Correctly understanding, designing and analysing the foundations that support structures is fundamental to their safety. This book by a range of academic, design and contracting world experts provides a review of the state of the art techniques for modelling foundations using both linear and non linear numerical analysis. It applies to a range of infrastructure, civil engineering and structural engineering projects.

Topics include:

• Ground vibrations caused by trains
• Pile-group effects
• Bearing capacity of shallow foundations under static and seismic conditions
• Bucket foundation technology for offshore oilfields
• Seismically induced liquefaction in earth embankment foundations and in pile foundations
• Free vibrations of industrial chimneys and TV towers with flexibility of the soil
• Settlements of high rise structures
• Seepage, stress fields and dynamic responses in dams
• Site investigation

It allows designers, engineers, architects, researchers and clients to understand some of the advanced numerical techniques used in the analysis and design of foundations.