Content | Chapter 1: Geotechnical Engineering—A Historical Perspective Chapter 2: Origin of Soil and Grain Size Chapter 3: Weight–Volume Relationships Chapter 4: Plasticity and Structure of Soil Chapter 5: Engineering Classification of Soil Chapter 6: Soil Compaction Chapter 7: Permeability Chapter 8: Seepage Chapter 9: In Situ Stresses Chapter 10: Stresses in a Soil Mass Chapter 11: Compressibility of Soil—Elastic Settlement Chapter 12: Consolidation Chapter 13: Shear Strength of Soil Chapter 14: Lateral Earth Pressure: At-Rest, Rankine, and Coulomb Chapter 15: Lateral Earth Pressure: Curved Failure Surface Chapter 16: Slope Stability Chapter 17: Soil-Bearing Capacity for a Shallow Foundation Chapter 18: Subsoil Exploration Chapter 19: An Introduction to Geosynthetics