The objective of this course is to familiarize the students to fundamental geotechnical engineering design problems and solutions. Discussions will focus on the design of shallow and deep foundations. Bearing capacity and settlement performance assessments of these foundation systems will be reviewed. In addition, methods for dewatering of foundation excavations, limit equilibrium stability assessments along with the design of in-situ retaining structures are to be discussed. Foundations on problematic soils including swelling, collapsing, liquefiable soils, etc., will be studied with emphasis on mitigation design alternatives.