Foundation Engineering Handbook: Design and Construction with 2006 International Building Code

Created as a comprehensive tool for designing and engineering foundations, the Foundation Engineering Handbook is a complete resource with engineering data, procedures and calculations necessary to comply with international building codes. Divided into four parts, the wide ranging topics include: 1. Geotechnical Engineering featuring Subsurface Exploration, Laboratory Testing and Soil Mechanics; 2. Foundation Design detailing Shallow and Deep Foundations, Bearing Capacity of Foundations, Settlement of Foundations, Consolidation, Foundations on Expansive Soil, Slope Stability, Retaining Walls, Foundation Deterioration and Cracking, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Soils and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Foundations and Retaining Walls; 3. Foundation Construction incorporating Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods, Foundation Excavation, Underpinning and Field Load Tests, and Geosynthetics and Instrumentation; and 4. International Building Codes including International Building Code Regulations for Soil and International Building Codes Regulations for Foundations.