Includes bibliographical references (p. 813-830) and index.

Part I: Background and basics -- The soil and rock of planet Earth: geologic overview -- Soil types and soil structures -- Soil composition: terminology and definitions -- Index properties and classification tests, and soil classification systems -- Sites investigations: purpose and methods, information and procedures available -- Part II: Engineering properties and behavior of soil deposits -- Movement of water through soil: basic hydrogeology, subsurface flow, permeability, capillarity -- Movement of water through soil: practical effects: seepage, drainage, frost heave, contamination -- Combined stresses in soil masses: stress at a point and Mohr's circle -- Subsurface stresses -- Settlement: soil compression, volume distortion, consolidation -- Shear strength theory -- Earthquakes and the effects -- Part III: Application of soil mechanics theories -- Foundations: introductory concepts -- Foundations: design considerations and methods -- Site improvement: earth moving, compaction, and stabilization -- Stability of unsupported slopes -- Lateral pressures and retaining structures -- Appendix A: Application of LaPlace equation of flow nets -- Appendix B: Laboratory procedure to determine the coefficient of consolidation -- Appendix C: Mathematical development of the Bishop equation for slope stability.

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