First edition. The book has mild rubbing to both covers, a small scuff to the bottom edge of the back cover, a shifted spine, and loose hinges, otherwise the book is in very good condition with crisp, unmarked pages, a tight binding, and a strong cover. The dustjacket has rubbing and surface scratching to both covers, minor shelfwear to the edges and corners of the jacket including light creasing at the top edge, and mild fading to the spine, otherwise the dustjacket is in very good condition, intact and attractive, and is now in an archival protective mylar.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Geotechnical Engineering: Pile Design and Construction

Publisher

Ruwan Rajapakse

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

0972865713

ISBN 13

9780972865715

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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This book covers construction and design aspects of piling. The book contains design procedures usually not found in text books such as Bitumen coated pile design, batter pile design, seismic pile design etc. The book is aimed at both practicing Engineers, piling inspectors and university students. Specifications: 350 Pages, Binding: Hardcover, Trim Size: 8.5 X 11 Subjects Covered: Bitumen coated pile design for negative skin friction applications, Design of piles for seismic forces, Pile design in rock (Oriented rock coring, Rock mass classification, Q System),Caisson design in rock, Batter pile design, Pile design for vibratory hammers, Frankie piles, Delta piles, Vibrex piles, Compressed base types, Pin pile design, Underpinning (Pier underpinning, Jack underpinning, Underpinning with driven piles), Mudjacking, Pile settlement computation, Pile construction issues (Obstructions, pile heave, re-driving, pile hammers), Pile integrity testing, Pile inspection process

About the Author

Ruwan Rajapakse, P.E., Registered Professional Engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in NY City metropolitan area in design and construction of piles and tunnels.

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