CIVL 307 - Materials Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering juniors. Laboratory supplement to CIVL 304. Introduction to the use of testing machines and equipment; strength and deformation measurements of ferrous and nonferrous metals, concrete, and wood; properties of materials as determined by results of tests in compression, tension, bending, torsion; behavior of columns; use of electric resistance strain gages; use of ASTM specifications and test procedures. Taken concurrently with or subsequent to CIVL 304.
Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: English Composition (ENGL-102) or COMM 260
Corequisites: Co-requisites: Computer Application for Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIVL 210), Mechanics of Material (CIVL 304).