Introduction to Soil Mechanics covers the basic principles of soil mechanics and illustrates why soil properties are important and how that knowledge is applied in practical situations. With clear, detailed explanations, full coverage of Eurocode 7, well-illustrated with both practical and worked examples, plus many end-of-chapter problems, this book will be an ideal starting point for the study of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. This book complements Smiths Elements of Soil Mechanics (which is a 2nd/3rd yr honours degree text) by covering more of the soil properties and less on geotechnical design, and as such it will be more suited to foundation degree and first year undergraduate level.