A list of Videos on Laboratory Testing to support Online Instruction

Introduction

In the wake of the continuing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease, and the concerns of the health, safety and well-being of the communities at academic institutions around the globe, many Universities have suspended in-person classes and have already moved towards online delivery of educational material.

In an effort to support online teaching during these particularly challenging times, Geoengineer.org has collected several online Videos on Laboratory Testing in Geotechnical Engineering and Rock Mechanics. Below you may find links to the collected videos that can help you develop your customized remote classroom.

Laboratory Tests in Geotechnical Engineering

Water Content

1. Elementary Engineering: Water Content Determination  - Oven Drying Method (Animation)
2. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: ASTM D 2216 Determination of Water Content (Recording)
3. Prof. Eric Steward, University of South Alabama: Part of a collection of prelab videos for Soil Mechanics Laboratory class (Slides)

Atterberg Limits

1. Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)
2. Missouri University of Science and Technology - Geotechnical Lab: Video prepared by graduate students (Recording)
3. University of Western Australia: Plastic Limit Test - Soil Laboratory Video Series - no narration but subtitled (Recording)
4. University of Western Australia: Casagrande Test - Soil Laboratory Video Series - no narration but subtitled (Recording)
5. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Webcast on laboratory tests to determine Atterberg limits, plastic limit & liquid limit (Recording)
6. Elementary Engineering: Liquid Limit Test - Casagrande Method (Animation)
7. Prof. Eric Steward, University of South Alabama: Liquid Limit and Plastic Limit Tests (Recording)

Particle Size Distribution

1. Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Sieve Analysis - Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)
2. Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Hydrometer - Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)
3. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Sieve Analysis - Webcast on sieve analysis for grain size distribution (Recording)
4. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Hydrometer - Webcast on sieve analysis for grain size distribution (Recording)
5. University of Western Australia: Sieve Analysis - Soil Laboratory Video Series - no narration but subtitled (Recording)
6. Missouri University of Science and Technology - Geotechnical Lab: Video prepared by graduate students (Recording)
7. Elementary Engineering: Sieve Analysis (Animation)
8. Elementary Engineering: Hydrometer Analysis - Sedimentation Analysis (Animation)
9. Prof. Eric Steward, University of South Alabama: Hydrometer Analysis (Recording)

Specific Gravity of Soil Solids

1. Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)
2. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: ASTM D 854 Specific Gravity (Recording)
3. Prof. Eric Steward - University of South Alabama: Part of a collection of prelab videos for Soil Mechanics Laboratory class (Recording)

Proctor Compaction

1. Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)
2. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Webcast on Proctor compaction test (Recording)
3. Missouri University of Science and Technology - Geotechnical Lab: Video prepared by graduate students (Recording)
4. Prof. Eric Steward, University of South Alabama: Part of a collection of prelab videos for Soil Mechanics Laboratory class (Recording)

Unconfined (Uniaxial) Compression

• Missouri University of Science and Technology - Geotechnical Lab: Video prepared by graduate students (Recording)

One-Dimensional Consolidation

1. Geo-Institute of ASCE: University of Texas-Arlington's Geo-Institute team explains the process of soil consolidation (Animation & Slides)
2. Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)
3. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Overview webcasts for the one-dimensional consolidation test (Slides)
4. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Procedures for preparing a specimen and conducting a one dimensional consolidation test (Recording)
5. University of Western Australia: Soil Laboratory Video Series - no narration but subtitled (Recording)
6. Missouri University of Science and Technology - Geotechnical Lab: Video prepared by graduate students (Recording)
7. Prof. Eric Steward, University of South Alabama: Part of a collection of prelab videos for Soil Mechanics Laboratory class (Recording)
   

Direct Shear

1. Carleton University: Experimental procedures and calculation of apparent cohesion and friction angle (Recording)
2. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Webcast on the direct shear test (Slides)
3. Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)
4. University of Western Australia: Soil Laboratory Video Series - no narration but subtitled (Recording)
5. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: ASTM D 3080 Direct Shear (Recording)
6. Prof. Eric Steward, University of South Alabama: Part of a collection of prelab videos for Soil Mechanics Laboratory class (Recording)

Triaxial Compression

• Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Webcast on triaxial shear testing (Slides)
• Dr. Barbara Schneider-Muntau, Institute of Infrastructure, Unit of Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineering, University of Innsbruck, Austria: Demonstration of sample preparation (Recording)
  

Unconsolidated-Undrained (U-U) Triaxial Test

• Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)

Consolidated-Undrained (C-U) Triaxial Test

1. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Part 1 - Introduction to Triaxial Condolidated-Undrained Test (Recording)
2. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Part 2 - Cell Assembly (Recording)
3. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Part 3 - Consolidation and B-value check (Recording)
4. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Part 4 - Shear Testing (Recording)
5. Prof. Eric Steward, University of South Alabama: Abbreviated lesson on the preparation of a sample and performance of CU Triaxial Testing (Recording)

Permeability Testing

Constant Head Testing Method

1. Middle Eastern Technical University - Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Video by undergraduate students, as part of the course of Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin (Recording)
2. Prof. William A Kitch, Angelo State University: Webcast on hydraulic conductivity testing using a constant head permeameter (Slides)
3. University of Western Australia:  Soil Laboratory Video Series - no narration but subtitled (Recording)
4. Missouri University of Science and Technology - Geotechnical Lab: Video prepared by graduate students (Recording)
5. Elementary Engineering: Constant Head Permeability Test (Animation)

Falling Head Testing Method

1. University of Western Australia: Soil Laboratory Video Series - no narration but subtitled (Recording)
2. Elementary Engineering: Falling head - Variable Head Permeability Method (Animation)

Laboratory Tests in Rock Mechanics

Intact Rock Sampling and Testing, by Dr. Evert Hoek

• Rocscience: Lecture that deals with the collection, preparation and testing of intact rock (Recording)

Slake Durability Test

• University of Alberta: Lecture on Determination of Slake Durability Index (Recording)

Porosity Test

• Prof. Peter Bower, Columbia University: Lecture on Porosity and Permeability (Recording)

Point load Test

• University of Alberta: Lecture on Determination of Point Load Strength Index (Recording)

Uniaxial Compression Strength Test

• University of Alberta: Lecture on preperation and performance of Uniaxial Compression Strength Test (Recording)

Splitting Tensile Strength - Brazilian

• University of Alberta: Lecture on preperation and performance of Brazilian Tensile Strength Test (Recording)