T5-D: Various Assignments Employed in a Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

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Simon Ghanat, The Citadel

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Richard Petty

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6-3-2018 10:20 AM

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ABET states that graduates of an engineering program can design an engineering experiment to meet a need, conduct the experiment, analyze and interpret the results, as well as organize and deliver effective communications1 . These objectives were used to design assignments in an introductory geotechnical laboratory course at The Citadel. In one assignment, students were asked to design a laboratory experiment to satisfy an objective and document the design in a written proposal. In another assignment, they were asked to develop a soil testing program and communicate their findings to an outside client in the form of a business letter. This paper describes various assignments employed in a geotechnical engineering laboratory.

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Mar 6th, 10:20 AM

T5-D: Various Assignments Employed in a Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

Richard Petty

ABET states that graduates of an engineering program can design an engineering experiment to meet a need, conduct the experiment, analyze and interpret the results, as well as organize and deliver effective communications1 . These objectives were used to design assignments in an introductory geotechnical laboratory course at The Citadel. In one assignment, students were asked to design a laboratory experiment to satisfy an objective and document the design in a written proposal. In another assignment, they were asked to develop a soil testing program and communicate their findings to an outside client in the form of a business letter. This paper describes various assignments employed in a geotechnical engineering laboratory.