Geotechnical Engineering Library 2

[grouterup]

I'm trying to expand my personal geotechnical library which got me thinking:

"Which texts/manuals/proceedings, etc. should no geotechnical engineer (or engineering geologist) be without?"

I'll be interested to hear different opinions on this one.

 

[BigH]

This has been asked a few times and many titles come to mind - you could search older threads - but . . .

Texts:
Fang Foundation Engr Handbook (2nd Ed - original was Winterkorn and Fang).
M. J. Tomlinson "Foundation Design and Constrution" now in its 6th edition although I like the earlier ones better as this works on the Eurocode principals.
Terzaghi and Peck ASoil Mechanics in Engineering Practice (1967) although Terzaghi Peck and Mesri (1995) is okay. - sorry - forgot full title.
Tchebotarioff - Foundation Design (1973) although first edition (1951) is brilliant in its own right.
Poulos and Davis "Pile Foundation Analysis and Design" (1980)
M.J. Tomlinson "Pile Design and Construction) - 1995
G. A Leonards - the original Foundation Engr Handbook - old but so so good.
Peck Hansen and Thornburn - a classic - again, forgot offhand the official title.
Poulos and Davis - "Elastic Solutions for Soil and Rock Mechanics"
Zaevaert Foundation Design in Difficult Soils
Lambe and Whitman - Soil Mechanics SI Version

Others that will be noted:
Bowles "Foundation Design and Analysis" - 5th Edition (note that there are some strong anti-Bowles guys in this forum)
Das - forgot name of book but seems to the be book of choice.

I have always like the NAVFACS series - DM-1, DM-2 and DM-3 - these can be downloaded from Vulcan Hammer's site. The Canadian Foundation Manual.

US Military also has quite a few manuals that can be downloaded from their site.

I've given you my favourites - I tend to like the old guys as they invented the art - and in their books, they are usually telling their stories with real projects. The younger guys will flesh this out with a lot of manuals - almost every DOT or so has their own Foundation Manual (California is good - Florida has too).

I also suggest you read as much Canadian Geotechnical Journal, ASCE Geotechnical Journal (and other previous and later name changes), Geotechnqiue. Also read and add to your collection ANYTHING by Terzaghi, Peck, Lambe, Skempton, Bjerrum, Zeevaert, Hutchinson, Golder, Matich, among others.

 

[SlideRuleEra]

Here is a good web site to investigate

http://www.geoengineer.org/books.html

http://www.SlideRuleEra.net

 

[leloi]

The title of the book that was written by Braja M. Das is "Principles of Geotechnical Engineering". For foundations on rock, "Foundations On Rock" by Duncan Wyllie is a good one.

 

[ChrisMcLean]

It might just be a British thing and it's also less a geotech guide than a structural engineering thing but I love this damn book - it has saved me hours and £1000s - so I thoroughly recommend:

Curtin, C.G.; Shaw, G; Parkinson, G.I. & Golding, J.M. (2003) 'Structural Foundation Designers' Manual' Blackwell
ISBN 0-632-04215-X