Implementation of the use of computing and software in undergraduate soil mechanics courses
Implementation of the use of computing and software in undergraduate soil mechanics courses
To respond to the industry’s increasing demands, it is generally accepted that Civil Engineering graduates and postgraduates should have broad technical knowledge, together with significant soft skills. In two courses on Soil Mechanics as part of the degree in Civil Engineering of University of Aveiro, Portugal, students under-take projects using general computing and specific geotechnical software that both enhance their technical learning and develop soft skills. Critical thinking is required for the validation of “blackbox” numerical results by making comparisons with theoretical solutions, in reflection on the limitations of numerical tools, as well as for estimation of values for input parameters for analyses
9780415621274
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Pinho-Lopes, M.
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12 July 2012
Pinho-Lopes, M.
b7e5f7d6-90d8-48cc-b991-0495445fcea4
Pinho-Lopes, M.
(2012)
Implementation of the use of computing and software in undergraduate soil mechanics courses.
McCabe, Bryan, Pantazidou, Marina and Phillips, Declan
(eds.)
In Shaking the Foundations of Geo-Engineering Education.
CRC Press.
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To respond to the industry’s increasing demands, it is generally accepted that Civil Engineering graduates and postgraduates should have broad technical knowledge, together with significant soft skills. In two courses on Soil Mechanics as part of the degree in Civil Engineering of University of Aveiro, Portugal, students under-take projects using general computing and specific geotechnical software that both enhance their technical learning and develop soft skills. Critical thinking is required for the validation of “blackbox” numerical results by making comparisons with theoretical solutions, in reflection on the limitations of numerical tools, as well as for estimation of values for input parameters for analyses
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Published date: 12 July 2012
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Shaking the Foundations of Geo-engineering Education (International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Technical Committee TC306 Geo-engineering Education), NUI Galway, Ireland, 2012-07-12
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/374961
ISBN: 9780415621274
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Bryan McCabe
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Marina Pantazidou
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Declan Phillips
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