McGraw-Hill Publishing Co, 1988. Dr. Mark Evans , Associate Professor. Computer and analytic skills are mutually reinforced in design problems for which professional written reports are required. Exponentials, logarithms, basic trig functions, basic differential equations. At the conclusion of each test students recommend the next test on the soil.
Students then write a summary report providing an overview of the testing program.
Physical Properties of Soil Lab - Students are introduced to lab procedures for determining physical properties of soil. Students determine moisture content, specific gravity, and total unit weight of a soil specimen and use the results to calculate other physical properties. Classification of Soils Lab - Students classify a coarse and fine grained soil specimen using sieve analysis and Atterberg Limits. Students perform a sieve analysis on the coarse grained specimen and determine the liquid and plastic limit of the fine grained specimen. Compaction - Students perform a compaction test on a local soil specimen.