Design and Repair of Residential and Light Commercial Foundations

by Robert Wade Brown

This text will guide the soil and foundation engineer as well as the general building contractor, using the background on the basics of soil mechanics, on how to properly design and construct a light concrete slab-on-grade foundation for a particular site and soil condition. Background theory and knowledge on basic soil mechanics will also be provided. In addition, the book will explain what to do when things go wrong - for example, as often happens...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070081921
• ISBN13: 9780070081925
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.