FOUNDATION ANALYSIS AN
DESIGN
Fifth Edition
Joseph E. Bowles, P.E., S.E.
Consulting Engineer/Software Consultant
Engineering Computer Software
Peoria, Ilinois
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Bowles, Joseph E
Foundation analysis and design! Joseph E. Bowles. ~5* ed
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Inches index.
ISBN 0.07-912247-7 (set)
1 Foundations. 2. Soil mechanics. 1 Title
TATIS B63. 1996
624'S—de20 95.37880
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