Chapter 1. Introduction -- chapter 2. The assumptions and theorems used in limit analysis -- chapter 3. Limit analysis by the upper-bound method -- chapter 4. Limit analysis by the lower-bound method -- chapter 5. Progressive failure of footings -- chapter 6. Bearing capacity of strip footings -- chapter 7. Bearing capacity of square, rectangular and circular footings -- chapter 8. Active and passive earth pressures -- chapter 9. Stability of slopes -- chapter 10. Bearing capacity of concrete blocks or rock -- chapter 11. Double-punch test for tensile strength of concrete, rock and soils -- chapter 12. Soil plasticity -- theory and application.