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loginAs discussed in Chap. 1, the first step in the foundation investigation is to obtain preliminary infor-mation on the project and to plan the work. The next step is typically to perform the subsurfaceexploration. The goal of the subsurface investigation is to obtain a detailed understanding of the engi-neering and geologic properties of the soil and rock strata and groundwater conditions that couldimpact the foundation.