Using a design-oriented approach that addresses  geotechnical, structural, and construction aspects of foundation  engineering, this book explores practical methods of designing  structural foundations, while emphasizing and explaining how and why  foundations behave the way they do. It explains the theories and  experimental data behind the design procedures, and how to apply this  information to real-world problems.  Covers general  principles (performance requirements, soil mechanics, site exploration  and characterization); shallow foundations (bearing capacity,  settlement, spread footings -- geotechnical design, spread footings --  structural design, mats); deep foundations (axial load capacity --  full-scale load tests, static methods, dynamic methods; lateral load  capacity; structural design); special topics (foundations on weak and  compressible soils, foundation on expansive soils, foundations on  collapsible soils); and earth retaining structures (lateral earth  pressures, cantilever retaining walls, sheet pile walls, soldier pile  walls, internally stabilized earth retaining structures).   For geotechnical engineers, soils engineers, structural  engineers, and foundation engineers.

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