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 | | Principles of Foundation Engineering by Braja M. Das ISBN-10: 9780534954031 ISBN-10: 0-534-95403-0 ISBN-13: 9780534954031 ISBN-13: 978-0-534-95403-1 Hardcover 1998-10-30 Cengage-Engineering Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Building on the success of preceding editions, the Fourth Edition of PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING maintains the careful balance of current research and practical field applications that has made it a leading text in foundation engineering courses throughout the country and internationally. Strengthened with many more worked-out examples and figures to aid student comprehension of theory and practical problem-solving skills, the Fourth Edition features expanded coverage of ultimate and allowable bearing capacity (in Chapters 3 and 4), and new Chapters 6 and 7 on lateral pressure theory and retaining wall design. New field observations have been added to each chapter. Both SI and English units are used throughout. | ||
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Very good reference, surprisingly a cheap one! The only text book that cost me only ten bucks (hardcover)! However it contains all the information I needed. | ||
A very handy book for school and then work. Braja M. Das has probably built the closest thing to a foundation engineer's bible. I had this book in school and now use it regularly at work. It helps that i know every page of what is taught here because I used it in school. The examples do not cut corners as they do in other books. It is very easy to learn. However, as a beginner you have to learn every page. There is a lot of information about soils and foundations, sometimes info that is only one line but can make a whole lot of difference in calculation. That is why this book is an important read and a wonderful write-notes-in tool. | ||
Buen libro para estudiantes de Maestria El libro es una buena referencia para una persona que esta haciendo una maestria en ingenieria civil. | ||
Lacks explanation This book appears to be useful, but in reality, it isn't. The formulas are given without stating their inherent assumptions and limitations. Somewhere in the book the author states: "for an overconsolidated clay, cohesion is greater than zero; for a normally consolidated clay, it is zero." No further explanation. This is a "cookbook" type of text, perfectly suited for today's mediocrity infested mentality: grind thru a formula and produce some numbers, fast. To that end, it's a great book. My sincere recommendation to the author: double the size of the book, and turn it into an insightful, meaningful, useful book. | ||
Principles of Foundation Engineering Exelent textbook that helped me in numerous project assignments over the last 7 years. I'd highly recommend it to practicing geotechnical/structural engineers. | ||