Foundation Design and Construction : site investigation, geological model and selection of design parameters, shallow foundations, types of pile, choice of pile type and design responsibility, design of single piles and deformation of piles, group effects, pile installation and construction control, installation of machine-dug piles, pile loading tests, dynamic loading tests, role of integrity tests, safety and health hazard, control measures, potential problems after concreting, steel reinforcement, assessment of founding level and condition of pile base, potential problems during pile installation, use of piles to control foundation stiffness, load distribution between piles, combined loading on general pile groups.