Reinventing geotechnical engineering laboratory classes

In his 1987 Nash Lecture, Prof. John Burland questioned the educational value of requiring undergraduate students to undertake routine laboratory testing, such as the triaxial, direct shear and oedometer tests. He stated that students are far from inspired by these. Other highly respected geotechnic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jaksa, M., Airey, D., Kodikara, J., Shahin, Mohamed, Yuen, S.
Other Authors: Bryan McCabe
Format: Conference Paper
Published: CRC Press 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32133