| This third edition of the well established book has been comprehensively updated. It provides an accessible and well-illustrated account of design techniques, methods of testing and analysis of piles, with a marked emphasis on practice but with design methods that incorporate the most recent advances in piling theory.
Since man first sought to establish secure dwellings and to cross streams and rivers where fluctuating water levels gave an element of uncertainty to travel arrangements, the driving of robust stakes or piles in the ground has provided a means whereby the hazards of living could be reduced.
Various peoples in different parts of the world found it convenient to dwell by lake shores where food, water and easy transport were readily to hand and where water levels remained reasonably constant. Evidence of piled settlements has been found on the borders of lakes in, for example, Switzerland, Italy, Scotland and Ireland.
About the Author Late Consulting Engineer Tony Gee & Partners, UK University of Western Australia Consulting Engineer, UK |