CIEN E6248: Experimental Soil Mechanics

Course Overview

This course focuses on applying laboratory testing and physical modeling techniques to solve geotechnical engineering problems. You will perform essential soil tests, including identification, classification, compaction, and shear strength tests such as direct shear, triaxial, and plane strain. The course also introduces physical modeling through centrifuge tests to simulate geotechnical scenarios like footing and pile loading or slope stability. Emphasis is placed on comparing theoretical predictions with experimental results to deepen understanding of soil behavior.

Course Instructor

Hoe Ling

Professor

Hoe Ling is a professor of Geotechnical Engineering, His major fields of research include geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures, soil constitutive modeling, geotechnical earthquake engineering, numerical and centrifuge modeling. 

Ling obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Kyoto University, Japan (1988), and his master's (1990) and doctoral degrees (1993) from the University of Tokyo. In addition to his research, Ling collaborates actively with international institutions and agencies and has made several reconnaissance trips related to the typhoon and earthquake disasters.