Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: General 1. Drained and Undrained Conditions; Total and Effective Stress Analysis 2. Review of Pile Types 3. Design Issues Part 2: Present Practice of Piled Foundations Design Under Vertical Loads 4. Bearing Capacity Under Vertical Load 5. Settlement 6. Soil-structure Interaction and the Design of Pile Cap 7. Pile Testing Part 3: Present Practice of Piled Foundations Design Under Horizontal Loads 8. Bearing Capacity Under Horizontal Load 9. Displacements and Bending Moments Part 4: Analysis and Design of Piled Rafts 10. Piled Rafts

About the Author

Carlo Viggiani is Professor of Foundation Engineering at the University of Napoli Federico II and has been a member of the International Committee for the Safeguard of the Tower of Pisa.

Gianpiero Russo is Associate Professor of Foundation Engineering at the University of Napoli Federico II, Italy.

Alessandro Mandolini is Professor of Foundation Engineering at the Second University of Napoli, Italy.