This paper presents the undrained shear strength and the stiffness of the clays in the Sungshan Formation of the Taipei Basin based on 23 sets of pressuremeter test results. Empirical relationships between the soil parameters and the in-situ vertical stresses were established. The undrained shear strength estimated from pressuremeter tests is about 1.4 times greater than that obtained from triaxial compression tests. The average value of shear modulus to pressuremeter undrained shear strength ratio is about 60.