| Foreword | p. v |
| Preface | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Overview | p. 1 |
| Historical Review | p. 2 |
| Soil Formation | p. 3 |
| Some Soil Deposits and Their Problems | p. 4 |
| Questions | p. 5 |
| Rock Structure and Physical Properties | p. 6 |
| Overview | p. 6 |
| General | p. 6 |
| Rock Cycle | p. 6 |
| Rock-Forming Minerals and Rock Structure | p. 7 |
| Geological and Engineering Rock Classification Systems | p. 9 |
| Physical Properties | p. 15 |
| Problem Solving | p. 20 |
| Soil Structure and Clay-Water System | p. 22 |
| Overview | p. 22 |
| Structure and Composition of Clay Minerals | p. 22 |
| Soil Mineral Identification | p. 27 |
| Soil-Water Systems | p. 38 |
| Electrokinetic Phenomena | p. 41 |
| Fundamentals of Clay-Structure Models | p. 42 |
| Bonding in Clay-structure Models | p. 44 |
| Other Theories in Soil Structure | p. 44 |
| Clay Structure Identification | p. 45 |
| Specific Surface Area | p. 47 |
| Fundamental Granular Soil Structure Models | p. 48 |
| Problem Solving | p. 52 |
| Physical Properties of Soil | p. 54 |
| General | p. 54 |
| Phase Diagram and Relationships | p. 54 |
| Interrelationships | p. 58 |
| Relative Density | p. 64 |
| Determination of Index Properties | p. 64 |
| Problem Solving | p. 95 |
| Soil Classification | p. 98 |
| General | p. 98 |
| Particle-size Classification | p. 98 |
| Textural Classification | p. 98 |
| AASHTO Classification | p. 100 |
| Unified Soil Classification System | p. 102 |
| Indian Standard Classification System | p. 103 |
| Field Identification of Soils | p. 104 |
| Problem Solving | p. 107 |
| Capillary and Soil Suction | p. 108 |
| Capillary Rise and Capillary Tension | p. 108 |
| Soil Suction | p. 108 |
| Laboratory Measurement of Soil Suction | p. 111 |
| Capillary Siphoning Phenomenon | p. 114 |
| General Conclusions Regarding Surface Tension Phenomenon in Soil | p. 114 |
| Problem Solving | p. 118 |
| Compaction | p. 120 |
| Introduction | p. 120 |
| Theory of Compaction and Factors Influencing Compaction | p. 120 |
| Compaction Test | p. 124 |
| Effect of Compaction on Soil Properties | p. 129 |
| Field Compaction Methods | p. 131 |
| Effect of Moisture Content on Fill Properties and Selection of Moisture Content | p. 134 |
| Field Tests | p. 135 |
| Frequency of Testing | p. 139 |
| Other In-Situ Compaction Methods | p. 139 |
| Problem Solving | p. 150 |
| Permeability and Well Hydraulics | p. 152 |
| General | p. 152 |
| Theoretical Work | p. 153 |
| Validity of Darcy's Law | p. 157 |
| Factors Affecting Permeability | p. 158 |
| Determination of Coefficient of Permeability | p. 163 |
| Permeability by Indirect Methods | p. 166 |
| Field Determination of Permeability | p. 168 |
| Permeability of Layered Soil | p. 178 |
| Problem Solving | p. 186 |
| Seepage, Flow Net and Drainage | p. 189 |
| Flow Net | p. 189 |
| Flow Lines and Equipotential Lines | p. 189 |
| Laplace Equation | p. 191 |
| Methods for Drawing Flow Net | p. 195 |
| Anisotropic Soil Conditions | p. 199 |
| Uses of Flow Net | p. 202 |
| Seepage Pressure | p. 205 |
| Quicksand Conditions | p. 207 |
| Failure of Hydraulic Structures by Piping | p. 208 |
| Safety Measures | p. 209 |
| Filter Design | p. 210 |
| Flow-Net Construction in an Earth Dam | p. 214 |
| Problem Solving | p. 227 |
| Stresses within a Soil Mass and Effective Stress | p. 230 |
| Concept of Stress for a Particulate System | p. 230 |
| Geostatic Stresses | p. 232 |
| Principal Stresses and Mohr Circle | p. 234 |
| Effective Stress in Soil | p. 236 |
| p-q Diagrams | p. 239 |
| Stress Paths | p. 242 |
| Stress-path Isotropic and Anisotropic Stress Conditions | p. 244 |
| Problem Solving | p. 255 |
| Consolidation | p. 257 |
| Stress-Strain-Time Relationships | p. 257 |
| Mechanics of Consolidation | p. 257 |
| Process of Consolidation | p. 259 |
| Measurement of Compressibility | p. 260 |
| Relation Between Pressure/void Ratio Curve | p. 262 |
| Rate of Consolidation | p. 265 |
| Exampls of Consolidation Test | p. 277 |
| Consolidation Settlement | p. 282 |
| Secondary Compression | p. 290 |
| Influence of Physical and Mechanical Factors on Consolidation Characteristics of Clays | p. 291 |
| Problem Solving | p. 297 |
| Shear Strength | p. 299 |
| General | p. 299 |
| Shear Strength Related to Friction | p. 299 |
| Adhesion Theory for Sliding Friction | p. 300 |
| Normal and Shear Stress | p. 300 |
| Stress Analysis by Mohr Circle | p. 302 |
| Mohr Strength Theory | p. 305 |
| Coulomb-Mohr Strength Theory | p. 306 |
| Measurement of Shear Strength | p. 308 |
| Shear Strength of Clay Soils | p. 320 |
| Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soils | p. 325 |
| Sensitivity and Thixotropy | p. 329 |
| Hvorslev's True Shear Parameters | p. 330 |
| Pore-Pressure Parameters | p. 331 |
| Problem Solving | p. 338 |
| Stress Distribution, Bearing Capacity and Fundamentals of Machine Foundations | p. 340 |
| Types of Problems | p. 340 |
| Body or Geostatic Stresses | p. 340 |
| Stresses by Boussinesq Solution | p. 340 |
| Isobar Diagram | p. 342 |
| Vertical Stress Distribution on Horizontal Plane | p. 343 |
| Vertical Stress Distribution on Vertical Plane | p. 344 |
| Vertical Stresses Under Loaded Area | p. 346 |
| Newmark's Influence Chart | p. 354 |
| Westergaard Solution | p. 356 |
| Contact Pressure Distribution | p. 356 |
| Bearing Capacity | p. 359 |
| Various Definitions | p. 361 |
| Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations | p. 361 |
| Meyerhof's Bearing Capacity Equation | p. 369 |
| Comparison of Terzaghi, Meyerhof and Hansen Equations | p. 370 |
| IS Code Recommendations for Bearing Capacity | p. 370 |
| Bearing Capacity of Granular Soils Based on Standard Penetration Test Value | p. 372 |
| Bearing Capacity of Granular Soils Based on Static Cone Resistance | p. 373 |
| Factors Influencing Bearing Capacity | p. 374 |
| Fundamentals of Machine Foundation Design | p. 374 |
| Problem Solving | p. 387 |
| Measurement of Rock Properties Under Mechanical Stresses | p. 389 |
| Introduction | p. 389 |
| Specimen | p. 389 |
| Uniaxial Strength of Rock | p. 390 |
| Point Load Strength Index | p. 391 |
| Direct and Indirect Tensile Strength | p. 394 |
| Permeability and Drainage of Rock | p. 398 |
| Triaxial Compression Strength | p. 399 |
| Direct Shear Box Text | p. 400 |
| Tests for Elastic Constants | p. 403 |
| Typical Values of Various Mechanical and Permeability Properties of Rocks | p. 409 |
| Problem Solving | p. 416 |
| Soil Investigation | p. 417 |
| General | p. 417 |
| Site Exploration | p. 417 |
| Methods of Site Exploration | p. 418 |
| Boring | p. 430 |
| Pressure Meter | p. 433 |
| Types of Soil Samples | p. 434 |
| Sampling Tools | p. 436 |
| Types of Samplers | p. 438 |
| Frequency of Sampling | p. 439 |
| Protection, Handling and Labelling of Samples | p. 439 |
| Earth Pressure and Stability of Slopes | p. 441 |
| Earth Pressure | p. 441 |
| Active Pressure of Cohesionless Soil | p. 441 |
| Soil Surface Not Horizontal: Coulomb Wedge Theory | p. 444 |
| Graphic Methods | p. 445 |
| Active Pressure of c-o Soils | p. 447 |
| Passive Resistance | p. 449 |
| Sheet-Pile Walls | p. 450 |
| Stability Analysis of Slopes | p. 452 |
| Problem Solving | p. 466 |
| Deep Foundations | p. 467 |
| Pile Foundations | p. 468 |
| Geotechnical Aspects of Open Caisson or Well Foundation | p. 478 |
| Problem Solving | p. 484 |
| Ground Improvement Techniques | p. 486 |
| Introduction | p. 486 |
| Treatment of Cohesionless Soils | p. 486 |
| Treatment of Cohesive Soils | p. 490 |
| Grouting | p. 496 |
| Rock Treatment | p. 498 |
| Bibliography | p. 501 |
| Index | p. 531 |
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