Development of Cost-Effective Automated Soil Testing        Equipment and Associated Stereo-Photogrammetric Technique   for Geotechnical Engineering Courses
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An automated soil testing machine and an associated stereo-                     photogrammetric device for instructional use in the undergraduate               level soil mechanics, soil mechanics laboratory, geotechnical                   engineering, and design of earth structures courses will be developed.          Specific experiments designed for the use of equipment include                  triaxial test, consolidation test, model footing investigation, and             soil-inclusion interaction study.  It is believed that this micro-              computer-controlled soil testing machine with accompanied stereo-               photogrammetric capability would provide at least two major                     improvements over existing equipment:  (1) exposing students to the             up-to-date electronic control and sensing techniques applicable to              geotechnical engineering, and (2) enhancing students' appreciation of           the importance of deformation evolutions for a foundation-related               problem.
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