This General Report reviews a total of thirty four papers related to excavation, retaining structures, shallow and deep foundations from sixteen countries and two regions. Thirty two papers are written in English whereas the remaining two are in French. Methodologies adopted in the papers include theoretical studies, numerical and physical modelling, field monitoring and in-situ testing. This report is intended to highlight some key features and findings and, perhaps, discuss some possible pitfalls from the papers. Readers are highly encouraged to refer to the original papers for more details.