I am editing the main pages under the heading Soil Mechanics. I believe that many of the sections can be expressed more helpfully to the reader by incorporating practical examples and ways of visualizing the processes that occur. I hold the D.I.C. from Imperial College at London University (1969) and an M.Eng.Sc. degree from Monash University (1975), and have many years experience in the practice, research and teaching of Soil Mechanics in the U.K. and Australia.