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A descriptive, elementary introduction to geotechnical engineering - with applications to civil engineering practice. *NEW - Updated Edition - With additional topics and problems. *NEW- Instructors Suggestions - Incorporated since the first edition. *NEW - Chapter on Geology, Landforms, and the Origin of Geomaterials. *NEW - Addition of more worked out examples. *NEW - Shear Strength Chapter - From previous edition, divided into Basic and Advanced Topics. *NEW - Many new useful engineering property correlations. *Units on both SI and customary engineering. *Typical exam questions - Included in many chapters for student use. *Focus on the engineering classification, behavior, and properties of soils necessary for the design and construction of foundations and earth structures. *Introduction to vibratory and dynamic compaction, the method of fragments, the Schmertmann procedure for determining field compressibility, secondary compresson, liquefaction, and an extensive use of the stress path method.