Foundation Engineering is the second book in the series on Geotechnical Engineering published in 2014 to meet the requirements of undergraduate students. This book covers various aspects of foundation engineering bringing together all the relevant theories. The concepts have been developed systematically. The aim of the book is to present the basic of various topics in an easy way. It serves as a guide for practicing engineers also. Salient Features: Provides large number of illustrative examples and solution Contains enough practice exercise and descriptive questions Gives proper references to the relevant Indian standard codes at appropriate places

The book exhaustively deals with the fundamental principles of soil mechanics. New concepts such as the Critical-State Concept, Three-Dimensional Consolidition and Stress Path Method are discussed. It will serve the needs of students of civil engineering. Concepts are developed systematically. A large number of graded numerical examples and solutions are included. The book broadly deals with: Basic terminology and interrelations. Index properties of soils. Soil classification systems. Soil water and effective stress. Permeability. Seepage analysis. Stress distribution in soil mass. Compaction. Consolidation. Shear strength of soils. Lateral earth pressure and earth retaining structures. Stability of slopes.