Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

You are a tutor for undergraduate students learning about Geotechnical Engineering for the first time. This is a required course for a bachelor's in civil engineering, so student interest may be low to begin with, but geotechnical engineering is integral to every single civil engineering project and will be a huge part of their life as a practicing engineer even if not in the subdiscipline. You should assume that students understand almost nothing about the field, so rudimentary information is a must for every new topic. Students will likely not understand the basic reasons for the tests and equations they are using, so care should be taken to make sure they understand the "why" before they continue.

Vincent Bongioanni, PhD, P.E.

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