Geotechnical problem solving - GBV

Geotechnical Problem

Solving John C. Lommler Principal Geotechnical Engineer,

USA

Contents vii

Preface

1

General

Topics

1

1.1

How to Use This Book

1.2

You have to See It to Solve It

1.3

My

2

Approach to Modern Geotechnical

5

Engineering

Practice

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An 12

Overview 1.4

Geotechnical

or

26

Errors

35

Topics Why Do We Have It?

Soil Classification

2.2

Soil Stresses and Strains

61

2.3

Soil Shear

73

2.4

Shear

2.6

Static

2.7

Unsaturated Soils

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Strength Strength Testing What is Wrong with 2.5 What is the Steady State Line?

3

36

2.1

-

2

Mistakes

Equilibrium

the Direct Shear Test?

94

and Limit States

105 110

Foundations

127

3.1

Settlements of Clays

128

3.2

Settlements of Sands Settlement of

3.3

139

Sandy Soils

161

Self-Weight Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations 3.5 Load Capacity of Deep Foundations 3.6 Laterally Loaded Piles and Shafts

169

3.4

Retaining

Structures

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Lateral Earth Pressure

4.2

Retaining Walls

4.3

179 205

Lateral Loads

4.1

-

4

84

Gravity, Cantilevered, MSE, Sheet Piles,

221 222 and

Soldier Piles

234

Tieback Walls

255

5

6

Geotechnical LRFD

267

5.1

Reliability, Uncertainty

and Geo-Statistics

5.2

Geotechnical Load and Resistance Factor

5.3

LRFD

5.4

LRFD Pile Foundations

295

5.5

LRFD Drilled-Shaft Foundations

303

5.6

LRFD

312

Spread Footings

Slope Stability

Closing

268

Design

278 282

321

6.1

The

6.2

V and V and Balance

327

6.3

The

330

6.4 Index

Big Picture Problem

Biggest Topics Left for Later

322

332 335