Topics: Soil mechanics, Soils basic characteristics, Soils nature, Particle size analysis, fine soils plasticity, Soil description, Phase relationships, Soil compaction, Seepage, Soil water, Permeability, Seepage theory, Flow nets, Anisotropic soil conditions, Non-homogenous soil conditions, Transfer condition, Grouting, Frost heave, Effective stress, effective stress principle, Partially saturated soils, Shear strength, Shear failure, Shear strength tests, Sands shear strength, Saturated clays Shear strength, Pore pressure coefficients, Stresses, displacements, Elasticity, Plasticity, Stresses from elastic theory, Displacement from elastic theory, Lateral earth pressure, Rankine's theory of earth pressure, Coulomb's theory of earth pressure, Gravity walls, Embedded walls, Braced excavations, Diaphragm walls, Reinforced soil, Slopes stability, Plane translational slip analysis, long-term stability, Embankment dams, Ground investigation, Borehole logs, Geophysical methods, Ground contamination