Knowledge of soil mechanics -- Basic principles in soil mechanics -- Problems concerning shaking of soft ground undergoing earthquake loading -- Seismological knowledge -- Wave propagation in elastic medium -- Earthquake effects -- Dynamic response analysis -- Pseudostatic limit equilibrium analysis -- Field investigation -- Dynamic response of complex-modulus model -- Laboratory tests on dynamic properties of soils -- Stress-strain models -- Application of seismic inertia force -- Seismic forces exerted on structures -- Seismic behavior of slopes and embankments -- Landslides -- Seismic faults -- Features of liquefaction-induced damages -- Mechanism of onset of liquefaction -- Assessment of liquefaction potential -- Behavior of soil undergoing cyclic undrained loading -- In-situ tests on liquefaction potential of subsoils -- Post-liquefaction behavior of sandy ground -- Immediate detection of liquefaction damage and emergency action -- Permanent displacement/deformation of liquefied subsoil -- Prediction of permanent displacement due to liquefaction -- Mitigation of liquefaction-induced damage -- Seismic microzonation.