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References, Chapter 1
1.1. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th Edition, S. P. Parker editorin-Chief, New York, 1989.
References, Chapter 2
2.1. Jordanian Code for Site Investigation, 1st Edition, Ministry of Housing and Public Works,
Jordanian National Building Council, 1992.
2.2. Hunt R. E. Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Manual, McGraw-Hill Book Company,
New York, 1984.
References, Chapter 3
3.1. Structural Code, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, 1986.

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3.2. Amendment to the 2003 International Building Code, City of Las Vegas.
References, Chapter 4
4.1. Jordanian Code for Footings, Foundations, and Retaining Walls, 1st Edition, Ministry of
Housing and Public Works, Jordanian National Building Council, 1992.
4.2. Arab Code for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design and Construction: Part 3 Shallow
Foundations, Arab League, Council of Ministers for Housing and Development, 1997.
References, Chapter 5
5.1. Jordanian Code for Footings, Foundations, and Retaining Walls, 1st Edition, Ministry of
Housing and Public Works, Jordanian National Building Council, 1992.
References, Chapter 7
7.1. Design Manual 7.02, Foundations and Earth Structures, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 1986.
7.2. EM 1110-2-2502, Design and Construction of Retaining and Flood Walls, US Corps of
Engineers, 1989.
7.3. Bowles, J. E., Foundation Analysis and Design, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company,
New York, 1982.
7.4. Foundation Engineering Handbook, Winterkorn, H. F. and Fang H. Eds., Van Nostrand
Reinhold Company, New York, 1975.
References, Chapter 8
8.1. ACI Committee 336.2R-88, Suggested Analysis and Design Procedures for Combined
Footings and Mats, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1993.
8.2. Bowles, J. E., Foundation Analysis and Design, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company,
New York, 1982.
8.3. Foundation Engineering Handbook, Winterkorn, H. F. and Fang H. Eds., Van Nostrand
Reinhold Company, New York, 1975.
8.4. ACI Committee 318M-02, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete ACI 318M02 and Commentary ACI 318RM-02, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2003.
References, Chapter 9
9.1. TM 5-818-7 Foundations in Expansive Soils, Technical Manual, Headquarters,
Department of the Army, 1983.
9.2. Southern Nevada Building Code Amendments, by Jurisdiction of Clark City, City of Las
Vegas, Boulder City, City of Mequite, North Las Vegas and City of Henderson, 1997.
9.3. Criteria for Selection and Design of Residential Slabs-on-Ground, Building Research
Advisory Board, National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C., 1968.
9.4. Nelson, J. D. and Debora J. M. Expansive Soils: Problems and Practice in Foundation
and Pavement Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1992.
9.5. Dhowian, A. W., Erol, O. and Yousef, A. "Evaluation of Expansive Soils and Foundation
Methodology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology,
Report No. 32, 1990.
9.6. Chen, F. H. Foundations on Expansive Soils, Developments in Geotechnical
Engineering, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, 1975.
9.7. Jordanian Code for Footings, Foundations, and Retaining Walls, 1st Edition, Ministry of
Housing and Public Works, Jordanian National Building Council, 1992.
9.8. ACI Committee 318M-02, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete ACI 318M02 and Commentary ACI 318RM-02, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2003.

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9.9. Recommended Practice for the Design of Residential Foundations, Final Draft Document,
ASCE, Texas Section, 2002.
9.10. Amendment to the 2003 International Building Code, City of Las Vegas.
References, Chapter 10
13.1. Building Regulation for Eastern Arriyadh sensitive soils, (BREA), Arriyadh Development
Authority, 1996.
13.2. ACI Committee 318M-02, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete ACI
318M-02 and Commentary ACI 318RM-02, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI,
2003.
13.3. Bowels, J. E. Foundations Analysis and Design, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill Book
Company, 1982.
13.4. Das, B. M. Principles of Foundation Engineering, PWS Engineering, 1984..
13.5. Arab Code for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design and Construction: Part 3 Shallow
Foundations, Arab League, Council of Ministers for Housing and Development, 1997.
References, Chapter 11
11.1. Trenter, N. A.. Some Geotechnical Problems in the Middle East, Keynote Paper, First
Regional Conference in Civil Engineering, Bahrain, p.29, 1989.
11.2. James, A. N. and Little, A. L. Geotechnical Aspects of Sabkha at Jubail, Saudi Arabia,
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol. 27, pp. 83-121, 1994.
11.3. Structural Code, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, 1986.
11.4. Akili, W. and Torrance, J. K. The Development and Geotechnical Problems of Sabkha,
with Preliminary Experiments on the Static Penetration Resistance of Cemented Sands,
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol. 14, pp. 59-73, 1981.
11.5. Al-Amoudi, O. S. B. A Review of the Geotechnical and Construction Problems in Sabkha
Environment and Methods of Treatment. The Arabian J. for Science and Engineering, Vol. 20,
No. 3, pp. 407-432, 1995.
11.6. Dhowian, A. W. and Erol, A. O. Ground Conditions and Associated Structural Problems
in Tabuk and Jazan Regions, Final Report AR.-8-106, King Saud City for Science and
Technology (KACST), 1993.
11.7. ACI Committee 318M-02, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete ACI
318M-02 and Commentary ACI 318RM-02, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI,
2003.
References, Chapter 12
12.1 SAES-Q-007 Foundations and Supporting Structures for Heavy machinery, Saudi
Aramco Engineering Standards, Onshore Structure Standards Committee, 2003.
References, Chapter 13
13.1. ACI Committee 350, Environmental Engineering Concrete Structures, American
Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1989.

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