Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering------khanna

• Introduction • Soils, their Origin, Formation and Types • Classification and Identification of Soils • Basic Characteristics and Properties of Soils • Geostatic Stresses in Soils and Principle of Effective Stress • Capillary Phenomena in Soils • Soil Permeability and Seepage through Soils • Compaction of  Soils • Compression and Consolidation Settlement • Stresses caused by External Load in Soils • Shear Strength of Soils • Lateral Earth Pressure Exerted by Soils • Design of Earth Retaining Structures • Stability Analysis of Side Slopes of Earthen Embankments • Load Bearing Capacity of Soils Under Shallow and Deep Footings • Load Carrying Capacity of Pile Foundations • Well Caisson Foundations • Machine Foundations • Design of Flexible and Rigid Pavements • Ground Improvement and Soil Stabilisation Techniques • Reinforcing Soils and Use of Geotextiles and Ground Anchors • Expansive & Collapsible Soils • Site Investigation & Sub Soil Exploration • Chapterwise Multi Choice Objective Questions •  Laboratory Experiments in Soil Mechanics