For undergraduate/graduate-level foundation engineering courses. Covers the subject matter thoroughly and systematically, while being easy to read. Emphasizes a thorough understanding of concepts and terms before proceeding with analysis and design, and carefully integrates the principles of foundation engineering with their application to practical design problems.
Lays out design principles for various shallow and deep foundations in a clear, straightforward manner with interesting case studies of real-life foundation engineering failures, challenges and solutions, practice problems (only partial solutions are provided), and fascinating quotes at the start of each chapter. 4/5 because for some reason my copy has 9s and 0s instead of brackets in the equations.
It is very helpful to me as a Final Year Student pursuing my Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. After having it in the office for a while I noticed that I was borrowing it more often than not so I decided to buy it.