Table of Contents

Rock structure and physical properties; soil structure and clay - water system; physical properties of soil; soil classification; capillary and soil suction; compaction; permeability and well hydraulics; seepage, flow and drainage; stresses within a soil mass and effective stress; consolidation; shear strength; stress distribution, bearing capacity and fundamentals of machine foundations; measurement of rock properties under mechanical stresses; soil investigation; earth pressure and stability of slopes; deep foundations; ground improvement techniques.