About This Course

This modular video-lesson (Introduction: 3', Part 1: 13', Part 2: 13', Part 3: 21', Summary: 3') explains, at a basic level, the concept of effective stress and demonstrates its capacity to describe two significantly different situations, such as construction of buildings and pumping groundwater. Geotechnical engineering instructors may find in the presentations some elements useful for their teaching and be prompted to engage in a collegial discussion about teaching and learning.

The basic level of the course makes it suitable for high school students interested in civil engineering studies.

The development of this video-lesson is described here.