A Short Course in Foundation Engineering Author:Bruce Menzies, N.E. Simons Although there are now a large number of computer programmes for solving all sorts of foundation design problems, the need to check these outputs by 'hand-calculation' has become vitally important. This book concentrates on getting the fundamentals right and then using them in practical applications.The book is illustrated with numerous worked e... more »xamples and with quick-reference tables and charts.« less