TY - BOOK AU - Bowles,Joseph E. TI - Foundation analysis and design SN - 9780079122476 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - MECANICA DE SUELOS KW - FUNDACIONES N1 - El inventario 43122 es 3a ed N2 - Introduction. - Geotechnical and index properties: laboratory testing; settlement and strength correlations. - Exploration, sampling and in situ soil measurement. - Bearing capacity of foundations. - Foundation settlements.- Improving site soils for foundations use. - Factors to consider in foundation design. - Spread footing design. - Special footings and beams on elastic foundations. - Mat foundations. - Lateral earth pressure. - Mechanical stabilized earth and concrete retaining walls. - Sheet-pile walls: cantilevered and anchored. - Walls for excavations. - Cellular cofferdams. - Single piles- Static capacity and lateral loads; pile/pole buckling. - Single piles: dynamic analysis, load tests. - Pile foundations: groups. - Drilled piers or caissons.- Design of foundations for vibration controls. Appendix ER -