Geotechnical Engineering, Pile Design and Construction Guide

This book covers construction and design aspects of piling. The book contains design procedures usually not found in text books such as Bitumen coated pile design, batter pile design, seismic pile design etc. The book is aimed at both practicing Engineers, piling inspectors and university students. Specifications: 350 Pages, Binding: Hardcover, Trim Size: 8.5 X 11 Subjects Covered: Bitumen coated pile design for negative skin friction applications, Design of piles for seismic forces, Pile design in rock (Oriented rock coring, Rock mass classification, Q System),Caisson design in rock, Batter pile design, Pile design for vibratory hammers, Frankie piles, Delta piles, Vibrex piles, Compressed base types, Pin pile design, Underpinning (Pier underpinning, Jack underpinning, Underpinning with driven piles), Mudjacking, Pile settlement computation, Pile construction issues (Obstructions, pile heave, re-driving, pile hammers), Pile integrity testing, Pile inspection process