Pile Design and Construction Practice : general principles and practices, function of piles, dynamic piling formulae, type of pile, piling equipment and methods, calculating the resistance of piles to compressive loads, pile groups under compressive loading, the design of piled foundations to resist uplift and lateral loading, some aspects of the structural design of piles and pile groups, piling for marine structures, miscellaneous piling problems, the durability, of piled foundations, ground investigations, piling contracts, pile testing, control of pile installation, durability and protection of timber piles, piling for machinery foundations, pile installations for marine structures, the design of axially loaded piles as columns, single vertical piles subjected to lateral loads.