Volume I
Foreword and endorsement
Preface
List of contributors
SECTION 1: Context
Chapter 1: Introduction to Section 1
Chapter 2: Foundations and other geotechnical elements in context – their role
Chapter 3: A brief history of the development of geotechnical engineering
Chapter 4: The geotechnical triangle
Chapter 5: Structural and geotechnical modelling
Chapter 6: Computer analysis principles in geotechnical engineering
Chapter 7: Geotechnical risks and their context for the whole project
Chapter 8: Health and safety in geotechnical engineering
Chapter 9: Foundation design decisions
Chapter 10: Codes and standards and their relevance
Chapter 11: Sustainable geotechnics
SECTION 2: Fundamental principles
Chapter 12: Introduction to Section 2
Chapter 13: The ground profile and its genesis
Chapter 14: Soils as particulate materials
Chapter 15: Groundwater profiles and effective stresses
Chapter 16: Groundwater flow
Chapter 17: Strength and deformation behaviour of soils
Chapter 18: Rock behaviour
Chapter 19: Settlement and stress distributions
Chapter 20: Earth pressure theory
Chapter 21: Bearing capacity theory
Chapter 22: Behaviour of single piles under vertical loads
Chapter 23: Slope stability
Chapter 24: Dynamic and seismic loading of soils
Chapter 25: The role of ground improvement
Chapter 26: Building response to ground movements
Chapter 27: Geotechnical parameters and safety factors
SECTION 3: Problematic soils and their issues 3
Chapter 28: Introduction to Section 3
Chapter 29: Arid soils
Chapter 30: Tropical soils
Chapter 31: Glacial soils
Chapter 32: Collapsible soils
Chapter 33: Expansive soils
Chapter 34: Non-engineered fills
Chapter 35: Organics/peat soils
Chapter 36: Mudrocks, clays and pyrite
Chapter 37: Sulfate/acid soils
Chapter 38: Soluble ground
SECTION 4: Site investigation
Chapter 39: Introduction to Section 4
Chapter 40: The ground as a hazard
Chapter 41: Man-made hazards and obstructions
Chapter 42: Roles and responsibilities
Chapter 43: Preliminary studies
Chapter 44: Planning, procurement and management
Chapter 45: Geophysical exploration and remote sensing
Chapter 46: Ground exploration
Chapter 47: Field geotechnical testing
Chapter 48: Geo-environmental testing
Chapter 49: Sampling and laboratory testing
Chapter 50: Geotechnical reporting
Index to volumes I and II