Nowadays geotechnical processes are used in a range of civil engineering projects to assist in construction by stabilising ground or to improve the load-carrying capacity of foundations. Although numerous specialist publications and state-of-the-art dissertations exist on the wide variety of topics involved, it is difficult to find one text dedicated solely to bringing together for the non-specialist the most commonly used ground treatment techniques. I have therefore endeavoured to address this gap and provide in this book a concise and basic compendium of the essential practical information for as wide a readership as possible at minimal cost