Table of Content

Chapter 1: Soil Formation and Composition
Chapter 2: Index Properties of Soils
Chapter 3: Identification and Classification of Soils
Chapter 4: Compaction of Soils
Chapter 5: Permeability and Capillarity
Chapter 6: Seepage
Chapter 7: Stress and Stress Distribution in Soil
Chapter 8: Consolidation and Consolidation Settlement
Chapter 9: Shear Strength of Soils
Chapter 10: Laboratory Measurement of Soil Properties
Chapter 11: Lateral Earth Pressure
Chapter 12: Earth- Retaining Structures
Chapter 13: Stability of Slopes
Chapter 14: Bearing Capacity of Soils
Chapter 15: Shallow Foundations
Chapter 16: Pile Foundation
Chapter 17: Drilled Piers and Caisson Foundations
Chapter 18: Ground Investigation
Chapter 19: Soil Improvement
Chapter 20: Embankment Dams
Chapter 21: Dynamic Loading of Soil
Chapter 22: Environmental Geotechnology
Chapter 23: Introductory Rock Mechanics
Chapter 24: Pavements
 

Salient Features

o Precise treatment of the factors that influence soil behaviour

o Conformance of soil property measurements to the conventions of the Bureau of Indian Standards

o Focus on design of shallow foundations, pile foundations, drilled piers and caissons

o In-depth coverage of the latest techniques of ground investigation and soil improvement

o Comprehensive treatment of introductory rock mechanics and advanced topics such as embankment dams, dynamic loading of soils and environmental geotechnology

o A new chapter on Pavements

o A rich pedagogy that includes worked examples and exercise problems, both objective and descriptive, for the benefit of GATE, IES and UPSC aspirants.