Detailed Table of Contents:
Chapter (1):
High-Retaining Structures1-1. General Guidelines, and Steps of thinking
1-2. Cantilever Retaining Wall
1-3. Retaining Wall With Relief Shelves Or Friction Slab1-4. &nb
sp; Soil Reinforcement and Geosynthetics1-5. Deep Excavation
1-5.1. Diaphragm wall1-5.2. Retaining Piles1-5.2.1. Secant
1-5.2.2. Tangent1-5.3. Sheet Pile Wall1-5.3.1. Cantilever Wall
1-5.3.2. Fixed-Free Wall
1-5.3.3. Fixed-Hinged Wall1-5.4.
Cellular Coffer Dams
Chapter (2): Piles Practical Design’s Ways
2-1. Types of Piles and Which of Which to be selected2-2. &nbs
p; General Guidelines, and Steps of thinking2-3.
Small Diameter Piles Design’s Guidelines “D<60 cm”2-4. Large Diameter Piles Design’s Guidelines “D>=60 cm”
2-5. Pile Cap, Structural Design Guidelines
Chapter (3): Differential Settlement’s Practical Solutions for Shallow Foundations3-1.
Notes for the Differential Settlement and Contact Stress Calculations.3-2. Some ways of solution during the
design process3-3. Some Ways of solution after Constructing3-4.
General Guidelines for a Successful Superstructure’s Design satisfying the differential settlement
Chapter (4):
Raft Foundation’s Practical Solutions4-1.
General Guidelines, and Steps of Solution4-2. Modulus of Subgrade Reactions’ Practical Calculations
4-3. Guidelines on the settlement and differential settlement calculations4-4. &nbs
p; Raft on Piles General Design’s Guidelines
Chapter (5): Foundations on Problematic Soils
5-1. General Definitions and Guidelines of the Problematic Soils 5-2. Foundations on Expansive Soil5-3. Foundations on Collapsible Soil
5-4. Foundations on Soft and Very Soft Clays
5-4.1 Notes on the Soft and Very Soft Clays 5-4.2
Guidelines for the Practical ways of Soil Improvement5-4.3 Using Piles as a Solution
5-4.4 Sand Drains with Pre-loading Pressure5-4.5
PVDs with Pre-loading Pressure5-4.6 Vacuumed Pressure with PVDs
5-4.7 Lime, Cement, and the Injected Columns 5-4.8
Stone Columns
Chapter (6): Practical Guidelines for designing Culverts, Tunnels and Underground Tan
ks 6-1. General types and Guidelines for Culverts Design and the Analysis of a Case Study6-2.
General types and Guidelines for Tunnels Design and the Analysis of a Case Study6-3. General Guidelines for Underground Tanks Design and Construction for Case Studies
Chapter (7): Dams Practical Design’s Guidelines
7-1. General Notes on the Dams Types and Steps of Solutions7-2.
Some Case Studies Presented with the Important Analyses
Chapter (8): Practical Design of Towers’ Foundations
8-1. General Notes on the Towers’ Foundations Types8-2. Simplified, Using Graphs, and Unusual Design’s Steps of Towers’ Foundations
Chapter (9):
Practical Design of Footings Using Strut & Tie Method9-1. Definitions and Notes on the Strut & Tie Method “STM”
9-2. Guidelines for the Shallow Foundations and Pile-Caps Analyses using STM