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Foundations: Site Investigation & Design

by V.C. Launder R.I.B.A.

162 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); black and white photography; diagrams; catalogue #06-0652; ISBN 1-4120-8896-8; US$20.78, C$23.00, EUR17.07, £11.95

A well-written and fully-illustrated book describing all types of building foundations for various soil conditions. It has been sold worldwide (including translations into Spanish and Italian).

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About the Book

Foundations is divided into two main sections. In the first, the author, V.C. Launder, gives due attention to site investigation, by emphasising the study of soils and their properties. The methods used for soil sampling and site testing are also explained.

Section two of the book examines, firstly, the principles governing the design of foundations; reasons for settlement are given, together with methods for avoiding dangerous situations arising therefrom. Different types of foundation are then discussed, such as strip, pad, raft and tanked foundations; reference is made to caissons and, in particular, to piles. Remaining chapters are devoted to retaining walls, special problems in foundation design, site preparation and materials.

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About the Author

Trained as an architect, V.C. Launder has designed a wide variety of public and commercial buildings, in addition to holding lecturing appointments at the Portsmouth and the Bristol University, Schools of Architecture. He was also Vice-Principal of the Royal West of England Academy School of Architecture. He is now Senior Lecturer in Construction at the Department of Architecture, University of Bristol.

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