1st Edition

Soil Mechanics, Footings and Foundations Geotechnika - Selected Translations of Russian Geotechnical Literature 3

By B.I. Dalmatov Copyright 1991

    Translated from the second Russian edition of 1988. Parts 2, "Soil mechanics" and 3, "Foundations and footings" are revised and updated versions of the first Russian edition of 1981. Part 1, "Special course in engineering geology," contains a discussion of physicomechanical properties of soil, geody

    INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE: SPECIAL COURSE OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY -- 1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL -- 1.1 Soil origin and components, and properties of soil constituents -- 1.2 Characteristics of physical condition of soil -- 2 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL -- 2.1 Basic laws of soil mechanics -- 2.2 Soil compressibility -- 2.3 Soil permeability -- 2.4 Shear resistance of soil; Coulomb's law -- 2.5 Computation of soil properties -- 2.6 Some technological properties of soils -- 3 PRIMARY PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL SOILS -- 3.1 General -- 3.2 Loessial soils -- 3.3 Frozen and permafrost soils, their occurrence, properties and internal processes -- 3.4 Basic properties of some structurally unstable soils -- 4 GEODYNAMICAL PROCESSES AND THEIR EFFECTON STRUCTURES -- 4.1 Transformation of coasts, lakes and rivers, and prevention measures -- 4.2 Erosion and mud flow processes -- 4.3 Slope processes -- 4.4 Groundwater activity -- 4.5 Seismic phenomena -- 5 ENGINEERING-GEOLOGICAL PROSPECTING -- 5.1 Objectives and stages of engineering-geological prospecting at construction sites -- 5.2 In-house data processing -- 5.3 Layout and contents of engineering-geological logbooks -- 5.4 Features of engineering-geological prospecting in reconstruction of structures and objects -- PART TWO: SOIL MECHANICS -- 6 DETERMINATION OF STRESSES IN SOIL BODY -- 6.1 A pplicability to soil of the theory of elasticity -- 6.2 Computation of stresses in soil body due to external loading -- 6.3 Effect of some factors on stress distribution -- 7 FOUNDATION SETTLEMENT COMPUTATIONS -- 7 .1 Primary background -- 7.2 Methods of layerwise computation of foundation settlement -- 7.3 Computation of foundation settlement by the method of equivalent soil layer -- 7.4 Design of foundation settlement by the method of finite compressible layer -- 7.5 Temporal variation of settlement -- 7.6 General concepts of rheology and nonlinear soil mechanics -- 8 THEORY OF LIMIT STRESS STATE OF SOIL AND ITS APPLICATIONS -- 8.1 General remarks -- 8.2 Soil stability in foundations of structures -- 8.3 Slope stability -- 8.4 Earth pressure on retaining walls -- PART THREE: FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS -- 9 SOME DESIGN PROBLEMS OF FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS -- 9 .1 General -- 9.2 Causes of non-uniform settlement of structures -- 9.3 Joint work of foundation soil, footing and structure -- 9.4 Interactions of footing design factors -- 9.5 Selection of type and depth of foot embedment -- 9.6 Design of foundations in the second group of limit states (by deformations) -- 9. 7 Foundation design in the first group of limit states (by bearing capacity) -- 10 FOOTINGS IN OPEN PITS -- 10.1 Design of footings -- 10.2 Dimensioning of the foot of rigid footing -- 10.3 Primary design concepts for flexible footings -- 11 PILED FOUNDATIONS -- 11.1 Types of piles and piled foundations -- 11.2 Determination of the bearing capacity of piles, large diameter piles and pile pillars -- 11.3 Design of piled foundations -- 12 ARTIFICIALLY IMPROVED FOUNDATIONS -- 12.1 General -- 12.2 Structural methods improving the performance of foundation soil -- 12.3 Soil densification -- 12.4 Other soil improvement techniques -- 13 SUPPORTING WALLS AND DEWATERING EXCAVATIONS; DEEP FOUNDATIONS -- 13.1 General -- 13.2 Supporting excavation walls -- 13.3 Dewatering excavations -- 13.4 Sunk wells and caissons -- 13.5 Shafts, deep pillars and design of deep foundations -- 13.6 Anchor walls -- 14 FOUNDATIONS IN STRUCTURALLY-UNSTABLE SOILS -- 14.1 Generc.l -- 14.2 Use of weak soil for foundations of structures -- 14.3 Foundations in subsiding and swelling soils -- 14.4 Foundations in permafrost regions -- 15 FOUNDATIONS SUBJECT TO DYNAMIC EFFECTS -- 15.1 Foundation soil stability under dynamic loading -- 15.2 Foundations for machines -- 15.3 Foundations in seismic regions -- 16 STRENGTHENING FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS AND CHANGING CONDITIONS OF FOUNDATION SOIL -- 16.1 Reasons for strengthening foundations and footings -- 16.2 Measures for strengthening foundations and footings -- 16.3 Construction of footings at existing structures -- 17 SELECTION OF OPTIMUM DESIGN MEASURES FOR FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS -- 17.1 Design alternatives -- 17.2 Optimum design of foundation and structure -- 17.3 Comparison of alternatives in terms of engineering and economy -- CLOSURE -- NOTATION -- APPENDICES: STANDARD STRENGTH AND DEFORMATION PROPERTIES OF SOIL (BY THE SOVIET STANDARDS SNiP 2.02.01-83) -- REFERENCES.

    Biography

    Leningrad Institute of Civil Engineers, LISI.