Grounded!: Amazing Classroom Demonstrations in Soil Mechanics

Author:   David J. Elton
Publisher:   American Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN:  

9780784413920


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   30 August 2015
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Format:   Paperback
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Grounded! Amazing Classroom Demonstrations in Soil Mechanics presents 35 serious but entertaining experiments that teach the fundamentals of soil mechanics to budding scientists and engineering students in an exciting and novel way. In this sequel to the popular Soils Magic, Elton has assembled a wealth of fascinating new experiments to illustrate the dynamics of how soils behave and how they can be manipulated. Topics include: slaking, pile capacity, swelling clays, shear and compression, effective stress, capillary tension and flow, soil arching, tensile and compressive strength, soil identification, piping, liquefaction, relative density, soil filters, settlement rates, and many more. Each demonstration includes easy-to-follow directions, illustrations, and an explanation of the engineering significance or application of the principle demonstrated. Videos of many experiments are also available. An exciting tool for high-school and college instructors, the inexpensive and simple experiments in this book make soil mechanics fun to learn and are fascinating to even the casual science enthusiast.

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Author:   David J. Elton
Publisher:   American Society of Civil Engineers
Imprint:   American Society of Civil Engineers
Weight:   0.285kg
ISBN:  

9780784413920


ISBN 10:   0784413924
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   30 August 2015
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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David J. Elton , Ph.D., P.E, has taught civil engineering, specializing in geotechnical engineering, at Auburn University, USA, for more than 25 years. In addition, he practices as a professional engineer, has won the TRB Fred Burggraf award, and is a past-president of the North American Geosynthetics Society.


David J. Elton, Ph.D., P.E, has taught civil engineering, specializing in geotechnical engineering, at Auburn University, USA, for more than 25 years. In addition, he practices as a professional engineer, has won the TRB Fred Burggraf award, and is a past-president of the North American Geosynthetics Society.


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David J. Elton, Ph.D., P.E, has taught civil engineering, specializing in geotechnical engineering, at Auburn University, USA, for more than 25 years. In addition, he practices as a professional engineer, has won the TRB Fred Burggraf award, and is a past-president of the North American Geosynthetics Society.

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