Soil and site improvement guide: an educational tool for engineered ground modification
- Autores: Salah Sadek, Gabriel Khoury
- Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 16, no. 6, 2000, págs. 499-508
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The proper selection and evaluation of a soil improvement technique for use at a particular site isneither a simple nor a single-outcome proposition. Local conditions and specificity as well asexpertise and judgement, are integral parts in the decision-making process. In an appliedengineering educational setting, this process lends itself for treatment using a computer-baseddesign and evaluation approach, relying on a comprehensive database of ground modificationtechniques and an associated decision-aid tool. This paper describes such an approach, which wasdeveloped based on the pertinent codes of practice in the field and expert information and guidelinesobtained from various sources. The result is a design and teaching tool which guides the userthrough the decision-making process, while allowing him/her the opportunity to learn, modify andcustomize. The proposed guide was specifically developed and implemented by students and facultyin the context of a specialized geotechnical engineering soil improvement course at the AmericanUniversity of Beirut.
