Pile design and construction - rules of thumb
Document Status
Withdrawn, Document not available for download
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Abstract
Provides a comprehensive understanding of the issues related to the design, installation and construction of piles, using simple arithmetic for the necessary equations. Contains design methods with real life examples on pin piles, batter piles, concrete piles, steel piles, timber piles, auger cast piles, underpinning design, seismic pile design, negative skin friction and design of Bitumen coated piles for negative skin friction and many other subjects. Also looks at pile design in mixed soil conditions, from sandy soils to clay soils.
Author
Rajapakse, R.
History
Superseded by the second edition, 2016. Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier.
ISBN
9780750687638
Subjects
- Metal sections/other items
- Steel
- Earthworks/foundations/piling/retaining walls
- Materials
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
Publisher History
An imprint of Elsevier, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd are a large organisation who publish books for the science, technology and health science industries.
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