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Foundation Design: Theory and Practice
Foundation Design: Theory and Practice Book By N. S. V. Kameswara Rao
The book consists of 12 chapters plus appendices. Chapters 1–3 present the engineering
properties, tests and design parameters needed for the analysis and design of foundations.
Chapter 4 discusses the conventional and rational approaches for designing different types of
shallow foundations, including rafts. Methods for exact solutions using beams and plates on
elastic foundations are presented in Chapter 5. Numerical methods of analysis such as finite
difference method (FDM) and methods of weighted residuals (Galerkin, least squares, etc.) are
discussed in Chapter 6. The finite element method (FEM) for foundation analysis is explained
in Chapter 7. The design criteria for shallow foundations are presented in Chapter 8 while
actual design principles are given in Chapter 12 along with structural design details. Chapter 9
discusses the design and construction of deep foundations such as piles, large diameter drilled
piers, pile raft systems and non-drilled piers/caissons. The construction aspects and design of
pile foundations are presented in Chapter 10. The principles of machine foundation design are
discussed in Chapter 11. Chapter 12 summarizes the important provision of RCC design codes
and comparative features of commonly used codes such as the Indian Code, Euro Code, and
ACI Code. As mentioned earlier, detailed examples of structural design of shallow foundations
are also given in this chapter.
Foundation Design: Theory and Practice PDF
Author(s): N. S. V. Kameswara Rao
Publisher: Wiley, Year: 2011
ISBN: 0470825340