CHAPTER I: Introduction CHAPTER II: Common ground in engineering geology, soil mechanics and rock mechanics: past, present and future CHAPTER III: Geology CHAPTER IV: Hydrogeology CHAPTER V: Landslide CHAPTER VI: Groundwater Pollution : Remediation CHAPTER VII : Review on current status and challenging issues of land subsidence in China (Part I) CHAPTER VIII: Review on current status and challenging issues of land subsidence in China (Part II) CHAPTER IX: The disposal of high-level radioactive waste CHAPTER X The engineering geology of the TABARAK ABAD Dam