This book presents a one-stop reference to the empirical correlations used extensively in
geotechnical engineering. Empirical correlations play a key role in geotechnical engineering
designs and analysis. Laboratory and in situ testing of soils can add significant cost to a
civil engineering project. By using appropriate empirical correlations it is possible to
derive many design parameters thus limiting our reliance on these soil tests. The authors have
decades of experience in geotechnical engineering as professional engineers or researchers.
The objective of this book is to present a critical evaluation of a wide range of empirical
correlations reported in the literature along with typical values of soil parameters in the
light of their experience and knowledge. This book will be a one-stop-shop for the practising
professionals geotechnical researchers and academics looking for specific correlations for
estimating certain geotechnical parameters. The empirical correlations in the forms of
equations and charts and typical values are collated from extensive literature review and from
the authors' database.
