Foundation Design Theory and Practice

In Foundation Design: Theory and Practice, Professor N. S. V. Kameswara Rao covers the key aspects of the subject, including principles of testing, interpretation, analysis, soil-structure interaction modeling, construction guidelines, and applications to rational design. Rao presents a wide array of numerical methods used in analyses so that readers can employ and adapt them on their own. Throughout the book the emphasis is on practical application, training readers in actual design procedures using the latest codes and standards in use throughout the world.
* Presents updated design procedures in light of revised codes and standards, covering:
* American Concrete Institute (ACI) codes
* Eurocode 7
* Other British Standard-based codes including Indian codes
* Provides background materials for easy understanding of the topics, such as:
* Code provisions for reinforced concrete
* Pile design and construction
* Machine foundations and construction practices
* Tests for obtaining the design parameters
* Features subjects not covered in other foundation design texts:
* Soil-structure interaction approaches using analytical, numerical, and finite element methods
* Analysis and design of circular and annular foundations
* Analysis and design of piles and groups subjected to general loads and movements
* Contains worked out examples to illustrate the analysis and design
* Provides several problems for practice at the end of each chapter
* Lecture materials for instructors available on the book's companion website

Foundation Design is designed for graduate students in civil engineering and geotechnical engineering. The book is also ideal for advanced undergraduate students, contractors, builders, developers, heavy machine manufacturers, and power plant engineers. Students in mechanical engineering will find the chapter on machine foundations helpful for structural engineering applications.

Companion website for instructor resources: www.wiley.com/go/rao

Foundation Engineering focuses on the analysis and design of foundations using rational approaches to a large extent. Soil-Structure interaction approach using Winkler model for soil representation is discussed in detail along with conventional approach. It also presents the structural design methods using codes of practice for limit state design of RC structures. Analysis and design of commonly constructed shallow foundations as well as circular and annular foundations have been presented in detail. Pile foundations subjected to general loads and moments are discussed in detail. The book consists of twelve chapters. The first three chapters present the 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. Chapter 5 discuses the methods for exact solutions for these analytical models using beams and plates on elastic foundations approach. The numerical methods of analysis such as finite difference method (FDM), methods of weighted residuals (methods of Galerkin, Least squares etc.) are discussed in Chapter6. Finite element method (FEM) for the foundation analysis is discussed in detail in Chapter 7. The design of shallow foundations are presented in two chapters i.e. Chapter 8 - geotechnical design and Chapter 12 - the structural design. The construction and design of pile foundations are discussed in Chapters 9 and 10. A very detailed presentation on machine foundations is given in Chapter 11.

In Foundation Design: Theory and Practice, Professor N. S. V. Kameswara Rao covers the key aspects of the subject, including principles of testing, interpretation, analysis, soil-structure interaction modeling, construction guidelines, and applications to rational design. Rao presents a wide array of numerical methods used in analyses so that readers can employ and adapt them on their own. Throughout the book the emphasis is on practical application, training readers in actual design procedures using the latest codes and standards in use throughout the world. Presents updated design procedures in light of revised codes and standards, covering: American Concrete Institute (ACI) codes Eurocode 7 Other British Standard-based codes including Indian codes Provides background materials for easy understanding of the topics, such as: Code provisions for reinforced concrete Pile design and construction Machine foundations and construction practices Tests for obtaining the design parameters Features subjects not covered in other foundation design texts: Soil-structure interaction approaches using analytical, numerical, and finite element methods Analysis and design of circular and annular foundations Analysis and design of piles and groups subjected to general loads and movements Contains worked out examples to illustrate the analysis and design Provides several problems for practice at the end of each chapter Lecture materials for instructors available on the book's companion website Foundation Design is designed for graduate students in civil engineering and geotechnical engineering. The book is also ideal for advanced undergraduate students, contractors, builders, developers, heavy machine manufacturers, and power plant engineers. Students in mechanical engineering will find the chapter on machine foundations helpful for structural engineering applications. Companion website for instructor resources: www.wiley.com/go/rao