Experimental Methods in Civil Engineering. 3 credits

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Surveys common testing and laboratory experimental methods that civil engineers encounter in their professional practice and in research settings. Students fabricate specimens of civil engineering materials and conduct experiments in the following laboratories at the Federal Highway Administration's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center: Concrete and Steel Materials, Structures, Hydraulics, Geotechnical, and Asphalt. Notes: Course meets off-campus at the Federal Highway Administration's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, VA. Offered by Civil, Environ & Infrastr Engr . Limited to two attempts.