Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in engineering properties of soil and rock. Here is what is discussed: 1. SCOPE, 2. COMPACTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL, 3. DENSITY OF COHESIONLESS SOILS, 4. PERMEABILITY, 5., CONSOLIDATION, 6. SWELLING, SHRINKAGE AND COLLAPSIBILITY, 7. SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS, 8. ELASTIC PROPERTIES, 9. MODULUS OF SUBGRADE REACTION, 10. COEFFICIENT OF AT-REST EARTH PRESSURE.