value versus total density; 2.11 - SPT (N) value computation based on drill rig efficiency; 2.12 - Cone penetration testing (CPT) ; 2.12.1 - Measurements obtained2.12.2 - Friction ratio; 2.13 - Pressuremeter testing; 2.14 - Dilatometer testing; 2.15 - SPT-CPT correlations; References; 3 - Groundwater; 3.1 - Vertical distribution of groundwater; 3.2 - Aquifers, aquicludes, aquifuges, and aquitards; 3.3 - Piezometers; 3.3.1 - Piezometric surface versus groundwater level; 3.3.2 - Aquitard under pressure; 3.3.3 - Vertical upward groundwater flow; 3.3.4 - Vertical groundwater flow; 3.3.5 - Monitoring wells; 3.3.6 - Aquifers with artesian pressure; 4 - Soil laboratory testing; 4.1 - Sieve analysis; 4.1.1 - D60; 4.1.2 - Find D30 ; 4.2 - Hydrometer
• Titolo autorizzato: Geotechnical engineering calculations and rules of thumb
• ISBN: 0-12-804648-1; 0-12-804698-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815465503321
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