Foundation Design

[itsmemario]

Can anyone recommend a good book on foundation design? Thanks.

 

[kevo_55]

Das.

Look for this author and you'll find the best soils book out there right now.

I hope this helps!

 

[buening]

I have the Braja Das "Principles of Foundation Engineering" and it is excellent. It is somewhat limited in scope, but is extremely easy to understand. I also have "Foundation Design: Principles and Practices" by Coduto. It goes a little deeper into the topics than the Das books go, but I find it a bit harder to read than Das.

 

[ARLORD]

I like Bowles by McGraw Hill, however the latest 5th edition is in metric.

 

[itsmemario]

I have the Braja Das "Principles of Foundation Engineering" and it is excellent. It is somewhat limited in scope, but is extremely easy to understand. I also have "Foundation Design: Principles and Practices" by Coduto. It goes a little deeper into the topics than the Das books go, but I find it a bit harder to read than Das.

Does this book go into Structural Design of foundations or just soils?

 

[itsmemario]

I have the Braja Das "Principles of Foundation Engineering" and it is excellent. It is somewhat limited in scope, but is extremely easy to understand. I also have "Foundation Design: Principles and Practices" by Coduto. It goes a little deeper into the topics than the Das books go, but I find it a bit harder to read than Das.

What edition?

 

[Jtiger]

Does this book go into Structural Design of foundations or just soils?

It's just the soils aspect of it. If you're looking for a structural foundation book there are several good books on reinforced concretre.