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553 Tests of Materials. [Thornton, Hancock and Assistants.]

Hours 10-1, Saturday; and by appointment.

Testing the Materials of Construction; including tensile and compressive
tests of wires, rods, and bars for strength and elasticity;
transverse tests of timber and cast iron; torsional tests of metals;
and tensile and compressive tests of cements and mortars, stones
and bricks and concrete.

[Required, Fall, in Courses I, II, III (3); IV, V (4).]