The engineering of foundations

The Engineering of Foundations incorporates theory into real world practice. The text emphasizes conceptual understanding and avoids an oversimplistic treatment of the subject. Estimation of soil parameters for use in design is given high priority. Users will find an up-to-date text that relates the...

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Main Author: Salgado, Rodrigo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston McGraw Hill 2008
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Summary:The Engineering of Foundations incorporates theory into real world practice. The text emphasizes conceptual understanding and avoids an oversimplistic treatment of the subject. Estimation of soil parameters for use in design is given high priority. Users will find an up-to-date text that relates theory to real world practices and integrates concepts and continuity of examples across chapters. Illustrations, applications and hands-on examples are provided. The text not only explains the "how", but also the "why".
Physical Description:xiv, 882 pages illustrtations 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0072500581
9780072500585