Integration of Non-Destructive Testing In Concrete Education.

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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]