Geotechnical engineering - from the beginning -- Soil deposits - origin, grain-size, and shape -- Weight-volume relationships and plasticity -- Soil classification -- Soil compaction -- Hydraulic conductivity -- Seepage -- Stresses in a soil mass -- Consolidation -- Shear strength of soil -- Ground improvement -- Subsurface exploration -- Slope Stability -- Lateral earth pressure -- Retaining walls and braced cuts -- Shallow foundations - bearing capacity -- Settlement of shallow foundations -- Pile foundations -- Drilled shafts

1. Engineering geology
2. Soil mechanics
3. Foundations