Spreadsheets for Geotechnical Engineering
3rd Edition
Published on 21. February 1995
Book
Mixed media product
320 pages
978-0-534-93441-5 (ISBN)
Description
Foundation engineering naturally lends itself to spreadsheet use for evaluation, modification, and implementation of foundation designs. Spreadsheets are the computational tool of choice for practicing civil engineers. Students need a book which shows how to set up and use spreadsheets for foundation design analysis, and which bridges the gap between analysis techniques taught in the classroom and their real-world application in the field. Wolff is the first book to present the use of spreadsheets in foundation engineering. Wolff makes extensive reference to Das: FOUNDATION ENGINEERING 3/e to demonstrate how the spreadsheet templates on the bound-in disk may be used or modified to solve a variety of analysis problems. Wolff provides a vehicle for including much-needed hands-on design experience and computer usage in the foundation engineering course.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence, KY
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-93441-5 (9780534934415)
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Content
Introduction. Background. Purpose Of This Book. Prerequisites Of The Audience. The Parameter Function Approach To Geotechnical Engineering Problems. A Word About Various Spreadsheet Programs. PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS, SOIL PARAMETERS, AND APPLICATION TO SHALLOW FOUNDATION DESIGN. 1. Vertical Stress Diagrams. 2. Standard Penetration Values And Friction Angle Of Sand. 3. Undrained Strength From Cone Penetration Test. 4. Bearing Capacity Analysis. 5. Settlement In Sand - Shmertmann's Method. 6. Stress Increase Beneath A Uniformly Loaded Rectangular Area. 7. Consolidation Settlement In Clay. PART II: LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES AND RETAINING STRUCTURES. 8. Coulomb Active Earth Pressure. 9. Horizontal Earth Pressures And Forces. 10. Earth Pressure Due To Surcharge. 11. Retaining Wall Stability. 12. Cantilever Sheet Pile In Sand. PART III: DEEP FOUNDATIONS. 13. Static Pile Capacity In Clay - Alpha Method. 14. Static Pile Capacity In Clay - Lambda Method. 15. Static Pile Capacity In Sand - Beta Method. 16. Dynamic Pile Formulas. References. Index.