Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction.

PART I: GEOTECHINCAL PROPERTIES AND EXPLORATION OF SOIL.

• 2. Geotechnical Properties of Soil.

• 3. Natural Soil Deposits and Subsoil Exploration.

PART II: FOUNDATION ANALYSIS.

• 4. Shallow Foundations: Ultimate Bearing Capacity.

• 5. Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: Special Cases.

• 6. Vertical Stress Increase in Soil.

• 7. Settlement of Shallow Foundation.

• 8. Mat Foundations.

• 9. Pile Foundations.

• 10. Drilled-Shaft Foundations.

• 11. Foundations on Difficult Soil.

PART III: LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE AND EARTH-RETAINING STRUCTURES.

• 12. Lateral Earth Pressure.

• 13. Retaining Walls.

• 14. Sheet-Pile Walls.

• 15. Braced Cuts.

PART IV: SOIL IMPROVEMENT

• 16. Soil Improvement and Ground Modification.

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