An introduction to modern techniques in geotechnicl and foundation engineering / Знакомство с современными технологиями в области геотехники и проектирования фундаментов

The past three decades have seen a remarkable proliferation in the volume of literature devoted to geotechnical and foundation engineering. There are now a vast number of journals that address these subjects, and many conferences annually produce a welter of papers of variable quality. The undergraduate student is insulated from this plethora of information by curricula that usually follow a well-trodden path and which cover the basics of soil mechanics and engineering mechanics and which employ texts that have been tried, tested and refined over the past 50 years. The new graduate that typically emerges from the academic cocoon into the real world of engineering is confronted by many unfamiliar concepts and challenges, and if he or she becomes involved in geotechnical and foundation engineering, it may be a daunting task to retrieve relevant and reliable background information on these concepts, the internet, Google and Wikipedia notwithstanding. Seasoned professionals may similarly face challenges in trying to find information on new techniques without delving into the intricacies of journal and conference papers which, because of the limitations of publication space, are often curtailed and over-succinct, and assume levels of knowledge which are uncommon outside academic circles <...>