Building with sand -simple outreach activities to promote GeoEngineering
Building with sand -simple outreach activities to promote GeoEngineering
This paper describes two sets of simple outreach activities, designated as “Building with sand”, promoted in Portugal or in the UK. The hands-on activities focused on reinforced soil, using sand and paper. The activities included: 1) 30 minutes’ sessions in a Geotechnical laboratory (UK) in which participants build small cylindrical samples of reinforced and unreinforced sand and compare their resistance; 2) 3 hours’ sessions where students are challenged to build and load small reinforced soil structures (Portugal). For the latter, in 2011/2012 pre- and post-activity questionnaires were used, focusing on the students’ learning and perceptions/opinions. The activity organised was clearly a success for both the learning and the impact on the students participating. The results from the questionnaires indicate that with this activity it was possible for students to grasp complex concepts on soil strength and soil reinforcement. For both sets of activities the required resources were limited, making them easily replicable. The activities are easily adaptable to different audiences, which can range from K-12 students to graduate students.
Fernandes De Pinho Lopes, Margarida
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Fernandes De Pinho Lopes, Margarida
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Fernandes De Pinho Lopes, Margarida
(2016)
Building with sand -simple outreach activities to promote GeoEngineering.
Shaping the Future of Geotechnical Education. International Conference on Geo-Engineering Education (SFGE 2016), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
20 - 21 Oct 2016.
8 pp
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(doi:10.20906/CPS/SFGE-06-0005).
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This paper describes two sets of simple outreach activities, designated as “Building with sand”, promoted in Portugal or in the UK. The hands-on activities focused on reinforced soil, using sand and paper. The activities included: 1) 30 minutes’ sessions in a Geotechnical laboratory (UK) in which participants build small cylindrical samples of reinforced and unreinforced sand and compare their resistance; 2) 3 hours’ sessions where students are challenged to build and load small reinforced soil structures (Portugal). For the latter, in 2011/2012 pre- and post-activity questionnaires were used, focusing on the students’ learning and perceptions/opinions. The activity organised was clearly a success for both the learning and the impact on the students participating. The results from the questionnaires indicate that with this activity it was possible for students to grasp complex concepts on soil strength and soil reinforcement. For both sets of activities the required resources were limited, making them easily replicable. The activities are easily adaptable to different audiences, which can range from K-12 students to graduate students.
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Accepted/In Press date: 6 August 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 October 2016
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Shaping the Future of Geotechnical Education. International Conference on Geo-Engineering Education (SFGE 2016), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2016-10-20 - 2016-10-21
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