Seward N. (ed.) Structural Foundation Designers’ Manual

Blackwell, 2006. - 385 p. - ISBN13: 978-1-4051-3044-8.Preface to First Edition
The Book’s Structure and What It Is About
Acknowledgements
Authors’ Biographies
Notation
Approach and first considerations
Principles of Foundation Design
Soil Mechanics, Lab Testing and Geology
Ground Investigation
Special and further considerations
Topography and its Influence on Site Development
Contaminated and Derelict Sites
Mining and Other Subsidence
Fill
Ground Improvement Methods
Foundation types: selection and design
Foundation Types
Foundation Selection and Design Procedures
Design of Pads, Strips and Continuous Foundations
Tied and Balanced Foundations
Raft Foundations
Piles
Retaining Walls, Basement Walls, Slip Circles and Underpinning
Appendices