This is a unique Book with excellent presentation of material …The concepts are explained in lucid manner for easy understanding … covering material characteristics, design and construction aspects including latest techniques and concepts… I am sure the Book will receive very good response from students, teachers and practicing engineers. I strongly recommend the same.

Dr. N. V. Nayak
Director on the Board
Gammon India Ltd.

The Book deserves a rating of EXCELLENT. It covers new areas of current relevance. The neat illustrations and sketches add special value. The Solved Examples provide good guidance and the Exercises will tease the mind of the reader and help in developing the capacity for finding appropriate solutions to actual problems faced in the field. The content make it an extraordinary resource for students as well as practicing engineers.

Prof. S. C. Handa
Recently retired Professor and Coordinator
of Quality Improvement Programme
at IIT Roorkee

The Book succeeds in generating in the reader “a feel of the soils” and an appreciation that “ground engineering is a science but its practice an art”. It covers all aspects from basic principles of Soil Mechanics to advanced, modern techniques for engineering the soil/ground. An excellent resource for students for learning and understanding. A true companion for consultants and professional engineers for continuing education and reference.

Sanjay Gupta
Managing Director
Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt. Ltd.

A very good comprehensive Book…The authors (have succeeded in executing) a great balancing act in covering the topics while limiting the content to a minimum required for basic understanding.

Prof. M.R. Madhav
Vice-President (Asia) (2005-09) International Society of
Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Professor Emeritus, JNTU and Professor (retd.) IIT Kanpur

Superbly written! The approach is indeed refreshing and excellent. I enjoyed reading the Book. It will be of immense value to students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Book gives an excellent overview of Geotechnical Engineering with particular emphasis on emerging areas of study like Geoenvironmental Engineering. The Solved Examples and Exercises will help the students to develop the art of problem solving.

Prof. Nitin Som
Professor, Jadavpur University