Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering takes intensive research and observation in the field and the laboratory which have refined and improved the science of foundation design and presents them in a simple and concise form. This non-calculus based text is primarily designed for classroom instruction in civil engineering technology programs where soil mechanics and foundation engineering are combined into one course. It is also a useful and convenient reference tool for civil engineering practitioners as minimal supplementary material is necessary for its use.

1. Introduction
2. Weight-Volume Relationships
3. Grain-Size Analysis, Plasticity, and Soil Classification
4. Permeability and Capillarity
5. Stresses in a Soil Mass
6. Consolidation
7. Shear Strength of Soils
8. Subsurface Exploration
9. Lateral Earth Pressure: At-Rest, Rankine, and Coulomb
10. Shallow Foundations - Bearing Capacity and Settlement
etc.