Abstract: Engineering and engineers are considered central to maintaining global competitiveness and the workforce needs of any nation. Media shapes public opinion, and the image of a profession can affect the way the public views ...

Abstract: Drained residual shear strength data on claystone (shale) bedrock samples from seven sites along the Front Range in Colorado collected from various sources are summarized. The claystone bedrock specimens from these sites ...

Abstract: Earthbound testing of the mobility of lunar, Martian, and other extraterrestrial rovers benefits from the use of suitable soil simulants. To this end, a granular material called Fillite was selected as a simulant for ...

Abstract: Hands-on inquiry-based educational modules were designed for two undergraduate geotechnical engineering courses at the University of Vermont. The modules were designed to achieve three objectives: (1) meet the goals of our ...

Abstract: A series of centrifuge tests were conducted to investigate the seismic behavior of fixed-base, cantilever, retaining walls supporting saturated, liquefiable, cohesionless backfills. Accelerations, bending strains, deflections, ...

Abstract: Under low effective stress conditions, the often-neglected soil tensile strength may significantly influence the behavior of lunar and Martian regoliths. Therefore, regoliths’ tensile strength in extraterrestrial environments ...

Abstract: The motivation for this study is the damage caused to over 300 long-span bridges in Vermont in 2011 by Tropical Storm Irene, which is part of the Hurricane Irene system. This study of the effects of this single extreme ...

Abstract: Prefabricated and prestressed beams are integral to accelerated bridge construction (ABC) and other construction projects, but concerns exist regarding the development of cracks during curing, form removal, detensioning, ...