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Foundations on Rock: Engineering Practice, Second Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780419232100

  • ISBN10:

    0419232109

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-07-27
  • Publisher: CRC Press

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Summary

This is the second edition of the highly successfulFoundations on Rock, and is an up-to-date practical reference book describing current engineering practice in the investigation, design and construction of foundations on rock. This title will appeal to both the practicing engineer and the student of geological engineering.

Table of Contents

Foreword to first edition
Introduction
Introduction to first edition
Notation
Note
Characteristics of rock foundationsp. 1
Structual geologyp. 25
Rock Strength and deformabilityp. 48
Investigation and in situ testing methodsp. 93
Bearing capacity, settlement and stress distributionp. 131
Stability of foundationsp. 177
Foundations of gravity and embankment damsp. 200
Rock socketed piersp. 249
Tension foundationsp. 287
Construction methods in rockp. 334
Stereonets for handplotting of structural geology datap. 370
Quantitative description of discontinuities in rock massesp. 374
Conversion factorsp. 390
Indexp. 394
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