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Analysis and Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations

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I have found this book to be useful for my foundations class. However, I have made a lot of corrections in calculations, axis labeling, and other minor but important information in the text. It seems that some editing needs to take place prior to the next edition of this text. The content is good but minor errors are scattered through the book.

You may be able to find a lot of books on shallow foundations, but hard to find one on deep foundations. This is a great practical reference, and actually the only text book I have and use for deep foundations. However, I agree with the previous reviewer that it has errors, sometimes in the plus/minus signs in equations. That is very confusing and annoying, especially if you do not have another reference to cross-check. The material on group action of piles can be improved I think. Since Dr. Reese himself developed the LPILE software, its basis of analysis is described in detail, which is great because it is arguably universally used across the industry for lateral load analysis. Since good text on shallow foundations is available elsewhere, I wouldn't mind if it dealt exclusively with deep foundations and may be include more material on practical aspects of pile driving and construction of drilled piers. Overall, I find it very useful.