Dear Abouzar
Do these methods work? Something has to be "better" than "Proctor", as
it sounds quite similar to "proctology". Maybe they're onto something.
Other areas in geotechnique can use improvements as well.
Yours truly,
Paul
Quoting Abouzar Sadrekarimi <[log in to unmask]>:
> > Dear Geotech Colleagues,
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> > I would like to call your attention to the following links:
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> > http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v1/n1/pdf/nphys129.pdf
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/29/sandcastle.recipe.reut/index.html
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> > http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v1/n1/full/nphys106.html
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> > In those links physicist are measuring the friction angle with high
> speed
> > and resolution digital cameras, they are modeling clays with magnetized
> > steel spheres, they are proposing eight-to-one water content instead of
> a
> > proctor test, they are proposing methods to improve retaining walls and
> > are
> > completely ignoring Geotechnical Engineering. Are they going to take
> over
> > our career?
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> > Abouzar
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> Paul W. Mayne, PhD, P.E.
> Professor/Geotechnical Engineering
> Civil & Environmental Engineering
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> 790 Atlantic Drive
> Atlanta, GA 30332-0355
>
> Phone: 404-894-6226 Fax-2281
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~geosys
>
Paul W. Mayne, PhD, P.E.
Professor/Geotechnical Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
790 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332-0355
Phone: 404-894-6226 Fax-2281
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~geosys
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