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Geotechnical engineer's portable handbook : with the 2012 international building code / Robert W. Day

By: Day, Robert W [author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2012Edition: Second editionDescription: [various paging] : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN: 9780071789714Subject(s): ENGINEERING GEOLOGY -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETCLOC classification: TA 705 .D39 2012

Contents:

Introduction -- Field exploration -- Laboratory testing -- Soil and rock classification -- Phase relationships -- Effective stress and stress distribution -- Shear strength -- Permeability and seepage -- Settlement analyses -- Bearing capacity analyses -- Pavement and pipeline design -- Expansive soil -- Slope stability -- Geotechnical earthquake engineering -- Erosion analyses -- Retaining walls -- Deterioration -- Foundations -- Grading and other site improvement methods -- Groundwater and percolation tests -- Excavation, underpinning, and field load tests -- Geosynthetics -- Instrumentation -- International building code regulations for soils -- International building code regulations for foundations.

Summary: "Fully updated to include the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), Geotechnical Engineer's Portable Handbook, Second Edition, features a wealth of on-the-job geotechnical and construction related information in a convenient, quick-reference format. This practical resource is filled with essential data, formulas, and guidelines you can access right away. Detailed tables, charts, graphs, and illustrations are included throughout the book for ease of use in the field."

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books - Reference	LRC - Main	National University - Manila	Civil Engineering	Reference	REF TA 705 .D39 2012 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000013588

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Introduction --
Field exploration --
Laboratory testing --
Soil and rock classification --
Phase relationships --
Effective stress and stress distribution --
Shear strength --
Permeability and seepage --
Settlement analyses --
Bearing capacity analyses --
Pavement and pipeline design --
Expansive soil --
Slope stability --
Geotechnical earthquake engineering --
Erosion analyses --
Retaining walls --
Deterioration --
Foundations --
Grading and other site improvement methods --
Groundwater and percolation tests --
Excavation, underpinning, and field load tests --
Geosynthetics --
Instrumentation --
International building code regulations for soils --
International building code regulations for foundations.

"Fully updated to include the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), Geotechnical Engineer's Portable Handbook, Second Edition, features a wealth of on-the-job geotechnical and construction related information in a convenient, quick-reference format. This practical resource is filled with essential data, formulas, and guidelines you can access right away. Detailed tables, charts, graphs, and illustrations are included throughout the book for ease of use in the field."

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