Underpinning Design Reference
Underpinning Design Reference
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Can someone recommend good reference books or materials for underpinning design? Specifically, I'm looking for technical underpinning design guidelines for underpinning in relation to earth retention (soldier pile/lagging, etc.).






RE: Underpinning Design Reference
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/librar...
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/construction/manuals/
RE: Underpinning Design Reference
ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication #74
Earth Retention Systems Handbook by Macnab.
I find the FHWA ones most useful, but there are not really books encompassing theory/design as there are for concrete and steel. Practice varies quite a bit around the country and is more learned by experience (working with others already in the know) than from books.