Title PageReport SummaryEPRI PerspectiveManual on Estimating Soil Properties for Foundation DesignOrdering InformationAbstractAcknowledgmentsTable of ContentsIllustrationsTablesSymbolsSection 1 - Introduction & BackgroundSection 2 - Basic Soil CharacterizationReferencesSection 3 - In-Situ Stress StateReferencesSection 4 - StrengthReferencesSection 5 - Elstic DeformabilityReferences Section 6 - Time-Dependent DeformabilityReferencesSection 7 - PermeabilityReferencesSection 8 - Liquefaction ResistanceReferencesAppendix A - Standard Penetration TestReferencesAppendix B - Cone Penetration TestReferencesAppendix C - Pressuremeter TestReferencesAppendix D--Dilatometer TestReferencesAppendix E - Vane Shear TestReferencesAppendix F - Comparison of In-Situ Test MethodsReferencesAppendix G - Critical State Soil Mechanics (CSSM) ConceptReferencesAppendix H - CPT Calibration Chamber Data For SandsReferencesAppendix I - Unit ConversionsAppendix J - Summary Correlation TablesAbout EPRI