Clay mineralogy, mechanical stabilization, stabilization with additives (lime, cement, asphalt, etc), collapsible soils and their stabilization, swelling-shrinking soils, foundation heave prediction and method of soil treatments, preloading and methods of stabilizing highly compressible soils, vertical sand drains, reinforced earth and reinforced earth retaining walls, thermal stabilization, electrokinetic processes and their use in soil remediation and improvement.