Preface to the sixth edition |
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Preface to the first edition |
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1 General principles and practices |
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1 | (10) |
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1.3 Calculations of load-carrying capacity |
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2 | (2) |
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1.4 Dynamic piling formulae |
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4 | (1) |
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1.5 Introduction of Eurocodes and other standards |
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5 | (3) |
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1.6 Responsibilities of employer and contractor |
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8 | (3) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (58) |
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2.1 Classification of piles |
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11 | (4) |
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2.1.1 Large-displacement piles (driven types) |
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11 | (1) |
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2.1.2 Large-displacement piles (driven and cast-in-place types) |
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12 | (1) |
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2.1.3 Small-displacement piles |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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2.1.6 Minipiles and micropiles |
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2.1.7 Selection of pile type |
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12 | (3) |
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2.2 Driven displacement piles |
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15 | (29) |
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15 | (4) |
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2.2.2 Precast concrete piles |
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19 | (8) |
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2.2.3 Jointed precast concrete piles |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (10) |
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2.2.5 Shoes for steel piles |
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40 | (1) |
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2.2.6 Yield stresses for steel piles |
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41 | (3) |
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2.3 Driven and cast-in-place displacement piles |
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44 | (8) |
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44 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Withdrawable-tube types |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Stresses on driven and cast-in-place piles |
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48 | (1) |
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2.3.5 Rotary displacement auger piles |
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49 | (2) |
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2.3.6 Helical plate screw piles |
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51 | (1) |
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2.3.7 Vibrated concrete columns |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (6) |
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52 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Bored and cast-in-place piles |
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52 | (3) |
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2.4.3 Continuous flight auger piles |
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55 | (3) |
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2.4.4 Drilled-in tubular piles |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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2.6 Minipiles and micropiles |
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60 | (3) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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2.8 Factors governing choice of type of pile |
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63 | (6) |
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2.8.1 Driven displacement piles |
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63 | (1) |
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2.8.2 Driven and cast-in-place displacement piles |
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64 | (1) |
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2.8.3 Bored and cast-in-place replacement piles |
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65 | (1) |
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2.8.4 Choice of pile materials |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (3) |
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3 Piling equipment and methods |
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69 | (62) |
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3.1 Equipment for driven piles |
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70 | (26) |
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70 | (2) |
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3.1.2 Crane-supported leaders |
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72 | (4) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (8) |
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85 | (1) |
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3.1.6 Selection of type of piling hammer |
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86 | (3) |
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3.1.7 Noise and vibration control in pile driving |
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89 | (4) |
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3.1.8 Pile helmets and driving caps |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (2) |
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3.2 Equipment for installing driven and cast-in-place piles |
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96 | (2) |
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3.3 Equipment for installing bored and cast-in-place piles |
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98 | (18) |
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98 | (7) |
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3.3.2 Boring with casing oscillators |
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105 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Continuous flight auger drilling rigs |
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105 | (1) |
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3.3.4 Drilling with a kelly |
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106 | (1) |
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3.3.5 Reverse-circulation drilling rigs |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (1) |
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3.3.8 Drilling for piles with bentonite slurry and support fluids |
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112 | (1) |
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3.3.9 Base and shaft grouting of bored and cast-in-place piles |
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113 | (3) |
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3.4 Procedure in pile installation |
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116 | (12) |
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3.4.1 Driving timber piles |
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117 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Driving precast (including prestressed) concrete piles |
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117 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Driving steel piles |
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117 | (2) |
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3.4.4 Driving and concreting steel shell piles |
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119 | (1) |
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3.4.5 Installation of withdrawable-tube types of driven and cast-in-place piles |
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119 | (1) |
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3.4.6 Installation of bored and cast-in-place piles by power auger equipment |
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120 | (3) |
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3.4.7 Installing continuous flight auger piles |
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123 | (1) |
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3.4.8 Concreting pile shafts under water |
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124 | (1) |
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3.4.9 Installation of bored and cast-in-place piles by grabbing, vibratory and reverse-circulation rigs |
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125 | (1) |
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3.4.10 Installation of bored and cast-in-place piles by tripod rigs |
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125 | (1) |
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3.4.11 Installation of raking piles |
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125 | (1) |
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3.4.12 Withdrawal of temporary casings |
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126 | (1) |
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3.4.13 Positional tolerances |
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127 | (1) |
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3.5 Constructing piles in groups |
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128 | (3) |
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4 Calculating the resistance of piles to compressive loads |
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131 | (112) |
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4.1 General considerations |
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131 | (12) |
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4.1.1 Basic approach to the calculation of pile resistance |
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131 | (1) |
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4.1.2 Behaviour of a pile under load |
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132 | (2) |
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4.1.3 Determining allowable loads on piles using allowable stress methods |
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134 | (1) |
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4.1.4 Determining design loads and resistances in compression using the procedure in Eurocode BS EN 1997-1:2004 Geotechnical design |
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135 | (8) |
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4.2 Calculations for piles in fine-grained soils |
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143 | (13) |
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4.2.1 Driven displacement piles |
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143 | (8) |
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4.2.2 Driven and cast-in-place displacement piles |
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151 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Bored and cast-in-place non-displacement piles |
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151 | (4) |
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4.2.4 Time effects on pile resistance in clays |
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155 | (1) |
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4.3 Piles in coarse-grained soils |
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156 | (22) |
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156 | (7) |
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4.3.2 Driven piles in coarse-grained soils |
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163 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Piles with open ends driven into coarse-grained soils |
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164 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Driven and cast-in-place piles in coarse-grained soils |
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165 | (1) |
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4.3.5 Bored and cast-in-place piles in coarse-grained soils |
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165 | (2) |
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4.3.6 Use of in situ tests to predict the ultimate resistance of piles in coarse-grained soils |
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167 | (4) |
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4.3.7 Tubular steel piles driven to deep penetration into clays and sands |
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171 | (6) |
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4.3.8 Time effects for piles in coarse-grained soils |
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177 | (1) |
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4.4 Piles in soils intermediate between sands and clays |
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178 | (1) |
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4.5 Piles in layered fine-and coarse-grained soils |
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179 | (2) |
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4.6 Settlement of the single pile at the applied load for piles in soil |
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181 | (5) |
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4.7 Piles bearing on rock |
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186 | (16) |
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186 | (5) |
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4.7.2 Driven and cast-in-place piles |
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191 | (1) |
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4.7.3 Bored and cast-in-place piles |
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192 | (8) |
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4.7.4 Settlement of the single pile at the applied load for piles in rocks |
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200 | (1) |
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4.7.5 Eurocode recommendations for piles in rock |
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201 | (1) |
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4.8 Piles in fill: negative skin friction |
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202 | (7) |
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4.8.1 Estimating negative skin friction |
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202 | (5) |
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4.8.2 Partial factors for negative skin friction |
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207 | (1) |
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4.8.3 Minimising negative skin friction |
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208 | (1) |
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4.9 Soil-pile interaction |
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209 | (8) |
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4.9.1 Axially loaded single piles |
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210 | (2) |
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4.9.2 Single pile subjected to lateral load |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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4.9.7 Obtaining soil parameters |
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216 | (1) |
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4.10 Load and resistance factor design applied to pile design |
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217 | (26) |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (3) |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (3) |
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237 | (6) |
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5 Pile groups under compressive loading |
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243 | (64) |
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5.1 Group action in piled foundations |
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243 | (4) |
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5.2 Pile groups in fine-grained soils |
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247 | (18) |
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5.2.1 Ultimate bearing resistance |
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247 | (6) |
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253 | (12) |
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5.3 Pile groups in coarse-grained soils |
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265 | (9) |
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5.3.1 Estimating settlements from standard penetration tests |
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265 | (5) |
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5.3.2 Estimating settlements from static cone penetration tests |
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270 | (4) |
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5.4 Eurocode 7 recommendations for pile groups |
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274 | (1) |
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5.5 Pile groups terminating in rock |
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275 | (2) |
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5.6 Pile groups in filled ground |
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277 | (4) |
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5.7 Effects on pile groups of installation methods |
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281 | (2) |
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5.8 Precautions against heave effects in pile groups |
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283 | (1) |
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5.9 Pile groups beneath basements |
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284 | (5) |
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5.9.1 Piles wholly in compressible clay |
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285 | (1) |
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5.9.2 Piles driven through compressible clay to bedrock |
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286 | (1) |
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5.9.3 Piles driven through soft clay into stiff clay |
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286 | (1) |
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5.9.4 Piles driven into loose sand |
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287 | (2) |
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5.10 Optimisation of pile groups to reduce differential settlements in clay |
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289 | (18) |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (3) |
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294 | (2) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (5) |
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304 | (3) |
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6 Design of piled foundations to resist uplift and lateral loading |
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307 | (76) |
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6.1 Occurrence of uplift and lateral loading |
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307 | (3) |
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6.2 Uplift resistance of piles |
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310 | (19) |
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310 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Uplift resistance of friction piles |
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310 | (5) |
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6.2.3 Piles with base enlargements |
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315 | (2) |
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6.2.4 Anchoring piles to rock |
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317 | (2) |
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6.2.5 Uplift resistance of drilled-in rock anchors |
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319 | (10) |
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6.3 Single vertical piles subjected to lateral loads |
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329 | (27) |
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6.3.1 Calculating the ultimate resistance of short rigid piles to lateral loads |
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331 | (5) |
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6.3.2 Calculating the ultimate resistance of long piles |
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336 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Deflection of vertical piles carrying lateral loads |
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337 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Elastic analysis of laterally loaded vertical piles |
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337 | (7) |
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344 | (4) |
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6.3.6 Effect of method of pile installation on behaviour under lateral loads and moments applied to pile head |
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348 | (1) |
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6.3.7 Use of the pressuremeter test to establish p--y curves |
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349 | (3) |
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6.3.8 Calculation of lateral deflections and bending moments by elastic continuum methods |
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352 | (2) |
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6.3.9 Bending and buckling of partly embedded single vertical piles |
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354 | (2) |
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6.4 Lateral loads on raking piles |
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356 | (1) |
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6.5 Lateral loads on groups of piles |
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356 | (27) |
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359 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (3) |
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363 | (3) |
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366 | (2) |
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368 | (6) |
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374 | (2) |
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376 | (4) |
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380 | (3) |
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7 Some aspects of the structural design of piles and pile groups |
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383 | (28) |
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7.1 General design requirements |
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383 | (1) |
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7.2 Designing reinforced concrete piles for lifting after fabrication |
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384 | (3) |
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7.3 Designing piles to resist driving stresses |
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387 | (3) |
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7.4 Effects on bending of piles below ground level |
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390 | (1) |
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7.5 Design of axially loaded piles as columns |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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7.7 Bonding piles with caps and ground beams |
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393 | (2) |
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395 | (6) |
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7.9 Design of pile capping beams and connecting ground beams |
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401 | (4) |
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7.10 Verification of pile materials |
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405 | (6) |
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7.10.1 Reinforced concrete |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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7.10.3 Infilled steel tubes |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (2) |
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8 Piling for marine structures |
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411 | (38) |
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8.1 Berthing structures and jetties |
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411 | (19) |
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8.1.1 Loading on piles from berthing impact forces |
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413 | (6) |
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8.1.2 Mooring forces on piles |
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419 | (1) |
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8.1.3 Wave forces on piles |
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420 | (4) |
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8.1.4 Current forces on piles |
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424 | (3) |
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8.1.5 Wind forces on piles |
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427 | (1) |
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8.1.6 Forces on piles from floating ice |
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427 | (2) |
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8.1.7 Materials for piles in jetties and dolphins |
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429 | (1) |
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8.2 Fixed offshore platforms |
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430 | (3) |
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8.3 Pile installations for marine structures |
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433 | (16) |
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438 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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438 | (6) |
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444 | (3) |
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447 | (2) |
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9 Miscellaneous piling problems |
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449 | (48) |
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9.1 Piling for machinery foundations |
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449 | (3) |
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449 | (1) |
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9.1.2 Pile design for static machinery loading |
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450 | (1) |
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9.1.3 Pile design for dynamic loading from machinery |
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451 | (1) |
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9.2 Piling for underpinning |
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452 | (7) |
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9.2.1 Requirements for underpinning |
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452 | (2) |
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9.2.2 Piling methods in underpinning work |
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454 | (5) |
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9.3 Piling in mining subsidence areas |
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459 | (4) |
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9.4 Piling in frozen ground |
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463 | (3) |
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463 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Effects of adfreezing on piled foundations |
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464 | (1) |
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9.4.3 Piling in permafrost regions |
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464 | (2) |
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9.5 Piled foundations for bridges on land |
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466 | (11) |
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9.5.1 Selection of pile type |
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466 | (1) |
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9.5.2 Imposed loads on bridge piling |
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467 | (10) |
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9.6 Piled foundations for over-water bridges |
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477 | (7) |
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9.6.1 Selection of pile type |
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477 | (1) |
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9.6.2 Imposed loads on piers of over-water bridges |
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478 | (4) |
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9.6.3 Pile caps for over-water bridges |
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482 | (2) |
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9.7 Piled foundations in karst |
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484 | (2) |
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9.8 Piled foundations in seismic regions |
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486 | (3) |
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489 | (1) |
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9.10 Use of piles to support slopes |
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490 | (1) |
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9.11 Reuse of existing piled foundations |
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491 | (1) |
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492 | (5) |
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493 | (4) |
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10 Durability of piled foundations |
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497 | (18) |
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497 | (1) |
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10.2 Durability and protection of timber piles |
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498 | (5) |
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10.2.1 Timber piles in land structures |
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498 | (2) |
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10.2.2 Timber piles in river and marine structures |
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500 | (3) |
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10.3 Durability and protection of concrete piles |
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503 | (4) |
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10.3.1 Concrete piles in land structures |
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503 | (3) |
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10.3.2 Concrete piles in marine structures |
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506 | (1) |
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10.4 Durability and protection of steel piles |
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507 | (8) |
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10.4.1 Steel piles for land structures |
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507 | (2) |
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10.4.2 Steel piles for marine structures |
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509 | (4) |
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513 | (2) |
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11 Ground investigations, piling contracts and pile testing |
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515 | (46) |
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11.1 Ground investigations |
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515 | (12) |
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11.1.1 Planning the investigation |
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515 | (3) |
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518 | (1) |
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519 | (1) |
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11.1.4 In situ and laboratory testing in soils and rocks |
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520 | (6) |
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11.1.5 Offshore investigations |
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526 | (1) |
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11.2 Piling contracts and specifications |
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527 | (6) |
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11.2.1 Contract procedure |
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527 | (4) |
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11.2.2 Piling specifications |
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531 | (2) |
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11.3 Control of pile installation |
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533 | (3) |
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533 | (2) |
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11.3.2 Driven and cast-in-place piles |
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535 | (1) |
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11.3.3 Bored and cast-in-place piles |
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536 | (1) |
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11.4 Load testing of piles |
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536 | (20) |
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538 | (9) |
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11.4.2 Interpretation of compression test records |
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547 | (5) |
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552 | (1) |
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11.4.4 Lateral loading tests |
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552 | (4) |
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11.5 Tests for the structural integrity of piles |
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556 | (5) |
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557 | (4) |
Appendix A Properties of materials |
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561 | (4) |
Appendix B Current British Standards and others referred to in the text |
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565 | (6) |
Appendix C Outline of computer software referred to in the text |
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571 | (4) |
Name Index |
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575 | (6) |
Subject Index |
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