Burt G. Look

Handbook of Geotechnical Investigation and Design Tables (eBook, ePUB)

Second Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This practical handbook of properties for soils and rock contains in a concise tabular format the key issues relevant to geotechnical investigations, assessments and designs in common practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317800927
• Artikelnr.: 72245087

Autorenporträt

Burt Look is a practicing consulting geotechnical engineer. He obtained his first degree in Civil Engineering and his Master's degree in Soil Mechanics and Engineering Seismology at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London. He completed his PhD at The University of Queensland.and he is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Australia.
He is currently a Geotechnical Practice Leader at Sinclair Knight Merz. He was formerly a Principal and the Geotechnical Knowledge and Service Delivery Leader at Connell Wagner (now Aurecon).
His key role is in the planning and assessment of geotechnical investigations and its implementation into the design. He lectures short courses in industry for Education Engineers Australia to practicing professionals. His research is focused on applications in industry practice and he supervises theses at both The University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Site investigation 2. Soil classification and description 3. Rock
classification 4. Field sampling and testing 5. Soil strength parameters
from classification and testing 6. Rock strength parameters from
classification and testing 7. Soil properties and state of the soil 8.
Permeability and its influence 9. Rock properties 10. Material and testing
variability with risk assessment 11. Deformation parameters 12. Earthworks
13. Subgrades and pavements 14. Slopes 15. Terrain assessment, drainage and
erosion 16. Geosynthetics 17. Fill specifications 18. Rock mass
classification systems 19. Earth pressures 20. Retaining walls 21. Soil
foundations 22. Rock foundations 23. Movements 24. Appendix - loading 25.
Appendix - conversions 26. References