1. Origin and formation of residual soils / G.E. Blight -- 2. Microstructure, mineralogy and classification of residual soils / A.B. Fourie ... [et al.] -- 3. Describing the engineering properties of residual soils as observed in situ / G.E. Blight & J.V. Simmons -- 4. The mechanics of compaction and compacted residual soil / G.E. Blight & J.V. Simmons -- 5. Steady and unsteady flow of water and air through soils : permeability of saturated and unsaturated soils / V.K. Garga & G.E. Blight -- 6. Compressibility, settlement and heave of residual soils / R.D. Barksdale & G.E. Blight -- 7. Shear strength behaviour and the measurement of shear strength in residual soils / R.P. Brenner, V.K. Garga & G.E. Blight -- 8. Case histories involving volume change and shear strength of residual soils / G.E. Blight.