See also: bearing capacity, settlement, footing, pylon footings, slope stability, geosynthetics, gabions, cantilever wall, soil nailing, foundation pit analysis, underpinning, integrated foundation engineering, pile analysis, vibrocompaction, dewatering, infiltration.

Soil exploration: Bore hole log, layer specification, well graphics, dynamic probing, geologic sections, cone penetration, sieve analysis, load plate test, compression test, proctor test, consistency limits, shear strength test, density test, permeability test, pump test, lime content, glow loss, old load survey, GIS.