ABSTRACT
After learning the basic soil mechanics concepts in the preceding chapters, now we go to the field of foundation engineering for applications of soil mechanics. To design foundations for buildings and various other earth structures, including shallow and deep foundations, and to evaluate stability of slopes, described in the preceding chapters, the knowledge of construction site and engineering properties of the soils at the site is most important. This chapter addresses the importance and the procedures of site exploration in order to provide adequate engineering design values for those foundations and earth structures.
