The engineering of foundations / Rodrigo Salgado.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The world of foundation engineering -- Foundation design -- Soils, rocks, and groundwater -- Stress analysis, strain analysis, and shearing of soils -- Shear strength and stiffness of sands -- Consolidation, shear strength, and stiffness of clays -- Site exploration -- Shallow foundations in soils : types of shallow foundations and construction techniques -- Shallow foundation settlement -- Shallow foundations : limit bearing capacity -- Shallow foundation design -- Types of piles and their installation -- Analysis and design of single piles -- Pile driving analysis and quality control of piling operations -- Pile groups and piled rafts -- Retaining structures -- Soil slopes -- Appendix A : Unit conversions -- Appendix B : Useful relationships and typical values of various quantities -- Appendix C : Measurement of hydraulic conductivity in the laboratory using the falling-head permeameter -- Appendix D : Determination of preconsolidation pressure, compression, and recompression indices, and coefficient of consolidation from consolidation test data -- Appendix E : stress rotation analysis -- Answers to selected problems.