Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory

A photo of various equipment- like a caliper, scale, beaker with sample materials like pieces of wood, metal and stone.

Collection of 1.103 laboratory equipment and samples. (Image courtesy of Alice Kalemkiarian. Used with permission.)

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MIT Course Number

1.103

As Taught In

Spring 2004

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

Course Features

Course Description

This course introduces the concepts, techniques, and devices used to measure engineering properties of materials. There is an emphasis on measurement of load-deformation characteristics and failure modes of both natural and fabricated materials. Weekly experiments include data collection, data analysis, and interpretation and presentation of results.

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John Germaine. 1.103 Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory. Spring 2004. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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