FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, By CHATTOPADHYAY, BIKASH CHANDRA, MAITY, JOYANTA
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DESCRIPTION of civil civil engineering. It is The book is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of of AMIE AMIE and a diploma course in civil engineering. also useful for the students of The book is planned as a text for the first course in foundaon engineering and presents the principles and pracces of selecon and design of foundaon for structures in a simple and concise manner. Codal references have been given to acquaint the students with prevalent methodologies adopted in pracse in the country. The book provides topics of wide interest such as machine foundaon, foundaon on problema c soil and ground improvement techniques. A large number of solved examples and mulple choice quesons are included to help readers for easy understanding of the principle of design and memorising important details for praccal applicaon. The informaon contained in the book is also helpful for the scholars pursuing research study and praccing engineers confronted in the field.
Key Features • Simple and systemac presentaon of of the the subject maer er.. • A large number of of solved solved and unsolved problems for pracce. • MCQs with answers to help students appearing in compeve examinaons—GATE, IES, IAS etc. • Annexure for ready references in diff erent erent allied engineering topics.
CONTENTS Preface • Acknowledgements Conversion Factors of of Units Units 1. Introducon to Foundaon Engineering 2. Soil Exploraon 3. Earth Pressure 4. Earth Retaining Structure 5. Stability of of Slopes Slopes 6. Bearing Capacity of of Soils Soils 7. Shallow Foundaon 8. Pile Foundaon
9. Pier and Caisson 10. Machine Foundaons 11. Foundaon on Problemac Soil 12. Ground Improvement Techniques Appendix A: A: General Appendix B: Appendix B: Beams of of Elas Elas c Founda c Founda ons ons Index ABOUT THE AUTHOR(s) Bikash Chandra Chaopadhyay, Ph.D., is Professor of Civil Engineering at Meghnad Saha Instute of Technology, Kolkata. He has been Head of Civil Engineering Department, Dean of Research and Consultancy, and Coordinator of Quality Improvement Programme at Bengal Engineering and Science University [BESUS (presently IIEST)], Shibpur. Dr Dr.. Chaopadhyay has been engaged in teaching geotechnical engineering, research and consultancy over last 44 years and received Leonard’s award for best Ph.D. thesis from IGS in 1987 and has published several books in the areas of of his his specialisaon and more than 120 research papers in naonal and internaonal conferences and and journals. journals. Joyanta Maity, is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Department at Meghnad Saha Instute of Technology, Kolkata. He is acvely engaged in teaching civil engineering students for about a decade. His research interests include alternave materials and use of of natural natural geofibers in civil engineering. He has published more than 10 research papers in diff erent erent naonal and internaonal conferences and journals.
2015 / 608pp. / 17.8 × 23.5 cm / ISBN‐978‐81‐203‐5076‐2 / Rs.595.00
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