The use of pressuremeters in predicting in situ soil properties is increasing as the technique becomes established as a reliable method of site investigation. This book provides a thorough review of the topic and its use in site investigation.

About the application of engineering principles by experienced engineers of soil mechanics in the design of foundations and earth structure for naval shore facilities. Includes identification and classification of soil and rock, field exploration, testing, and instrumentation, laboratory testing, distribution of stresses and pressures on buried structures, analysis of settlement and volume expansion, seepage and drainage, slope stability and protection.