TY - BOOK AU - Das,Braja M. TI - Principles of foundation engineering SN - 0495438693 U1 - 624.15 21 PY - 2007///] CY - Pacific Grove, CA PB - Thomson/Brooks/Cole KW - Foundations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Part 1. Geotechnical properties and exploration of soil. Geotechnical properties of soil -- Natural soil deposits and subsoil exploration -- Part 2. Foundation analysis. Shallow foundations: ultimate bearing capacity -- Ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations: special cases -- Vertical stress increase in soil -- Settlement of shallow foundations -- Pile foundations -- Drilled-shaft foundations -- Foundations on difficult soils -- Part 3. Lateral earth pressure and earth-retaining structures. Lateral earth pressure -- Retaining walls -- Sheet-pile walls -- Braced cuts -- Part 4. Soil improvement. Soil improvement and ground modification ER -