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660. Structural Materials Testing. [Miller.]

5 hours a week.

Standard tests for Portland cement; tests of fine and coarse aggregates;
proportioning of concrete by sieve analysis and Fuller's curve;
compression tests of cement, mortar, and concrete; tension, compression,
and torsion tests of metals; transverse tests of timber and cast iron; autographic
testing. The Standards of the American Society for Testing
Materials are used as a guide and reference. (Winter.)