Theory and Practice of Pile Foundations

Pile Foundations are an essential basis for many structures. It is vital that they be designed with the utmost reliability, because the cost of failure is potentially huge. Covering a whole range of design issues relating to pile design, this book presents economical and efficient design solutions and demonstrates them using real world examples. Coverage includes nonlinear response of single piles to vertical or torsional loading and to cyclic lateral loading, as well as prediction of nonlinear response of lateral pile groups, vertically loaded pile groups and the design of slope stabilising piles. Most solutions are provided as closed-form expressions. Theory and Practice of Pile Foundations is: illustrated with case studies accompanied by practical applications in Excel and MathCad the first book to incorporate nonlinear interaction into pile design. A valuable resource for students of geotechnical engineering taking courses in foundations and a vital tool for engineers designing pile foundations.

Table of Contents:
Strength and Stiffness from In Situ Tests Standard Penetration Tests (SPT) Cone Penetration Tests Soil Stiffness Stiffness and Strength of Rock Capacity of Vertically Loaded Piles Introduction Capacity of Single Piles Capacity of Single Piles in Rock Negative Skin Friction Capacity of pile groups Mechanism and Models for Pile-Soil Interaction Concentric Cylinder Model (CCM) Nonlinear Concentric Cylinder Model Time-Dependent CCM Torque-Rotation Transfer Model Coupled Elastic Model for Lateral Piles Elastic-Plastic Model for Lateral Piles Vertically Loaded Single Piles Introduction Load Transfer Models Overall Pile–Soil Interaction Parametric Study Load Settlement Settlement Influence Factor Summary Capacity for Strain Softening Soil Capacity and Cyclic Amplitude Time-Dependent Response of Vertically Loaded Piles Visco-Elastic Load Transfer Behavior Visco-Elastic Consolidation Settlement of Pile Groups Introduction Empirical Methods Shallow Footing Analogy Numerical Methods Boundary Element Approach: GASGROUP Elastic Solutions for Laterally Loaded Piles Introduction Overall Pile Response Validation Parametric Study Subgrade Modulus and Design Charts Pile Group Response Conclusion Laterally Loaded Rigid Piles Introduction Elastic Plastic Solutions Capacity and Lateral-Moment Loading Loci Comparison with Existing Solutions Illustrative Examples Summary Laterally Loaded Free-Head Piles Introduction Solutions for Pile-Soil System Slip Depth Versus Nonlinear Response Calculations for Typical Piles Comments on Use of Current Solutions Response of Piles Under Cyclic Loading Response of Free-Head Groups Summary Structural Nonlinearity and Response of Rock-Socket Piles Introduction Solutions for Laterally Loaded Shafts Nonlinear Structural Behavior of Shafts Nonlinear Piles in Sand/Clay Rock-Socketed Shafts Conclusion Laterally Loaded Pile Groups Introduction Overall Solutions for a Single Pile Nonlinear Response of Single Piles and Pile Groups Examples Conclusions Design of Passive Piles Introduction Mechanism for Passive Pile-Soil Interaction Elastic-Plastic (EP) Solutions pu -Based Solutions (Rigid Piles) E-E, EP-EP Solutions (Deep Sliding–Flexible Piles) Design Charts Case Study Conclusion Physical Modeling on Passive Piles Introduction Apparatus and Test Procedures Test Results Simple Solutions Conclusion Acknowledgment References Index

Review :
"I think it is a very good book for researchers and graduate students for geotechnical engineering. The book includes the most recent theories for pile foundation, including static and cyclic loaded pile, and vertical and lateral loaded pile." -Renpeng Chen, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China "Quite detailed review is given ... Results are rather updated, and some more advanced numerical results are given. ... This book can be a good text for postgraduates, as it presents more advanced concept and results to the readers." -Y.M. Cheng, Hong Kong Polytechnic University