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Chapter 3:
  Applied Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 166 - 267
3.1
  Introduction 167
3.2
  Engineering Properties of Soils 171
3.3
  Soil Classification For Engineering Purposes 179
3.4
  Subsurface Exploration and Sampling 181
3.5
  Permeability of Soils 203
3.6
  Effective Stress and Porewater Pressure 206
3.7
  Shear Strength of Soils 209
3.8
  Fundamentals of Soil Compaction 217
3.9
  Earth pressure and Retaining Walls 222
3.10
  Requirements for Design and Construction of Foundations 228
3.11
  Bearing Capacity of Shallow Footings 231
3.12
  Settlement of Foundations and Contact Pressure 241
3.13
  Strip Foundation 248
3.14
  Spread or Pad Foundation 250
3.15
  Raft Foundation 252
3.16
  Under-reamed Pile Foundation 254
3.17
  References 258
Appendix 3.1
  Details of Unified Soil Classification System 259
Appendix 3.2
  Basic Properties of Drilling Mud (Bentonite) 260
Appendix 3.3
  Method For Subsurface Sounding For Soils (Dynamic Cone Penetration Test) 261
Appendix 3.4
  Safe Bearing Capacity of Soils and Rocks 265
Appendix 3.5
  List of References 266
Chapter 4:
  Earthwork, Rock Blasting and Termite Control 268 - 349
4.1
  Earthwork 269
4.2
  Construction of Embankment 273
4.3
  Guidelines for Use of Fly Ash in Embankments 282
4.4
  Construction of Embankment under Special Conditions 286
4.5
  Earthwork in Excavation 288
4.6
  Excavation in Hard Rock Requiring Blasting 291
4.7
  Tests for Quality Control of Earthwork 295
4.8
  Excavation for Structures 297
4.9
  Shoring And Timbering 299
4.10
  Geosynthetics In Geotechnical Engineering 302
4.11
  Reinforced Earth Structures 309
4.12
  Soil Nailing 316
4.13
  Anti-Termite Tratment 320
4.14
  Pre-Construction Chemical Treatment 322
4.15
  Treatment For Existing Buildings 324
4.16
  References 326
Appendix 4.1
  Specifications of Blanketing Material for Railway Works 327
Appendix 4.2
  Recommended List of Equipment for Field Testing Laboratory 278
Appendix 4.3
  Reinforced Soil (Specifications for Highways and Bridges, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) 332
Appendix 4.4
  Soil Nailing (Specifications for Highways and Bridges, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) 343
 
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