Foundation Engineering for Expansive Soils

John D. Nelson 지음

Wiley 2015년 02월 10일 출간

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Your guide to the design and construction of foundations onexpansive soils Foundation Engineering for Expansive Soils fills asignificant gap in the current literature by presenting coverage ofthe design and construction of foundations for expansive soils.Written by an expert author team with nearly 70 years of combinedindustry experience, this important new work is the only modernguide to the subject, describing proven methods for identifying andanalyzing expansive soils and developing foundation designsappropriate for specific locations.Expansive soils are found worldwide and are the leading cause ofdamage to structural roads. The primary problem that arises withregard to expansive soils is that deformations are significantlygreater than in non-expansive soils and the size and direction ofthe deformations are difficult to predict. Now, FoundationEngineering for Expansive Soils gives engineers and contractorscoverage of this subject from a design perspective, rather than atheoretical one. Plus, they'll have access to case studies coveringthe design and construction of foundations on expansive salts fromboth commercial and residential projects.Provides a succinct introduction to the basics of expansivesoils and their threatsIncludes information on both shallow and deep foundationdesignProfiles soil remediation techniques, backed-up with numerouscase studiesCovers the most commonly used laboratory tests and siteinvestigation techniques used for establishing the physicalproperties of expansive soilsIf you're a practicing civil engineer, geotechnical engineer orcontractor, geologist, structural engineer, or an upper-levelundergraduate or graduate student of one of these disciplines,Foundation Engineering for Expansive Soils is a must-haveaddition to your library of resources.

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Preface xvList of Symbols xixList of Abbreviations xxv1. INTRODUCTION 11.1 Purpose 21.2 Organization 21.3 Terminology 4References 72. NATURE OF EXPANSIVE SOILS 92.1 Microscale Aspects of Expansive Soil Behavior 92.1.1 The Clay Particle 102.1.2 Adsorbed Cations and Cation Hydration 152.1.3 The Clay Micelle 172.1.4 Crystalline and Osmotic Expansion 192.1.5 Effect of Mineralogy on Plasticity of Soil 212.1.6 Effect of Mineralogy on Expansion Potential 222.1.7 Effect of Type of Cation on Expansion Potential 222.2 Macroscale Aspects of Expansive Soil Behavior 242.2.1 Development of Natural Soil Deposits 242.2.2 Effect of Plasticity on Expansion Potential 262.2.3 Effect of Soil Structure, Water Content, and Density on Expansion Potential 272.3 Identification of Expansive Soils 302.3.1 Methods Based on Physical Properties 302.3.2 Mineralogical Methods 362.3.3 Chemical Methods 372.3.4 Comments on Identification Methods 392.4 Characteristics of Expansive Soil Profiles 402.4.1 Geographic Distribution of Expansive Soils 402.4.2 Expansive Soil Profiles 40References 533. SITE INVESTIGATION 593.1 Program of Exploration 593.1.1 Reconnaissance Investigation 603.1.2 Preliminary Investigation 603.1.3 Design-Level Investigation 613.2 Forensic Investigation 68References 724. SOIL SUCTION 744.1 Soil Suction Components 744.1.1 Matric Suction 764.1.2 Osmotic Suction 804.1.3 Total Suction 824.2 Soil Water Characteristic Curve 824.2.1 Mathematical Expressions for SWCC 844.2.2 Soil Water Characteristic Curves for Expansive Soils 864.2.3 Influence of Stress State on Soil Water Characteristic Relationships 894.2.4 Effect of Suction on Groundwater P

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저자(글) John D. Nelson

JOHN D. NELSON, has over 50 years of geotechnicalengineering experience with emphasis in expansive soils.??He isProfessor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Colorado StateUniversity, and Principal Engineer at Engineering Analytics,Inc.KUO CHIEH CHAO, has over 20 years of geotechnicalexperience in foundation design and construction on expansivesoils. He is Vice President of Engineering Analytics, Inc. andAdjunct Professor at Colorado State University.DANIEL D. OVERTON, has over 30 years of geotechnicalengineering experience including foundation design for expansivesoils. He is President of Engineering Analytics, Inc. and a FacultyAffiliate at Colorado State University.ERIK J. NELSON, has over 30 years of experience ingeotechnical engineering, foundation design, and forensicinvestigations for expansive soils. He is Vice President atEngineering Analytics, Inc.