Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations

In the preface to Volume 1, I expressed my trepidation at starting to write a book on non-linear finite elements and the associated mechanics. These doubts grew as I worked on Volume 2, which attempts to cover ‘advanced topics’. These topics include many areas which are still the subject of considerable controversy. None the less, I have finally completed this second volume, although in so doing, I have almost certainly made mistakes. In persevering, I have received much encouragement from a number of readers of Volume 1 who have urged me not to abandon the second volume and who have made me believe that there is some need for a book of this kind. As with the subject-matter of the first book, there are many specialist texts which cover the background mechanics. My aim has not been to replace such books and, indeed, I have attempted to reference these books with a view to encouraging wider reading. Instead, my aim has been to emphasise the numerical implementation. As with the earlier volume, an engineering approach is adopted in contrast to a strict mathematical development.

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