Category: Academic Issues

Important links:

• Soil Mechanics (the complete course)
• Compaction and Soil Improvement (slide presentation)
• Textbook Reference: SFH 5.8
• An Overview of Compaction Equipment, from DM 7
• The “Line of Optimums” Approach for Compaction
• What’s Really Important When You Hit the Field

Important links:

• Soil Mechanics (the complete course)
• Groundwater II (slide presentation)
• Textbook References: Verruijt Chapters 7-12 (print,) 6-11 (online); SFH 5.6
• The Raising of the Maine, Cellular Cofferdams, Why Puerto Rico is Part of the U.S., and Why Puerto Ricans are Americans
• The Last Supper, the Iranians and the Perfect Dissertation: A Maundy Thursday Reflection

Important links:

• Soil Mechanics (the complete course)
• Groundwater I (slide presentation)
• Textbook References: Verruijt Chapters 7-12 (print,) 6-11 (online); Tsytovich 2.2
• Variation in Viscosity, which has some explanation of the units of viscosity and how it’s applied to the coefficient of permeability
• Computing Pore Water Pressure and Effective Stress in Upward (and Downward) Flow in Soil
• When the Pathfinder Gets Lost: some students like to “follow the lead” of someone else to get the course work done. That can have negative results other than those described in the syllabus, just like this example

Important links:

• Soil Mechanics (the complete course)
• Effective Stress (slide presentation)
• Textbook References: Verruijt Chapters 5 and 6 (print,) 4 and 5 (online); SFH 2.2, 2.3, 5.3; Tsytovich 3.2 (part)
• Effective Stress Example Problem Spreadsheet
• Who’s This Idiot? That’s Me!  It’s easy to get trapped in the system.

Important links:

• Soil Mechanics (the complete course)
• Soil Composition (slide presentation)
• Textbook References: Verruijt Chapter 3 (print and online); SFH 2.1, 5.3; Tsytovich 1.4
• Those Pesky Kilogram-Force Units — vulcanhammer.info (a way to sort out things with the MKS units)
• Weight and Volume Relationships for Soils, from NAVFAC DM 7
• In Search of the Lost Movado.  Bar hopping has consequences.