Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb

Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb offers geotechnical, civil and structural engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculation methods used in of soil and geotechnical engineering. A one stop guide to the foundation design, pile foundation design, earth retaining structures, soil stabilization techniques and computer software, this book places calculations for almost all aspects of geotechnical engineering at your finger tips. In this book, theories is explained in a nutshell and then the calculation is presented and solved in an illustrated, step-by-step fashion. All calculations are provided in both fps and SI units. The manual includes topics such as shallow foundations, deep foundations, earth retaining structures, rock mechanics and tunnelling. In this book, the author's done all the heavy number-crunching for you, so you get instant, ready-to-apply data on activities such as: hard ground tunnelling, soft ground tunnelling, reinforced earth retaining walls, geotechnical aspects of wetland mitigation and geotechnical aspects of landfill design.- Easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculations- Covers calculations for foundation,earthworks and/or pavement subgrades- Provides common codes for working with computer software- All calculations are provided in both US and SI units

Ruwan Rajapakse is presently a project manager for STV Incorporated, one of the most prominent design firms in New York City. He has extensive experience in design and construction of piles and other geotechnical engineering work. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in New York and New Jersey and a certified construction manager (CCM). He is currently an adjunct professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology conducting the graduate level geotechnical engineering course. He is the author of four books including Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rule of Thumb and Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb by Butterworth-Heinemann.

PART 1: Shallow Foundations1.0 Shallow Foundation Design for Bearing Capacity:2.0 Long Term (Consolidation) Settlement of Shallow Foundations3.0 Short Term Settlement in Sandy Soils4.0 Shallow Foundation Design in Rock5.0 Mat Foundation DesignPART 2: Deep Foundations:6.0 Pile Foundation Design:7.0 Design of Pile Groups8.0 Pile Foundation Settlement9.0 Negative Skin Friction Analysis10.0 Seismic AnalysisPART 3: Earth Retaining Structures:11.0 Lateral Earth Pressure Computations12.0 Gravity Walls13.0 Gabion Walls14.0 Cantilever Retaining Walls15.0 Secant and Tangent Pile Walls16.0 Soil Nails17.0 Reinforced Earth Retaining Walls18.0 Sheetpile WallsPART 4: Rock Mechanics and Tunneling19.0 Rock Mechanics20.0 Hard Ground Tunneling21.0 Soft Ground TunnelingPART 5: Geotechnical Engineering Strategies:22.0 Geotechnical Engineering with MATHLAB23.0 Earth Stabilization24.0 Excavation Support Design25.0 Geotechnical Aspects of Wetland Mitigation26.0 Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design27.0 Economic ConsiderationsAPPENDIX:Appendix A: Design TablesAppendix B: Units