Geotechnics design and applications manual

Site investigation, Engineering geology, Soils and rocks: classification, basic properties and laboratory tests, Groundwater, Stresses in Soil and Compaction, Shear Strength of Soils, Consolidation and Settlement, Shallow Foundations, Pile foundations, Earth Pressures and Retaining Walls , Slope stability, Ground improvement, Appendix, Units and symbols, Standard Design charts, Solutions to exercise
Online (Companion site) : Exercises (with solutions) /teaching aids (e.g. PowerPoint slides), etc

Students taking geotechnical engineering, ground investigation or engineering geology modules as part of Civil Engineering, Building Studies, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or Architectural Technology HND or degree courses.