CVEN-4535 (1-3) Construction Materials

Introduces material science of engineering materials, such as atomic and crystal structures, defects and phase diagrams; discusses in detail three construction materials: steel, Portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete including classification and composition, engineering properties and testing methods (with three lab sessions). Covers basic of three materials: wood, fiber reinforced polymers and masonry. Requisites: Requires a prererequisite course of CVEN 3161 or MCEN 2063 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.