
- 264 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Structural Foundations Manual for Low-Rise Buildings
About this book
This book provides practical and buildable solutions for the design of foundations for housing and other low-rise buildings, especially those on abnormal or poor ground. A wealth of expert information and advice is brought together dealing with the key aspects a designer must consider in order to achieve effective and economic foundation designs. This second edition of Structural Foundations Manual for Low-Rise Buildings has been completely updated in line with the new government guidelines on contaminated land and brown-field sites.
The book includes well-detailed design solutions and calculations, actual case histories, illustrations, design charts and check lists, making it a user-friendly reference for contractors, structural engineers, architects and students who have to deal with foundations for low-rise buildings on sites with difficult ground conditions.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Examples
- 1 Site investigations
- 2 Foundation design
- 3 Foundations in cohesive soils
- 4 Foundations in sands and gravels
- 5 Building in mining localities
- 6 Sites with trees
- 7 Developing on sloping sites
- 8 Building on filled ground
- 9 Ground improvement
- 10 Building up to existing buildings
- 11 Contaminated land
- Index