Preface Acknowledgements Conversion Factors of Units 1. Introduction to Foundation Engineering 2. Soil Exploration 3. Earth Pressure 4. Earth Retaining Structure 5. Stability of Slopes 6. Bearing Capacity of Soils 7. Shallow Foundation 8. Pile Foundation 9. Pier and Caisson 10. Machine Foundations 11. Foundation on Problematic Soil 12. Ground Improvement Techniques Appendix A: General Appendix B: Beams of Elastic Foundations Index