Langbeschreibung
Aimed at both theoretical explication and practical application. From basic to advanced, this book attempts to achieve theoretical rigorous and consistency. Each chapter is followed by a problem set. For teachers who teach foundation engineering and/or deep excavation courses and engineers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Introduction to the analysis and design of excavations; 2 Engineering properties of soils and geotechnical analysis; 3 Excavation methods and lateral supporting systems; 4 Lateral earth pressure; 5 Stability analysis; 6 Stress and deformation analysis: simplified method; 7 Stress and deformation analysis: beam on elastic foundation method; 8 Stress and deformation analysis: finite element method; 9 Dewatering in excavations; 10 Design of retaining structural components; 11 Excavation and protection of adjacent buildings; 12 Monitoring systems; Appendix A: Conversion factors; Appendix B: Soil properties at the TNEC excavation site; Appendix C: Definition of plane strain; References; Index