Book excerpt: "The Ground Engineer's Reference Book provides the most comprehensive survey of ground engineering in a practical and assimilable form for the practicising engineer. It systematically covers all aspects of the subject: properties and behaviour of ground; investigation in ground engineering; treatment of the ground; construction in ground engineering; numerical methods and modelling in ground engineering. Each of the specialized contributions is supported by numerous references, diagrams and tables, and the book contains over 500 illustrations." --Book jacket.