CONTENTS Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. Definitions / 7.7 1.2. Project Requirements / 1.3 1.3. Preliminary Information and Planning the Work / 1.4 1.4. Engineering Geologist / 7.5 1.5. Outline of Chapters / 1.7 Part 1Geotechnical Engineering Chapter 2. Subsurface Exploration 2.1. Introduction / 2.3 2.2. Document Review / 2.3 2.3. Purpose of Subsurface Exploration / 2.7 2.4. Borings / 2.9 2.5. Test Pits and Trenches / 2.49 2.6. Preparation of Logs / 2.57 2.7. Geophysical Techniques / 2.55 2.8. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering / 2.67 2.9. Subsoil Profile / 2.65 Notation / 2.66 Problems / 2.69 Chapter 3. Laboratory Testing 3.1. Introduction / 3.1 3.2. Index Tests / 3.2 3.3. Oedometer Test / 3.76 3.4. Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soil / 3.79 3.5. Shear Strength of Cohesive Soil / 3.29 3.6. Laboratory Compaction Tests / 3.65 3.7. Permeability Tests / 3.77 Notation / 3.81 Problems / 3.84 Chapter 4. Soil Mechanics 4.1. Introduction / 4.1 4.2. Soil Classification / 4.1 4.3. Phase Relationships / 4.17 4.4. Effective Stress / 4.21 4.5. Stress Distribution / 4.24 4.6. Total Stress and Effective Stress Analyses / 4.7. Permeability and Seepage / 4.57 Notation / 4.72 Problems / 4.74 Part 2Foundation Design Chapter 5. Shallow and Deep Foundations 5.1. Introduction / 5.5 5.2. Selection of Foundation Type / 5.3. Shallow Foundations / 5.4 5.4. Deep Foundations / 5.6 Problems / 5.17 Chapter 6. Bearing Capacity of Foundations 6.1. Introduction / 6.1 6.2. Bearing Capacity for Shallow Foundations / 6.5 6.3. Bearing Capacity for Deep Foundations / 6.76 6.4. Lateral Load Capacity of Deep Foundations / 6.31 6.5. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering / 6.41 Notation / 6.49 Problems / 6.57 Chapter 7. Settlement of Foundations 7.1. Introduction / 7.1 7.2. Collapsible Soil / 7.2 7.3. Settlement of Cohesionless Soil / 7.9 7.4. Other Common Causes of Settlement / 7.27 7.5. Foundations on Rock / 7.34 7.6. Allowable Settlement / 7.40 Notation / 7.46 Problems / 7.47 Chapter 8. Consolidation 8.1. Introduction / 8.1 8.2. Laboratory Consolidation Test / 8.3 8.3. Immediate Settlement / 8.11 8.4. Primary Consolidation / 8.16 8.5. Rate of Primary Consolidation / 8.24 8.6. Secondary Compression / 8.33 8.7. Consolidation of Soil Beneath Shallow Foundations 8.8. Consolidation of Soil Beneath Deep Foundations / 8.9. Settlement of Unsaturated Cohesive Soil / 8.41 Notation / 8.45 Problems / 8.47 13.4. Liquefaction / 13.19 13.5. Slope Stability / 13.31 Notation / 13.45 Problems / 13.46 Chapter 14. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Foundations and Retaining Walls 14.1. Introduction / 14.1 14.2. Earthquake Structural Damage / 14.2 14.3. Foundation Settlement / 14.9 14.4. Retaining Walls / 74.20 14.5. Foundation Alternatives to Mitigate Earthquake Effects / 14.31 Notation / 14.34 Problems / 14.35 Part 3 Foundation Construction Chapter 15. Grading and Other Soil Improvement Methods 15.1. Grading / 15.3 15.2. Compaction / 15.14 15.3. Soil Improvement Methods / 75.22 Notation / 75.27 Problems / 75.27 Chapter 16. Foundation Excavation, Underpinning, and Field Load Tests 16.1. Introduction / 16.1 16.2. Foundation Excavation and Construction / 76.2 16.3. Field Load Tests / 76.25 16.4. Foundation Underpinning / 16.32 16.5. Observational Method / 16.40 Chapter 17. Geosynthetics and Instrumentation 17.1. Introduction / 77.7 17.2. Geosynthetics / 77.7 17.3. Instrumentation / 77.7 Part 4 2006 International Building Code Chapter 18. International Building Code Regulations for Soils 18.1. Introduction / 18.3 18.2. Soils Investigation / 75.6 18.3. Excavation, Grading, and Fill / 75.7 18.4. Allowable Load-Bearing Values of Soils / 18.9 18.5. Expansive Soil / 18.11 Chapter 19. International Building Code Regulations for Foundations 19.1. Introduction / 19.1 19.2. General Regulations for Footings and Foundations / 19.1 19.3. Foundations Adjacent Slopes / 79.2 19.4. Retaining Walls / 19.4 19.5. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering / 19.4 Appendix A. Glossary A.I. Subsurface Exploration Terminology / A.4 A.2. Laboratory Testing Terminology / A. 10 A.3. Terminology for Engineering Analysis and Computations / A. 16 A.4. Compaction, Grading, and Construction Terminolgy / A.21 A.5. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Terminolgy / A.28 Bibliography / A. 34 Appendix B. Example of a Foundation Engineering Report B.I. Introduction / B.I B.2. Site Observations / B.I B.3. Geology / B.4 B.4. Site Investigation / B.6 B.5. Conclusions / B.6 B.6. Foundation Recomendations / B.6 E.I. Other Considerations / B.8 B.8. Closure / B.8 Appendix C. Solutions to Problems Appendix D. Conversion Factors Appendix E. Bibliography Index