Foundation engineering for expansive soils - Nelson, John D. (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2015)
Machine generated contents note: Preface Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose 1.2 Organization 1.3 Terminology Chapter 2. Nature of Expansive Soils 2.1 Microscale Aspects of Expansive Soil Behavior 2.2 Macroscale Aspects of Expansive Soil Behavior 2.3 Identification of Expansive Soils 2.4 Characteristics of Expansive Soil Profiles Chapter 3. Site Investigation 3.1 Program of Exploration 3.2 Forensic Investigation Chapter 4. Soil Suction 4.1 Soil Suction Components 4.2 Soil Water Characteristic Curve 4.3 Measurement of Matric Suction 4.4 Measurement of Osmotic Suction 4.5 Measurement of Total Suction Chapter 5. State of Stress and Constitutive Relationships 5.1 State of Stress and Stress State Variables 5.2 Stress-Volume Relationships 5.3 Stress-Water Relationships Chapter 6. Oedometer Testing 6.1 Consolidation-Swell and Constant Volume Tests 6.2 Correction of Oedometer Test Data 6.3 Relationship Between CS and CV Swelling Pressures (The "m Method") 6.4 Factors Influencing Oedometer Test Results Chapter 7. Water Migration in Expansive Soils 7.1 Water Flow in Unsaturated Soils 7.2 Depth and Degree of Wetting 7.3 Determination of Final Water Content Profiles For Design 7.4 Challenges in Water Migration Modeling for Expansive Soils Chapter 8. Computation of Predicted Heave 8.1 Oedometer Methods 8.2 Soil Suction Methods 8.3 Empirical Methods 8.4 Progression of Heave with Time 8.5 Free-Field Surface Movement for Shrink-Swell Soils 8.6 Discussion of Heave Prediction Chapter 9. General Considerations for Foundation and Floor Design 9.1 Risk and Life Cycle Costs 9.2 Foundation Alternatives 9.3 Factors Influencing Design of Structures on Expansive Soils 9.4 Remedial Measures Chapter 10. Soil Treatment and Moisture Control 10.1 Overexcavation and Replacement 10.2 Prewetting Method 10.3 Chemical Admixtures 10.4 Moisture Control Alternatives 10.5 Summary of Soil Treatment Methods Chapter 11. Design Methods for Shallow Foundations 11.1 Spread Footing Foundations 11.2 Stiffened Slab Foundations 11.3 Remedial Measures for Shallow Foundations Chapter 12. Design Methods for Deep Foundations 12.1 Pier and Grade Beam Foundation 12.2 Patented Piers 12.3 Deep Foundation Design Examples 12.4 Remedial Measures for Deep Foundations Chapter 13. Floors and Exterior Flatwork 13.1 Slabs-on-Grade 13.2 Stiffened Slabs 13.3 Structural Floors 13.4 Exterior Slabs and Flatwork 13.5 Remediation Techniques Chapter 14. Lateral Pressure on Earth Retaining Structures 14.1 Computation of Lateral Pressure from Expansive Soils 14.2 Testing for Measuring Lateral Swelling Pressure 14.3 Reduction of Lateral Swelling Pressure 14.4 Design for Lateral Earth Pressure References Symbols Abbreviations Index .