A very nice collection of photos of geotechnical failures, geotechnical construction projects and methods. Put together by Ross W. Boulanger at UC Davis and James Michael Duncan from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg.
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Video: RPI Geotechnical Engineering Centrifuge
I stumbled across this video for the geotechnical engineering centrifuge at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Centrifuge testing is a popular way to economically test models at much higher loads and pressures than you would normally be able to in the laboratory. The goal is to more accurately represent the real world conditions. Click through for the video.
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