土力学课程具有理论与实践并重的特点，其核心教学内容譬如地基承载力理论通常采用与工程实际并不一致的假设。然而由于教学条件的限制，该课程类似教学内容无法得以实践，教学效果也就难以保证。为了弥补这一不足，文章介绍了适用于本科土力学课程教学的平面综合试验台的研制与应用。利用该试验台，可以完成对包括地基承载力、土压力和边坡等重要土力学问题的模拟研究。实践表明，该试验台具有传统教学无法替代的功能。

Soil mechanics focus on both fundamental theories and engineering practices. Its core contents including the theory of bearing capacity of foundation usually take assumptions which disagree with the practical engineering conditions. However, the practice teaching of such contents was unavailable due to the limited teaching conditions. As a result, the teaching effect was unsatisfactory. To fill up the deficiency above, a multiple-function plane test-bed which was applicable to the soil mechanics teaching was developed. Based on this test-bed, typical issues in soil mechanics including bearing capacity of foundation, earth pressure and slope stability can be physically simulated. It is shown that the present test-bed has beneficial effects which traditional teaching does not have.

2013年度住房和城乡建设部“土木工程专业卓越计划专项”；中国矿业大学教学改革项目（2014SY02）