1.   Groundwater flow      Flow nets, anisotropic soils, discharge, pore water pressure, seepage forces. 2.   Bearing capacity         Theories and computation methods, factors influencing bearing capacity. 3.   Earth pressures Active and passive conditions, methods to compute and factors influencing earth pressures. 4.   Slope stability Methods of analysis, homogeneous and layered soils, effect of groundwater flow, the friction circle method, methods of slices., compaction energy, methods for soil compaction