【簡介】 【目錄】 1. Introduction. Part I: GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES AND SOIL EXPLORATION. 2. Geotechnical Properties of Soil. 3. Natural Soil Deposits and Subsoil Exploration. Part II: SOIL IMPROVEMENT. 4. Soil Improvement and Ground Modification. Part III: FOUNDATION ANALYSIS. 5. Shallow Foundations: Ultimate Bearing Capacity. 6. Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: Special Cases. 7. Vertical Stress Increase in Soil. 8. Settlement of Shallow Foundations. 9. Mat Foundations. 10. Uplift Capacity of Shallow Foundations and Helical Anchors. 11. Pile Foundations. 12. Drilled Shaft Foundations. 13. Foundations on Difficult Soil. Part IV: LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE AND EARTH-RETAINING STRUCTURES. 14. Lateral Earth Pressure. 15. Retaining Walls. 16. Sheet-Pile Walls. 17. Braced Cuts. Answers to Problems. Index.