0 Introduction Chapter 1 Physical Properties and Engineering Classification of Soil 1.1 The formation of soil 1.2 Composition of soil 1.3 Structure and structure of soil 1.4 Physical property index of soil 1.5 Compaction mechanism and engineering control of soil 1.6 Engineering classification of soil Chapter 2 Stress in Foundation 2.1 General introduction 2.2 Self?weight stress in foundation 2.3 Base pressure 2.4 Additional stress in foundation Chapter 3 Soil Permeability and Permeability Stability 3.1 General introduction 3.2 Soil permeability 3.3 Application of two?dimensional seepage and flow network 3.4 Permeation stability 3.5 Pore water pressure and effective stress in soil mass under different conditions Chapter 4 Compressibility of Soil and Foundation Settlement 4.1 General introduction 4.2 Compressibility of soil 4.3 Calculation of final settlement of foundation 4.4 One dimensional consolidation theory of saturated cohesive soil Chapter 5 Shear Strength of Soil 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Shear strength theory of soil 5.3 Shear strength test of soil 5.4 Shear strength of saturated cohesive soil 5.5 Shear strength of cohesionless soil Chapter 6 Earth Pressure 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Earth pressure on retaining wall side 6.3 Rankine earth pressure theory 6.4 Coulomb earth pressure theory Chapter 7 Stability Analysis of Soil Slope 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Stability analysis of cohesionless soil slope 7.3 Stability analysis of cohesive soil slope 7.4 Stability analysis of soil slope under special circumstances Chapter 8 Bearing Capacity of Foundation 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Determine the bearing capacity of foundation according to the depth of plastic deformation zone 8.3 Ultimate bearing capacity of foundation