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Contents

Preface ............................................................................................................ x

About the Computer Programs ........................................................................ x

List of Primary Symbols Used in Text .............................................................. x

1. Introduction .............................................................................................

1.1 Foundations: Their Importance and Purpose ...............................................

1.2 Foundation Engineering ................................................................................

1.3 Foundations: Classifications and Select Definitions .....................................

1.4 Foundations: General Requirements ............................................................

1.5 Foundations: Additional Considerations .......................................................1.6 Foundations: Selection of Type .....................................................................

1.7 The International System of Units (SI) and the Foot-pound-second

(Fps) System .................................................................................................

1.8 Computational Accuracy versus Design Precision .......................................

1.9 Computer Programs in Foundation Analysis and Design .............................

2. Geotechnical and Index Properties: Laboratory Testing;

Settlement and Strength Correlations .................................................. 1

2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................

2.2 Foundation Subsoils ......................................................................................

2.3 Soil Volume and Density Relationships ........................................................

2.4 Major Factors That Affect the Engineering Properties of Soils .....................

2.5 Routine Laboratory Index Soil Tests .............................................................

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