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The Third enlarged edition has a new chapter entitled soil Engineering Experiments which describes the laboratory tests normally performed at the undergraduate level. The test description is in the format of a laboratory manual. The following tests are covered: moisture content determination specific gravity determination particle size determination consistency limits determination. permeability determination consolidation testcompaction tests field density and voids ratio determination shear strength determination California Bearing Ratio determination North Dakota Cone Test and swelling pressure determination. With these additions the utility and scope of the book as text is expected to be much enlarged for the students. About the Author Professor Alam Singh is presently Chairman & Director Consulting Engineers Group Ltd. Malviya Nagar Jaipur. Formerly he was the Professor and Head of Civil Engineering MBM Engineering College Faculty of Engineering University of Jodhpur.