About the Book
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement

I am sincerely thankful to my wife Usha Mallick, an embodiment of patience and love, who sacrificed her social life during the preparation of this book and encouraged me to finish this project.

I am also thankful to Mr. Ramesh Pandey who worked relentlessly hard to finish the drawings and made the publication of the book a success. Lastly but not the least I am thankful to Dr. K. G. Bhatia, Consultants Machine Foundation Design and Structural Dynamics, formerly General Manager BHEL, India who made the publication of this book a reality.