The use of the geotechnical centrifuge for instructional purposes

MacDonald, Glen

The use of the geotechnical centrifuge for instructional purposes

Date

1992

Authors

MacDonald, Glen

Publisher

University of New Brunswick

Abstract

The c e n t r i f u g e has been used as a r e s e a r c h t o o l f or numbers of y e a r s , but i t s use as an e d u c a t i o n a l t o o l has only been r e a l i z e d r e c e n t l y . T h i s p r o j e c t p r e s e n t s r e s e a r c h which was undertaken to e x p l o r e the f e a s i b i l i t y of u s i n g UNB's g e o t e c h n i c a l c e n t r i f u g e f o r d e m o n s t r a t i v e experiments i n the undergraduate l a b o r a t o r y . The c l a s s of problems which can be s i m u l a t e d on the c e n t r i f u g e a r e i d e n t i f i e d . Recommendations on s o i l p r e p a r a t i o n and optimum u t i l i z a t i o n of v i s u a l m o n i t o r i ng o f the s o i l sample i n f l i g h t are p r e s e n t e d.