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Beneficial Reuse of Recycled Materials for Geotechnical Applications: An Undergraduate Educational Experience
An investigation was conducted that involved students in an undergraduate geotechnical engineering laboratory course determining the engineering properties of recycled materials for geotechnical applications. The course is a junior-level required component of the civil engineering curriculum at California Polytechnic State University. The materials tested included shredded rubber tires, plastic chips, crushed glass, aluminum shavings, and wood mulch. This exercise provided a theme of sustainable construction, while allowing flexibility in how the experimental testing would be conducted. Students became engaged in discovery-based learning through open-ended experimentation to demonstrate principles of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Scaling effects were relevant as some of the particulate components consisted of variable- and large-size particles. The presentations of the test procedures and experimental results were completed in various formats including oral presentations to the class, poster presentations, and production of films. The investigation is part of a broader study involving integration of unconventional learning styles into geotechnical engineering education. This exercise positively affected teaching of sustainability in geotechnical engineering. Description of the teaching methodology and assessment of student performance are presented in the paper.
Beneficial Reuse of Recycled Materials for Geotechnical Applications: An Undergraduate Educational Experience
An investigation was conducted that involved students in an undergraduate geotechnical engineering laboratory course determining the engineering properties of recycled materials for geotechnical applications. The course is a junior-level required component of the civil engineering curriculum at California Polytechnic State University. The materials tested included shredded rubber tires, plastic chips, crushed glass, aluminum shavings, and wood mulch. This exercise provided a theme of sustainable construction, while allowing flexibility in how the experimental testing would be conducted. Students became engaged in discovery-based learning through open-ended experimentation to demonstrate principles of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Scaling effects were relevant as some of the particulate components consisted of variable- and large-size particles. The presentations of the test procedures and experimental results were completed in various formats including oral presentations to the class, poster presentations, and production of films. The investigation is part of a broader study involving integration of unconventional learning styles into geotechnical engineering education. This exercise positively affected teaching of sustainability in geotechnical engineering. Description of the teaching methodology and assessment of student performance are presented in the paper.
Beneficial Reuse of Recycled Materials for Geotechnical Applications: An Undergraduate Educational Experience
Hanson, James L. (author) / Welling, Gary E. (author) / Elton, David J. (author)
Geo-Congress 2014 ; 2014 ; Atlanta, Georgia
Geo-Congress 2014 Technical Papers ; 3903-3910
2014-02-24
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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