Foundation Construction

In this highly informative, well-illustrated volume you'll find numerous how-to-do-it discussions on the materials and methods of underground and underwater construction engirneering. This book covers both the theory and practice of foundation construction. It contains the latest advances and many of the newest techniques in the field. This volume first presents special features of worldwide construction management. It then provides you with an enlightening review of work under compressed air and under water, including the use of dredging in general construction. A treatment of special subsurface conditions, including grouting, serves as a prelude to detailed discussions of underpinning, piling, and cofferdam construction. The author goes on to cover general foundation construction, ranging from simple footings through pier caissons, tower and stack foundations, and equipment foundations. The book conlcludes with discussions of open caissons construction as employed for bridge piers, citing special cases where they have been used on dry land. Written for today's busy contractor, this book provides factural information in condensed form, with much reference to the unusual aspects of foundation construction. The material is organized so that only one subject is covered per page of text. Numerous illustrations--especially prepared for this book--supplement the data-packed discussions. This book is practical and theoretical, easy to understand yet technical. It's unique informative, interesting, and extremely valuable for its unique survey of foundation construction. You'll welcome its wealth of useful data on the materials and techniques of foundation construction and you'll want it on hand for immediate reference when working any job that requires a sound knowledge of modern foundation construction. This handbok provides on a single volume vital information covering every aspect of modern building design and contruction. In concise and practical terms, it gives you information ranging from the selection of an architect through all the stages of construction and construction management. Written for the nonspecialist, the book emphasizes useful fundamentals rather than overly spacialized design data. It aids you in important decision-making by showing you why as well as how certain techniques, materials, and equipment should be used. The Second Edition of this well-known and widely used handbook has been updated, revised, and improved to include all changes that have occurred in building 'technology since the First Edition was published. Material has been added on the critical-path method of scheduling (SPM), and the treatment of thin shells and folded plates has been expanded. New authors have rewritten the sections on Floor Coverings, Electric Power and Lighting, and Specifications. In addition, there has been a thorough revision of the sections on Concrete Construction, Structural Steel Construction, and Lightweight Steel Construction. Other important revisions were made in the section on Wood Construction, including the addition of material on plank-and-beam framing, pole-type buildings, and trussed rafters. Whether your interest in building is practical and direct, as an engineer or foreman, or whether you are a management man responsible for getting a building built economically, this book will give you the facts to help you execute every step of your job.