Foundation and substructure

Author: South China University of Technology
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on fundamental soil mechanics theories, including the physical properties and classification of soil, stresses and settlement of foundations, soil shear strength, earth pressure, bearing capacity of foundations, and stability analysis of slopes. It focuses on the design calculation principles of shallow foundations, continuous foundations, pile foundations, and retaining walls. It comprehensively reflects the basic content of specialized fields such as geotechnical investigation, the influence of seepage in soil, treatment of soft soil foundations, regional geotechnical engineering, and foundations for dynamic machinery. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises.