3.1 Introduction This chapter will focus on several of the more widely used methods of improving soils for bearing capacity. ■ An extremely large number of methods have been used and /or reported in the literature. ■ At an individual site one may use a mix of several methods to achieve the desired result. Means to obtain a significant increase in the bearing capacity of a soil-can be achieved by altering the soil properties of cohesion c or density p. 3.1 Introduction ▪ This chapter will focus on several of the more widely used methods of improving soils for bearing capacity. ▪ An extremely large number of methods have been used and /or reported in the literature. ▪ At an individual site one may use a mix of several methods to achieve the desired result. ▪ Means to obtain a significant increase in the bearing capacity of a soil-can be achieved by altering the soil properties of Φ,cohesion c or density ρ