TY - BOOK AU - Budhu,M TI - Foundations and earth retaining structures SN - 9780471470120 AV - TA710 .B763 2008 PY - 2008///] CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - John Wiley and Sons KW - Soil mechanics KW - Foundations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-471) and index; 1 Chapter 1 REVIEW OF BASIC SOIL MECHANICS; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 1.2 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; 1.2.1 Soil formation; 1.2.2 Soil fabric; 1.2.3 Soil minerals; 1.3 SOIL TYPES AND DESCRIPTION; 1.3.1 General soil types and their qualities for engineering applications; 1.3.2 Common soil types; 1.3.3 Soil description and identification; 1.4 SOIL PHASES; 1.5 PARTICLE SIZE OF SOILS; 1.6 PHYSICAL SOIL STATES AND INDEX PROPERTIES OF FINE-GRAINED SOILS; 1.7 SOIL CLASSIFICATION; 1.8 ONE DIMENSIONAL FLOW OF WATER THROUGH SOILS; 1.9 TWO DIMENSIONAL FLOW OF WATER THROUGH SOILS; 1.10 SOIL COMPACTION; 1.11 GEOSTATIC STRESSES IN SOILS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF EFFECTIVE STRESS; 1.12 SUMMARY; EXERCISES; 2 Chapter 2 ¿ FOUNDATION LOADS, STRESSES AND STRAINS IN SOILS; 2.0 INTRODUCTION; 2.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 2.2 LOADS; 2.2.1 Static loads; 2.2.2 Dynamic Loads; 2.3 STRESSES AND STRAINS; 2.3.1 Normal stresses and normal strains; 2.3.2 Shear stresses and shear strains; 2.4 STRESSES IN SOILS FROM SURFACE AND INTERIOR LOADS; 2.4.1 Vertical point load on soil surface¿ Boussinesq¿s solution; 2.4.2 Strip surface loads; 2.4.3 Uniformly distributed circular surface load; 2.4.4 Uniformly distributed rectangular surface load; 2.4.5 Embankment loads; 2.4.6 Approximate method for rectangular loads; 2.4.7 Uniformly distributed surface load on irregular shaped area ¿ Newmark¿s solution; 2.4.8 Uniform load of large lateral extent; 2.4.9 Horizontal point load parallel to soil surface ¿ Cerutti¿s solution; 2.4.10 Vertical point load within soil mass ¿ Mindlin¿s solution; 2.4.11 Influence of foundation-soil relative stiffness on stress distribution; 2.5 LATERAL EFFECTIVE STRESS COEFFICIENTS; 2.6 STRESS AND STRAIN STATES; 2.6.1 Mohr¿s circle for stress states; 2.6.2 Mohr¿s circle for strain states; 2.7 STRESS AND STRAIN INVARIANTS; 2.8 STRESS PATHS; 2.8.1 Basic concept; 2.8.2 Plotting stress paths; 2.9 SUMMARY; PRACTICAL EXAMPLE; EXERCISES; 3 CHAPTER 3 ¿ ANALYTICAL, NUMERICAL METHODS AND OBSERVATIONAL METHODS FOR FOUNDATION DESIGN; 3.0 INTRODUCTION; 3.1 DEFINTION OF KEY TERMS; 3.2 STRESS ¿ STRAIN RESPONSE OF IDEAL MATERIALS; 3.2.1 Elastic materials; 3.2.2 Plastic materials; 3.3 YIELDING OF SOILS; 3.4 FAILURE CRITERIA; 3.4.1 Coulomb; 3.4.2 Mohr-Coulomb; 3.4.3 Tresca; 3.4.4 Taylor; 3.4.5 Critical state; 3.5 LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM; 3.6 LIMIT ANALYSIS; 3.7 NUMERICAL METHODS; 3.7.1 Soil Models; 3.7.2 Finite difference method (FDM); 3.7.3 Finite element method (FEM); 3.7.4 Bounday element method (BEM); 3.7.5 Using numerical methods in foundation design; 3.8 OBSERVATIONAL METHODS; 3.9 PHYSICAL SOIL MODELS; 3.10 SUMMARY; PRACTICAL EXAMPLE; EXCERCISES; 4 CHAPTER 4 ¿ SETTLEMENT, STRENGTH AND DEFORMATION PARAMETERS FROM LABORATORY TESTS; 4.0 INTRODUCTION; 4.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 4.2 CONSOLIDATION AND SETTLEMENT PARAMETERS; 4.2.1 Basic concept; 4.2.2 One-dimensional consolidation theory; 4.2.3 Consolidation settlement parameters; 4.2.4 Determination of the pre-consolidation effective stress; 4.3 SHEAR STRENGTH PARAMETERS; 4.3.1 Stress-strain response; 4.3.2 Interpretation of shear strength parameters from popular tests; 4.3.2.1 Simple pouring test to determine the friction angle of clean coarse-grained soils; 4.3.2.2 Direct shear test ¿ ASTM D 3080; 4.3.2.3 Triaxial tests; 4.3.2.4 Direct simple shear tests; 4.4 EXCESS POREWATER PRESSURE UNDER AXISYMMETRIC UNDRAINED LOADING; 4.5 PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTERPRETATION OF SHEAR STRENGTH PARAMETERS; 4.6 SOIL STIFFNESS; 4.7 CORRELATIONS OF SETTLEMENT, STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS PARAMETERS USING SIMPLE LABORATORY TESTS; 4.7.1 Settlement parameters; 4.7.2 Shear strength parameters; 4.7.3 Soil stiffness; 4.8 DIFFICULT SOILS; 4.9 SUMMARY; EXERCISES; 5 CHAPTER 5 ¿ SITE CHARACTERIZATION; 5.0 INTRODUCTION; 5.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 5.2 PURPOSES OF SITE CHARACTERIZATION; 5.3 PHASES OF SITE CHARACTERIZATION; 5.4 MAPPING THE SUBSURFACE USING GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; 5.4.1 Ground penetrating radar (GPR); 5.4.2 Seismic surveys; 5.4.3 Electromagnetic surveys (EM); 5.5 MAPPING THE SUBSURFACE AND SAMPLING USING DESTRUCTIVE METHODS; 5.5.1 Which method is best for the project?; 5.5.2 Where should the borings be located?; 5.5.3 How many borings and at what depths?; 5.5.4 What methods and procedures should be used to advance the borings?; 5.5.5 How to sample the soils?; 5.5.6 What type of tests should be conducted?; 5.6 IN SITU TESTS; 5.6.1 Standard penetration tests (SPT) ¿ ASTM D 1586; 5.6.2 Vane shear test (VST) ¿ ASTM D 2573; 5.6.3 Cone penetrometer test (CPT) ¿ ASTM D 5778; 5.6.4 Flat plate dilatometer (DMT); 5.6.5 Pressuremeter tests (PMT) ¿ ASTM D 4719; 5.6.6 Plate loading tests (PLT) - ASTM D 1194; 5.6.7 Hydraulic conductivity tests (HCT)- ASTM D 4043; 5.6.8 Comparison of in situ test; 5.7 LABORATORY TESTS; 5.8 GEOTECHNICAL REPORT; 5.9 EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR SETTLEMENT AND SHEAR STRENGTH PARAMETERS; 5.10 LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL; 5.10.1 Basic concept; 5.10.2 Evaluation of liquefaction potential; 5.11 SUMMARY; PRACTICAL EXAMPLE; EXERCISES; 6 CHAPTER 6 ¿ UNCERTAINTIES IN FOUNDATION DESIGN, FOUNDATION DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AND METHODOLOGIES; 6.0 INTRODUCTION; 6.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 6.2 UNCERTAINTIES IN FOUNDATION DESIGN; 6.3 DESIGN PROCESS; 6.4 LIMIT STATES; 6.4.1 Ultimate limit state (ULS); 6.4.2 Serviceability limit state (SLS); 6.4.3 Limit State Provisions; 6.5 DESIGN METHODS; 6.5.1 Allowable stress design (ASD); 6.5.2 Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD); 6.5.3 ASD and LRFD to satisfy serviceability limit state; 6.6 WHICH DESIGN METHOD SHOULD BE USED?; 6.7 HOW DO I START?; 6.8 SUMMARY; EXERCISES; 7 CHAPTER 7¿ DESIGN OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS; 7.0 INTRODUCTION; 7.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 7.2 TYPES OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS; 7.3 BEARING CAPACTIY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS; 7.3.1 General bearing capacity for homogeneous soils; 7.3.1.1 Ultimate net bearing capacity; 7.3.1.2 Allowable bearing capacity; 7.3.1.3 Ultimate gross bearing capacity; 7.3.1.4 Bearing capacity for special cases; 7.3.1.5 Bearing capacity, geometric, compressibility and groundwater factors; 7.3.2 Combined loading; 7.3.2.1 Circular and rectangular foundations; 7.3.2.2 Strip foundation; 7.4 LAYERED SOILS; 7.4.1 Two layered fine-grained soils; 7.4.2 Coarse-grained soil over a fine-grained soil; 7.4.3 Practical guidelines for layered soils; 7.5 SOIL STRENGTH VARYING WITH DEPTH; 7.6 PRESUMPTIVE ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY; 7.7 SETTLEMENT OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS; 7.7.1 Immediate settlement; 7.7.2 Primary consolidation settlement; 7.7.3 Secondary Compression (Creep); 7.7.4 Modification to one-dimensional consolidation settlement to account for lateral stresses; 7.7.5 Time rate of settlement; 7.7.6 Thick layers; 7.7.7 Procedure to calculate consolidation settlement; 7.8 DETERMINATION OF BEARING CAPACITY AND SETTLEMENT USING DATA FROM IN SITU TESTS; 7.8.1 SPT; 7.8.2 CPT; 7.8.3 Pressuremeter; 7.8.4 Plate load test; 7.9 SEISMIC BEARING CAPACITY AND SETTLEMENT OF SHALLOW FOOTINGS; 7.10 BEARING CAPACITY AND SETTLEMENT USING NUMERICAL METHODS; 7.11 DESIGN FOR DUCTILITY; 7.12 DESIGN ISSUES; 7.12.1 Soil improvement; 7.12.2 Drainage; 7.12.3 Foundation depth for horizontal load and environmental effects; 7.12.4 Expansive soils; 7.12.5 Global stability; 7.12.6 Construction; 7.12.7 Seismicity; 7.13 DESIGN PROCEDURES; 7.14 SUMMARY; PRACTICAL EXAMPLES; EXERCISES; 8 CHAPTER 8 ¿PILE FOUNDATIONS; 8.0 INTRODUCTION; 8.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 8.2 CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE USE OF PILE FOUNDATIONS; 8.3 PILE TYPES; 8.4 PILE INSTALLATION; 8.5 LOAD CAPACITY OF SINGLE PILES; 8.6 LOAD CAPACITY USING STATICS- DRIVEN PILES; 8.6.1 ? - Method - total stress analysis - short term loading in fine-grained soils; 8.6.2 ?- Method - effective stress analysis ¿ long and short term short term conditions in coarse-grained soils and long term condition in fine-grained soils; 8.7 LOAD CAPACITYFOR DRIVEN PILES BASED ON SPT AND CPT RESULTS; 8.7.1 SPT (Meyerhof, 1976); 8.7.2 CPT; 8.8 LOAD; CAPACITYFOR OF DRILLED SHAFTS; 8.8.1 The ? - method for fine-grained soils - total stress analysis; 8.8.2 The ?-method - effective stress analysis ¿ long and short term short term conditions in coarse-grained soils and long term condition in fine-grained soils; 8.9 UPLIFT RESISTANCE; 8.10 PILES SUBJECTED TO NEGATIVE SKIN FRICTION; 8.11 GROUP PILES; 8.12 COMBINED AXIAL LOAD AND MOMENTS; 8.13 SETTLEMENT OF PILES; 8.13.1 Elastic settlement; 8.13.2 Settlement of drilled shafts; 8.13.3 Consolidation settlement under a pile group; 8.13.4 Procedure to estimate settlement of single and group piles; 8.14 PILE LOAD TEST; 8.15 LATERALLY LOADED PILES; 8.15.1 Basic concept; 8.15.2 Basic structural mechanics for laterally loaded piles; 8.16 DESIGN ISSUES AND PROCEDURES; 8.16.1 Evaluate the need for a pile foundation; 8.16.2 Pile selection; 8.16.3 Pile splicing; 8.16.4 Pile handling; 8.16.5 Scour; 8.16.6 Pile installation; 8.16.7 Pile verticality and pile batter; 8.16.8 Determination load capacity by using parameters that will lead to a ductile response; 8.16.9 Pile integrity during and after installation; 8.16.10 Cost; 8.17 SUMMARY; PRACTICAL EXAMPLES; EXERCISES; 9 CHAPTER 9¿ MAT FOUNDATIONS; 9.0 INTRODUCTION; 9.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 9.2 CONSIDERATIONS FOR USING MAT FOUNDATIONS; 9.3 TYPES OF MAT FOUNDATIONS; 9.4 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; 9.5 PRESSURES ON A MAT FOUNDATION; 9.6 BEARING CAPACITY AND SETTLEMENT OF MAT FOUNDATIONS; 9.7 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF MAT FOUNDATIONS; 9.7.1 Approximate analysis; 9.7.2 Mat on springs ¿ Winkler spring model; 9.7.3 Mat on soil as a continuum; 9.8 APPROXIMATE ANALYSIS FOR STIFFENED SLAB-ON-GRADE ON EXPANSIVE AND COLLAPSIBLE SOILS; 9.9 PILED-RAFT FOUNDATIONS; 9.10 DESIGN ISSUES; 9.10.1 Water content variations; 9.10.2 Heaving; 9.10.3 Foundation shape; 9.10.4 Stability of excavation for rafts; 9.11 SUMMARY; PRACTICAL EXAMPLES; EXERCISES; 10 CHAPTER 10¿ STABILITY OF EARTH RETAINING WALLS ¿ RIGID AND FLEXIBLE WALLS; 10.0 INTRODUCTION; 10.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 10.2 BASIC CONCEPTS ON LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES; 10.3 LATERAL STRESSSES FRON SURFACE LOADS; 10.4 COLUMBS EARTH PRESSURE THEORY; 10.5 RANKINE¿S LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE FOR A SLOPING BACKFILL AND A SLOPING WALL FACE; 10.6 LATERAL EARH PRESSURES FOR A TOTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; 10.7 APLLICATION OF LATERLA EARTH PRESSURES TO RETAINING WALLS; 10.8 TYPES OF RETAINING WALLS AND MODES OF FAILURE; 10.9 STABILITY OF RIGID RETAINING WALLS; 10.10 SEISMIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF RIGID RETAINING WALLS; 10.11 STABILITY OF FLEXIBILE RETAINING WALL; 10.11.1 Analysis of Sheet Pile Walls in Uniform Soils; 10.11.2 Analysis of Sheet Pile Walls in Mixed Soils; 10.11.3 Consideration of Tension Cracks in Fine-Grained Soils; 10.11.4 Methods of Analyses; 10.11.5 Stability of Cantilever Sheet Pile Walls using Analytical Methods; 10.11.6 Stability of Anchored Sheet Pile Walls using Analytical Methods; 10.11.7; 10.12 BRACED EXCAVATION; 10.13 SUMMARY; PRACTICAL EXAMPLES; EXERCISES; 11 CHAPTER 11¿ MECHANICAL STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) WALLS AND OTHER RETAINING WALLS; 11.0 INTRODUCTION; 11.1 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS; 11.2 BASIC CONCEPTS; 11.3 MECHANICAL EARTH STABILIZED (MSE) WALLS; 11.3.1 MSE Reinforcement; 11.3.2 Stability of Mechanical Stabilized Earth Walls; 11.4 SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF MSE WALLS; 11.5 IN-SITU REINFORCED WALLS ¿ SOIL NAILING; 11.5.1 Basic Concept; 11.5.2 Analysis of Soil Nail Walls; 11.6 OTHER TYPES OF RETAINING WALLS; 11.7 SUMMARY; PRACTICAL EXAMPLES; EXERCISES; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C ER -