FRONTISPIECE

Karl Terzaghi (1883-1 963)

Founder and guiding spirit of soil mechanics, outstanding engineering
geologist, and preeminent foundation engineer. He was the first to
make a comprehensive investigation of the engineering properties of
soils; he created or adapted most of the theoretical concepts needed for
understanding and predicting the behavior of masses of soil; and he
devised the principal techniques for applying scientific methods to the
design and construction-of foundations and earth structures.
Foundation Engineering
SECOND EDITION

RALPH B. PECK
Professor of Foundation Engineering
University cf Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
WALTER E. HANSON
Consulting Engineer and Senior Partner
Hanson Engineers Incorporated, Springfield, Illinois
THOMAS H. THORNBURN
Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data:

Peck, Ralph Brazelton.
Foundation engineering.
Bibliography: p.
1. Foundations. I. Haason, Walter Edrnund,
1916- joint author. 11. Thornburn, Thomas
Harnpton, joint author. 111. Title.
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