Pile Foundations, Second Edition (2nd ed.)

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1961. 1961 Second Edition, Revised and Updated. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Previous owner's last name only on endpaper. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Hardcover. NOT a library discard. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in shiny silver on the spine. Illustrated with figures, diagrams, and photographs. Includes a preface and 16 chapters on: Basic principles of pile foundations; Pile-driving analysis; Hammer speeds, strokes, and driving stresses; Driving equipment; Selection of pile and methods of driving; Pile grouping and spacing; Structural design of piles; Wood piles; Concrete and pipe piles; Caisson-type piles and caissons; Piles and other metal piles; Sheet piling; Deterioration and preservation of piles; Soil strengthening; Pile load tests; Failures of Pile foundations. Footnotes. Tables. Appendix. Extensive bibliography. Index. Includes dust jacket. Second Edition, Revised and Updated. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 704pp.…