Foundations and Earth Structures (NAVFAC DM 7.2)

The second part of the newly revised DM 7 series, this portion deals with the appli-cation of geotechnical principles to actual structures. Much of the material and thesubjects covered are new to this edition. Topics included are as follows: Prologue: Shear Strength for Geotechnical Design Geotechnical Design in Problem Soils and Specialty Construction Methods Excavations Earthwork, Hydraulic and Underwater Fills Analysis of Walls and Retaining Structures Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations Probability and Reliability in Geotechniical EngineeringWorked examples are included.