There is an article in the Transportation Research Record TRR No. 1414, published by the TRB (Transportation Research Board in 1993), titled "Internal Stability Of Reinforced Soil Retaining Structures with Cohesive Backfills" by Y H Wang and M C Wang of Pennsylvania State Univ. that discusses...
The title of the book that was written by Braja M. Das is "Principles of Geotechnical Engineering". For foundations on rock, "Foundations On Rock" by Duncan Wyllie is a good one.