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Integration of Non‐Destructive Testing In Concrete Education
Author(s) -
Mirmiran Amir
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00595.x
Subject(s) - nondestructive testing , instrumentation (computer programming) , curriculum , engineering , foundation (evidence) , civil engineering , field (mathematics) , construction engineering , engineering education , forensic engineering , engineering ethics , engineering management , computer science , political science , psychology , pedagogy , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , operating system , law
With the growing rate of deterioration in the nation's infrastructure, the necessity for including non‐destructive testing (NDT) and field instrumentation in engineering curriculum has become more apparent than ever before. Implementation of a National Science Foundation project for enhancing concrete laboratory with NDT and instrumentation modules is discussed. The new laboratory significantly increased student's interest in, and learning from the course. A national survey of civil engineering programs showed that less than 1 out 12 schools include NDT methods in their labs.