Help with Books (I've searched)
Help with Books (I've searched)
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Hi,
I'm a newly grad in the bay area. I've searched for books on this, but they seem older and not up to the standard of practice. Can you recommend any books on liquifaction,foundation design, general geotech and FE manuals. I was wondering how Hunt's geotechnical investigation book is. Also for earthquake is Day's book better or Kramer's book?
Thanks
I'm a newly grad in the bay area. I've searched for books on this, but they seem older and not up to the standard of practice. Can you recommend any books on liquifaction,foundation design, general geotech and FE manuals. I was wondering how Hunt's geotechnical investigation book is. Also for earthquake is Day's book better or Kramer's book?
Thanks





RE: Help with Books (I've searched)
RE: Help with Books (I've searched)
As a history buff, I also would suggest that one looks into the older books by Tschebotariof and Krynine and Judd; perhaps, too by Leggett. Also White's book on underpinning and Chellis' book on piles. Some might like Jumikis. (wonder if the initiator of this thread has even heard of these guys . . .) In the older books, while you might not be "snowed" by theoretical equations, you will find a lot more little titbits of information that modern tests just don't mention but information that will really help you in practice. One case in point is in Chellis about driving H-piles in sand (not a good idea, in my mind, but piles keep on going - so about 5 m up in between the flanges, weld in a plate - will also start to give you some "bearing" as well.
RE: Help with Books (I've searched)
http://www.vulcanhammer.net/geotechnical/general_s...
RE: Help with Books (I've searched)
As a general earthquake engineering text, with lots of material on liquefaction the towatha book is very good:
RE: Help with Books (I've searched)
RE: Help with Books (I've searched)
I don't know well the Kramer book, Towatha is very clear and pretty updated, I believe it explains liquefaction like none else, maybe you can consult it at Googlebooks