Download or read book Earth Pressures on Conduits and Retaining Walls written by Donald Walker Quigley and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this investigation was to improve current design procedures for predicting earth pressures on rigid (concrete) conduits and retaining walls of the type frequently built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A comprehensive literature review was made to determine the generally accepted design methods (in addition to those of the Corps of Engineers) for predicting earth pressures on rigid conduits and retaining walls. Finite-element computer studies were performed to investigate the nature of earth pressures on buried conduits. Analytical comparisons were made of the many theories available for predicting earth pressures on retaining walls. Several suggested improvements to present Corps of Engineers design methods resulted from this study. The recommended procedures were compared with earth pressure data from several Corps of Engineer projects. In general, the suggested changes resulted in more accurate predictions of earth pressures on rigid conduits and retaining walls than are calculated by the present methods. This investigation has indicated several areas of inadequate present knowledge that could warrant further field and/or analytical study.
Download or read book Design and Performance of Earth Retaining Structures written by Philip C. Lambe and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the 1990 Specialty Conference on Design and Performance of Earth-Retaining Structures, held in Ithaca, New York, June 18-21, 1990. Sponsored by the Geotechnical Engineering Division of ASCE. This Geotechnical Special Publication contains 50 papers on the design and performance of earth-retaining structures. Topics include historical perspectives, wall selection, contracting practices, waterfront structures, gravity walls, mechanically stabilized systems, cast-in-place walls, soil nailing, tied-back excavations, and seismic design. Papers survey the current state of the practice for earth retention and support, detail the rapid and profound changes to design and construction practices in the past 20 years, and forecast technological developments that are likely to carry the practice into the next century. Sixteen invited papers by international experts address aspects of each of the general topics, including trends in ground movements, effects of material selection and construction practices, and advances in design analyses and procedures. Other papers address specific case histories of various types of earth-retaining structures, provide results of performance monitoring, compare predicted to actual performance, and assess the impacts of construction practice and design procedures on performance.
Download or read book Bridges written by Baidar Bakht and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a valuable guide for practicing bridge engineers and graduate students in structural engineering; its main purpose is to present the latest concepts in bridge engineering in fairly easy-to-follow terms. The book provides details of easy-to-use computer programs for: · Analysing slab-on-girder bridges for live load distribution. · Analysing slab and other solid bridge components for live load distribution. · Analysing and designing concrete deck slab overhangs of girder bridges under vehicular loads. · Determining the failure loads of concrete deck slabs of girder bridges under concentrated wheel loads. In addition, the book includes extensive chapters dealing with the design of wood bridges and soil-steel bridges. Further, a unique chapter on structural health monitoring (SHM) will help bridge engineers determine the actual load carrying capacities of bridges, as opposed to their perceived analytical capacities. The chapter addressing structures made with fibre-reinforced polymers will allow engineers to design highly durable, economical and sustainable structures. This chapter also provides guidance on rehabilitating deteriorated structures with these new materials. The book also deals with the philosophy of bridge design without resorting to complex equations. Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com
Download or read book Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance written by John Dunnicliff and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1993-10-06 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book on the subject written by a practitioner forpractitioners. Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring FieldPerformance Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring FieldPerformance goes far beyond a mere summary of the technicalliterature and manufacturers’ brochures: it guides readersthrough the entire geotechnical instrumentation process, showingthem when to monitor safety and performance, and how to do it well.This comprehensive guide: * Describes the critical steps of planning monitoring programsusing geotechnical instrumentation, including what benefits can beachieved and how construction specifications should bewritten * Describes and evaluates monitoring methods and recommendsinstruments for monitoring groundwater pressure, deformations,total stress in soil, stress change in rock, temperature, and loadand strain in structural members * Offers detailed practical guidelines on instrument calibrations,installation and maintenance, and on the collection, processing,and interpretation of instrumentation data * Describes the role of geotechnical instrumentation during theconstruction and operation phases of civil engineering projects,including braced excavations, embankments on soft ground,embankment dams, excavated and natural slopes, undergroundexcavations, driving piles, and drilled shafts * Provides guidelines throughout the book on the best practices
Download or read book Design of Small Dams written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geotechnical Engineering written by A.V. & Venkatramaiah and published by Universities Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soil Mechanics and Earth Structures written by United States. Bureau of Yards and Docks and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Structural Engineering Formulas Second Edition written by Ilya Mikhelson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-06-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRACTICAL, PORTABLE, AND PACKED WITH UP-TO-DATE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FORMULAS Thoroughly revised with more than 300 new formulas, this compact yet comprehensive compilation puts essential data related to the design and analysis of engineering structures at your fingertips. Structural Engineering Formulas, Second Edition covers a wide range of topics, including statics, soils, foundations, retaining structures, pipes, and tunnels, and explains the use and application of each ready-to-use formula. This time-saving reference for civil engineers is also invaluable to students and those studying for licensing exams. COVERAGE INCLUDES: Stress and strain—methods of analysis | Properties of geometric sections | Beams--diagrams and formulas for various loading conditions | Frames--diagrams and formulas for various static loading conditions | Arches--diagrams and formulas for various loading conditions | Trusses--method of joints and method of section analysis | Plates--bending moments for various support and loading conditions | Soils | Foundations | Retaining structures | Pipes and tunnels--bending moments for various static loading conditions
Download or read book Landmarks in Earth Reinforcement written by Hidetoshi Ochiai and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2001 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth reinforcing techniques are increasingly becoming a useful, powerful and economical solution to various problems encountered in geotechnical engineering practice. Expansion of the experiences and knowledge in this area has succeeded in developing new techniques and their applications to geotechnical engineering problems. In order to discuss the latest experiences and knowledge, and with the purpose of spreading them all over the world for further development, the IS Kyushi conference series on the subject of earth reinforcement have been held in Fukuoka, Japan, every four years since 1988. This fourth symposium, entitled Landmarks in Earth Reinforcement, is a continuation of the series IS Kyushu conferences, and also aims at being one of the landmarks in the progress of modern earth reinforcement practice. The first volume contains 137 papers selected for the symposium covering almost every aspect of earth reinforcement. The second volume contains texts of the special and keynote lectures.
Download or read book Geotechnical Engineering written by C Venkatramaiah and published by New Age International. This book was released on 1995 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Instrumentation of Earth and Rock fill Dams Earth movement and pressure measuring devices written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Engineering Manual for Civil Works written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fundamentals of Ground Improvement Engineering written by Jeffrey Evans and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ground improvement has been one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving areas of geotechnical engineering and construction over the past 40 years. The need to develop sites with marginal soils has made ground improvement an increasingly important core component of geotechnical engineering curricula. Fundamentals of Ground Improvement Engineering addresses the most effective and latest cutting-edge techniques for ground improvement. Key ground improvement methods are introduced that provide readers with a thorough understanding of the theory, design principles, and construction approaches that underpin each method. Major topics are compaction, permeation grouting, vibratory methods, soil mixing, stabilization and solidification, cutoff walls, dewatering, consolidation, geosynthetics, jet grouting, ground freezing, compaction grouting, and earth retention. The book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate-level university students, as well as practitioners seeking fundamental background in these techniques. The numerous problems, with worked examples, photographs, schematics, charts and graphs make it an excellent reference and teaching tool.
