Simplified Design of Building Foundations

Informationen zum Autor Saint Ambrose (340-397) was the Bishop of Milan, a theologian and one of the influential figures in 4th century ecclesiastical history. Klappentext A fast guide to solving common design problems in building foundations, now in a new edition. Includes new material on settlements, soil modification, pole foundations, braced excavations, waterfront foundations, and slope stabilization. Written for those without full training as structural or design engineers, covering all the basics, including soil mechanics, design of common foundation elements, and the relations between building and foundation design, all supported by extensive illustrations. Mathematics is kept to a minimum, being generally restricted to simple algebra, plane geometry, and plane trigonometry. Zusammenfassung A fast guide to solving common design problems in building foundations! now in a new edition. Includes new material on settlements! soil modification! pole foundations! braced excavations! waterfront foundations! and slope stabilization. Inhaltsverzeichnis General Considerations in Foundation Design. Soil Properties and Foundation Behavior. Shallow Bearing Foundations. Deep Foundations. Horizontal Forces in Soils. Special Foundation Problems. Appendix A: Reinforced Concrete Design: Working StressMethod. Appendix B: Excerpts from the 1963 ACI Code. Appendix C: Building Code Requirements for Foundations. Study Aids. Answers to Selected Problems. Index. References. Glossary.

Product details

• Authors: Ambrose, J Ambrose, James Ambrose, James (University of Southern California Ambrose, James E. Ambrose, Ambrose James
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.1988
• EAN: 9780471858980
• ISBN: 978-0-471-85898-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Parker-Ambrose Series of Simpl; Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, Mechanical Engineering, Structural engineering