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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CEST 62 | Title:
SOILS & MAT TESTING |
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| Full Title:
Soils & Materials Testing |
| Last Reviewed:1/30/1995 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CET 62
Catalog Description:
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Characteristics and properties of engineering and construction materials and standard means of testing soils and building materials.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of APTECH 90B ( or CET 90B) OR Course Completion of MATH 27 ( or MATH 57)
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Characteristics & properties of engineering & construction materials & standard means of testing soils & building materials.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of APTECH 90B ( or CET 90B) OR Course Completion of MATH 27 ( or MATH 57)
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The students will:
1. Classify and define the engineering properties of wood, steel,
concrete and soils.
2. Demonstrate the appropriate test methods to determine the
engineering properties of wood, steel, concrete and soils as
they apply to design and construction of engineering works.
3. Prepare a complete standard laboratory report on all tests conducted
on wood, steel, concrete, and soils.
4. Interpret the results of all laboratory reports and summarize
the results.
5. Identify and list the responsibilities of construction inspection.
Topics and Scope
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1. Properties of wood, steel, concrete, soils, and other engineering
and construction materials.
2. Methods of measuring engineering properties of wood, steel, concrete,
and soils.
3. Standard laboratory and field tests for identification, quality
control and adherence to specifications for various building
materials.
4. Standard laboratory and field tests of soils to determine
characteristics and properties of subsoils.
5. Methods of field inspection and inspection reports.
Assignments:
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Reading and laboratory reports.
1. Structure of wood and tree classification.
2. Structural properties of wood.
3. Determining moisture content, bending and shearing stresses of
selected woods.
4. Structural elements of metals.
5. Classification steel and nonferrous metals.
6. Standard tests to determine engineering properties of structural
steels.
7. Classification of aggerates for various cement mixes.
8. Standard laboratory test to determine size, shape, and other
properties of aggerate.
9. Standard design mixes for concrete.
10. Standard tests of concrete design mixes.
11. Textural soil classification chart.
12. Standard testing methods to determine:
A. Types of soil.
B. Moisture content and particle size.
C. Liquid limit of soils.
D. Specific gravity.
E. Field density.
13. Other standard tests as needed.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
30 - 40% |
| Homework problems, Lab reports, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 40% |
| Performance exams, LAB REPORTS | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
25 - 35% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| Class Participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor provided lab manual.
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