Following the popularity of the previous edition, Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity and Settlement, Third Edition, covers all the latest developments and approaches to shallow foundation engineering. In response to the high demand, it provides updated data and revised theories on the ultimate and allowable bearing capacities of shallow foundations. Additionally, it features the most recent developments regarding eccentric and inclined loading, the use of stone columns, settlement computations, and more. Example cases have been provided throughout each chapter to illustrate the theories presented.

"Very comprehensive coverage of all aspects of shallow foundations, including recent advances in theory and practice. The book will be very suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students. The practitioners can use it as a great reference. Large number of worked out examples is a big plus."- Khaled Sobhan, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA "I am very much used to Braja Das style of presentation when it comes to textbooks. No one can do this better. The illustrations, examples, simple approach and the flow make the book an interesting read. He has presented a complex subject in a simple manner. While making the book an easy read, he has not sacrificed the richness of the content."- Nagaratnam Sivakugan, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia "The book is one of the most comprehensive work on various aspects of shallow foundations. Details of bearing capacity theories have been presented with the help of lucid figures. Detailed derivation of these theories have been presented and solved numerical examples have also been included. This helps undergraduate and postgraduate students, academicians and practicing engineers to develop better understanding about the subject. As a teacher, research worker and a consultant, I find this book extremely useful and hence I strongly recommend this book."- Priti Maheshwari, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India "I am confident that this the best book of shallow foundations."- Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia "This book gives a detailed insight and overview of the two key design parameters of shallow foundations such as bearing capacity and settlement. All recent developments that are available in literature are presented in summarized form in this book. ?I find this book to be very helpful to me as well as to my students. Many a times I refer this book also as a consultant. I strongly recommend this book."- Chittaranjan Patra, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India