CT 132: Material Testing/Quality Control

Credits 3
Component
LAB
This course covers the field testing procedures that are prominent in highway/heavy construction projects and commercial construction projects. The materials consist of soils, aggregates, portland cement concrete, and asphalt. This course's main focus is on standardized testing procedure of the most commonly performed field testing procedures and includes background of the need for testing, conducting measurements, performing calculations, and recording results of testing. Results of the various reports will be explained so students will have the ability to interpret and understand the results for each report. (S)