A Virtual Triaxial Test
A soils laboratory test to determine shear strength parameters to design foundation and slopes. User performs procedures as he/she were in a real laboratory, interpret the results and explore various ...

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Muniram Budhu - University of Arizona

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Phase Changes in Soils Due to Water
Interactive lesson exploring how water changes soil. Learning goals for this resouce include developing a basic understanding of different phases of soil as water is added as well as understanding the...

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Muniram Budhu - University of Arizona

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A Unified Approach to Rock Slope Stability Analysis
Paper investigating different analytical and numerical modes of rock slope failure; presents a formula for plane slope failure in teh design of anchors for ensuring the safety of rock masses endangere...

Creator:	Kalman Kovari - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
	Pit (Peter) Fritz - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

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Audience:	Graduate Level
	Professional

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A Virtual Consolidation Concept Test
Interactive animation for the basic concepts of soil consolidation. Users interact with an experiment placing a heavy weight on top of soft clay to better understand consolidation.

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Muniram Budhu -

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Undergraduate Level

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A Virtual Consolidation Test
A soils laboratory test to determine parameters for calculating settlement of foundations. User performs procedures as if he/she were in a real laboratory, interpret the results and apply them to a pr...

Creator:

Muniram Budhu - University of Arizona

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InteractiveResource

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Undergraduate Level

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A Virtual Constant Head Permeability Test
An interactive resource allowing students to perform a Constant Head Permeability Test on a course-grained soil, just as if they were in the lab! Users will perform the test, record the data and calc...

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Muniram Budhu - University of Arizona

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Undergraduate Level

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Achieving Higher Normal Stress Levels in the Prismatic Wedge Shear Test
The prismatic wedge shear test (priswest) is a relatively new technique of measuring the shear strength of gravels and gravelly clays using a portable frame and a right prismatic box (test mould) cons...

Creator:	Türker Mirata - Middle East Technical University
	A. Gökalp -
	M. Sakar -

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Audience:	Undergraduate Level
	Graduate Level
	General Education

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Applications of the Cylindrical Wedge Shear Test to the Study of Shear Strength of Undisturbed and Compacted Soils
Shear Test paper

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T. Mirata -

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	Graduate Level

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Arup Geotechnics: Understanding Your Ground
Explanation of why it is important to do site exploration and investigation in planning construction projects.

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Ask-A-Geologist
A site where you can email your earth science questions and an Ask-A-Geologist scientist will research the answers to the questions, then reply directly by email.

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General Education

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