文档介绍：FOUNDATION ENGINEERING:
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IN TROPICAL SOILS
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BALKEMA – Proceedings and Monographs
in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences
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Foundation Engineering:
Design and Construction in
Tropical Soils
Edited by
Bujang . Huat
University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Faisal Haji Ali
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Husaini Omar
University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Harwant Singh
University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface .............................................................................. IX
Acknowledgements ................................................................... XI
1 Foundation Engineering in Tropical Soils ............................................. 1
Bujang . Huat & Faisal Hj. Ali
Brief history of foundation engineering ........................................... 1
Foundation e