1. Geotechnical engineering -- a historical perspective -- 2. Soil deposits and grain-size analysis -- 3. Weight-volume relationships, plasticity, and soil classification -- 4. Soil compaction -- 5. Hydraulic conductivity and seepage -- 6. Stresses in a soil mass -- 7. Consolidation -- 8. Shear strength of soil -- 9. Slope stability -- 10. Subsurface exploration -- 11. Lateral earth pressure -- 12. Shallow foundations -- bearing capacity and settlement -- 13. Retaining walls and braced cuts -- 14. Deep foundations -- piles and drilled shafts.