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Vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment
By Don Warrington
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Driven piles are the oldest known form of deep foundations, and remain the most reliable today. Vulcan Iron Works produced... More > reliable, rugged pile hammers, some of which remain in service after a century in the field. Now the hammers and the piles are put together in a complete reference that discusses all of the various types of pile driving equipment, including air/steam, diesel, hydraulic, vibratory and others. Extensive material on accessories and leaders is also included. A description of the drivability analysis process has a worked example to make the concepts more easily understood. In addition to this, extensive resources from the Vulcan and Raymond library are included, including the User’s Guide to Safe Operation, an expanded Data Manual, sections from the Raymond Superintendent’s Handbook, and field service manuals for Vulcan onshore and offshore air/steam hammers, diesel hammers, vibratory hammers and the DGH series hammers. < Less
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Soil Mechanics: NAVFAC DM 7.01
By Naval Facilities Engineering Command
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For nearly forty years, the NAVFAC DM (Design Manual) 7 Series has been the classic reference on geotechnical engineering.... More > This volume (Soil Mechanics, DM 7.01) is the first volume. It covers many aspects of soil mechanics, including the identification and classification of soil and rock; field exploration, testing and instrumentation; laboratory testing; distribution of stresses; analysis of settlement and volume expansion; seepage and drainage, and; slope stability and protection. Complete with glossary and a foreword by J. Ledlie Klosky. < Less
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Foundations and Earth Structures: NAVFAC DM 7.02
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For nearly forty years, the NAVFAC DM (Design Manual) 7 Series has been the classic reference on geotechnical engineering.... More > This volume (Foundations and Earth Structures, DM 7.02) is the second volume. It covers a wide variety of topics, including excavations; compaction, earthwork and hydraulic fills; analysis of walls and retaining structures; shallow foundations, and deep foundations. Complete with glossary. Also with a new foreword and a cover photo by J. Ledlie Klosky. < Less
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Laboratory Soils Testing
By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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This manual presents recommended testing procedures for making determinations
of the soil properties to be used in the... More > design of civil works projects. It is not intended to be a text book on soils testing or to supplant the judgement of design engineers in specifying procedures to satisfy the requirements of a particular project, although it has been used in basic soil mechanics courses. Test procedures included are Water Content, Unit Weights, Void Ratio, Porosity and Degree Of Saturation, Liquid and Plastic Limits, Shrinkage Limit Test, Grain-size Analysis, Compaction Tests, Permeability Tests, Consolidation Test, Swell and Swell Pressure Tests. Drained Direct Shear Test, Triaxial Compression Tests, Determination of Critical Void Ratio, Unconfined Compression Test, Modified Providence Vibrated Density Test, and Pinhole Erosion Test for Identification of Dispersive Clays. < Less |
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Coastal Engineering Manual: Overview and Coastal Hydrodynamics
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The Coastal Engineering Manual (CEM) provides a single, comprehensive technical document that incorporates tools and... More > procedures to plan, design, construct, and maintain coastal projects. This engineering manual will include the basic principles of coastal processes, methods for computing coastal planning and design parameters, and guidance on how to formulate and conduct studies in support of coastal flooding, shore protection, and navigation projects. Topics in this volume include an introduction to coastal engineering, coastal diversity, history of coastal engineering, meteorology and wave climate, estimation of nearshore waves, surf zone, hydrodynamics, water levels and long waves, hydrodynamics of tidal inlets, harbor hydrodynamics, and hydrodynamic analysis and design conditions. < Less
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Coastal Engineering Manual: Design of Project Elements
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The Coastal Engineering Manual (CEM) provides a single, comprehensive technical document that incorporates tools and... More > procedures to plan, design, construct, and maintain coastal projects. This engineering manual will include the basic principles of coastal processes, methods for computing coastal planning and design parameters, and guidance on how to formulate and conduct studies in support of coastal flooding, shore protection, and navigation projects. Topics include the introduction to coastal project element design, types and functions of coastal structures, site specific design conditions, materials and construction aspects, fundamentals of design, reliability in design, case studies of the design of specific project elements, and monitoring, maintenance and repair of coastal projects. < Less
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Mooring Systems: Design, Inspection and Maintenance
By Naval Facilities Engineering Command
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This is a combination of three documents to create a complete reference on mooring systems. The first document gives... More > guidance in the design of mooring hardware, and mooring facilities. The second document is a guide for engineers, planners and facility personnel in scheduling, inspection, maintenance, and repairs of mooring hardware at waterfront facilities and related facilities. The third document contains a compendium of procedures to be followed in maintaining mooring material in suitable condition for use by operational fleet surface vessels and submarines. < Less
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Soil Mechanics, Foundations and Earth Structures: NAVFAC DM 7
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For nearly forty years, the NAVFAC DM (Design Manual) 7 Series has been the classic reference on geotechnical engineering.... More > The end product of nearly forty years of research and practice, it contains a wealth of information, some of which cannot be found anywhere else. Many of its charts and tables are still reproduced in text and reference books. This book is a scanned facsimile of the first two (and most important) volumes of the DM 7 series: Soil Mechanics (DM 7.01) and Foundations and Earth Structures (DM 7.02.) Packaged in an attractive and handy format, the book is ideal for reference. With a foreword by J. Ledlie Klosky. < Less
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Coastal Engineering Manual: Project Planning and Design
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The Coastal Engineering Manual (CEM) provides a single, comprehensive technical document that incorporates tools and... More > procedures to plan, design, construct, and maintain coastal projects. This engineering manual will include the basic principles of coastal processes, methods for computing coastal planning and design parameters, and guidance on how to formulate and conduct studies in support of coastal flooding, shore protection, and navigation projects. Topics include the planning and design process, site characterization, shore protection projects, beach fill design, navigation projects, sediment management at inlets/harbors, and coastal engineering for environmental enhancement. < Less
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The Ten Weeks
By Don Warrington
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In 1970 "sex, drugs and rock 'n roll" ruled supreme in Point Collina, a tony beachside resort. No where was that more true... More > than at the local high school, and that scene was ruled by Denise Kendall, tennis captain and daughter of the most prominent man around. But this happy life of "peace and love" was rudely interrupted when Madeleine des Cieux, a foreign student, started to perform miracles, including healings and throwing tennis matches. Now the school, the government and Denise herself are forced to scramble for damage control, not only with Madeleine but with her ex-boyfriend, Jack Arnold, itching for revenge, and her perennial enemy, the development heiress Terry Marlowe. Both disaster and triumph end up on everyone's plate in a world which is being rapidly reshaped both by and for the participants. < Less
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