The Cultivation of Innovation Ability in the Teaching of Soil Mechanics

Abstract

In order to change the teaching model from “knowledge imparting” to “ability nurturing” through promoting students to learn and innovate and strengthening their abilities to solve practical engineering problems, this paper discussed the teaching of the calculation of the active earth pressure of cohesive soil based on Rankine earth pressure theory and of the judgment on the condition of earth’s limit equilibrium. Based on basic theories, figures and personal knowledge, this paper made necessary adjustment of teaching materials in line with students’ knowledge structure and proposed new opinions and ideas as to as stimulate students to learn more and enhance their abilities to analyze and solve problems by comprehensively using their knowledge.