This book covers buildings and foundations in geotechnical engineering.
Spread Foundations (U. Smoltczyk, et al.).Pile Foundations (H. Kempfert, et al.).Caissons (H. Lingenfelser).Stability of Excavations (A. Weissenbach, et al.).Bored Pile Walls, Diaphragm Walls, Cut-off Walls (M. Stocker & B. Walz).Sheet Pile Walls for Harbours and Waterways (B. Mazurkiewicz).Gravity Retaining Walls (U. Smoltczyk).Machine Foundations (G. Klein & D. Klein).Foundations in Mining Regions (D. Placzek).Watertight Buildings and Structures (A. Haack & K. Emig).Subject Index.
Ulrich Smoltczyk is editor of the German Grundbau Taschenbuch. He was Professor for Geotechnical Engineering in Stuttgart and sat on numerous national and international committees responsible for norms and standards. The third volume is written by 16 authors, including renowned experts from the U.K., Austria, Poland, Canada and Germany.