Intro -- Contents -- Contents -- Symbols -- Acknowledgments -- About the Companion Website -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Soil Composition -- 1.1 Phase Diagrams -- 1.2 Application of Phase Diagrams: Compaction -- 1.3 Coarse- and Fine-Grained Soils -- 1.3.1 Coarse-Grained Soils -- 1.3.2 Fine-Grained Soils -- 1.4 Unified Soil Classification System -- 1.5 Chapter Recap -- Problems -- Solutions -- Chapter 2 Stresses in the Ground -- 2.1 Vertical Total Stress -- 2.2 Pore Water Pressure -- 2.3 Vertical Effective Stress -- 2.4 Horizontal Effective Stress -- 2.5 Horizontal Total Stress -- 2.6 Mohr Circles -- 2.6.1 Flat Ground Example -- 2.6.2 Sloping Ground Example -- 2.7 Stresses in the Ground due to Surface Loads -- 2.8 Chapter Recap -- Problems -- Solutions -- Chapter 3 Seepage -- 3.1 What Causes Seepage -- 3.2 Seepage-Related Pore Water Pressures -- 3.3 Hydraulic Gradient at Points of Interest -- 3.4 Flow Rate -- 3.5 Chapter Recap -- Problems -- Solutions -- Chapter 4 Consolidation -- 4.1 What Happens During Consolidation -- 4.2 Magnitude of Consolidation -- 4.2.1 Case A: Normally Consolidated Clay -- 4.2.2 Case B: Overconsolidated Clay -- 4.3 Changes in Stress State During Consolidation Loading and Unloading -- 4.4 Time-Rate of Consolidation -- 4.5 Chapter Recap -- Problems -- Solutions -- Chapter 5 Shear Strength -- 5.1 The Mohr-Coulomb Failure Line -- 5.2 Drained and Undrained Loading Conditions -- 5.3 Example Stability Problem with a Sand Foundation -- 5.4 Example Stability Problem with a Clay Foundation -- 5.5 Undrained Shear Strength for Partially Saturated Soils -- 5.6 Shear Strength for Changes in Groundwater Level -- 5.7 Chapter Recap -- Problems -- Solutions -- Chapter 6 Active and Passive Pressures -- 6.1 Active Pressures -- 6.2 Passive Pressures -- 6.3 Summary of Rankine's Theory -- 6.4 Movements Required for Active and Passive Pressures.

6.5 Chapter Recap -- Problems -- Solutions -- Chapter 7 Site Investigations -- 7.1 A General Approach to Site Investigations -- 7.1.1 Understand What Is Planned for the Site -- 7.1.2 Look for Existing Information About the Site -- 7.1.3 Visit the Site -- 7.1.4 Develop a Model and Identify Data Gaps -- 7.1.5 Develop a Subsurface Exploration Program -- 7.2 An Example Site Investigation -- 7.2.1 Understand What Is Planned for the Site -- 7.2.2 Look for Existing Information About the Site -- 7.2.3 Visit the Site -- 7.2.4 Develop a Model and Identify Data Gaps -- 7.2.5 Develop a Subsurface Exploration Program -- 7.3 Chapter Recap -- References -- Index -- EULA.