Principles of Foundation Engineering, Adapted International Edition - Softcover

Das, Braja

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495082473 ISBN 13: 9780495082477

Publisher: CL Engineering, 2006

Synopsis

This Adapted International Student Edition of Braja M. Das' Rinciples of Foundation Engineering is a first edition to hit the International Market. Intended for an introductory junior/senior level course on foundation engineering in the Civil Engineering department.

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About the Author

Dr. Braja Das is Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento. He received his M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in the area of Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of a number of geotechnical engineering texts and reference books and has authored more than 250 technical papers in the area of geotechnical engineering. His primary areas of research include shallow foundations, earth anchors, and geosynthetics. He is a Fellow and Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Life Member of the American Society for Engineering Education, and an Emeritus Member of the Chemical and Mechanical Stabilization Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council (Washington D.C.). Dr. Das has received numerous awards for teaching excellence, including the AMOCO Foundation Award, the AT&T Award for Teaching Excellence from the American Society for Engineering Education, the Ralph Teetor Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Edition details

• Publisher: CL Engineering
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0495082473
• ISBN 13: 9780495082477
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 480