Translations*

Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory

As taught in: Spring 2004

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.)

Instructors:

Dr. John Germaine

MIT Course Number:

1.103

Level:

Undergraduate

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.


*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.