CIE110/111 - Fall 2011

Welcome to Maine Destructive Testing!
a wicked good division of UMaine Civil & Environmental Engineering

	Sequence X	Sequence Y
week 1: 4-7 Sept	--- no labs ---
week 2: 10-14 Sept	material variability testing: Argyle Specialty Lumber, LLC. Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Prelab assignment Lab procedure for material variability testing Model memo assignment and response [pdf] Template memo for students [word doc][pdf] Grading rubric
week 3: 17-21 Sept	Writing and calculations workshop: You are welcome to download the example MS Excel file that will be used to demonstrate stress-strain data analysis and plotting.
week 4: 24-28 Sept	testing of HDPE plastic: Black Bear Bridge Testing Co. Background story: Penobscot Narrows Bridge Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Prelab assignment Lab procedure for plastics testing Grading rubric
week 5: 1-5 Oct	Merrill’s Wharf, testing of steel and aluminum Background story: Portland renovation lets lawyers live with the fishes Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Prelab assignment Lab procedure for tension testing Grading rubric	--- no labs ---
week 6: 10-12 Oct	--- no labs - fall break week ---
week 7: 15-19 Oct	ACME Concrete, Aggregate (lab 1 of 4) a new trial batch of concrete Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Aggregate prelab assignment Lab procedures for aggregate	Merrill’s Wharf, testing of steel and aluminum Background story: Portland renovation lets lawyers live with the fishes Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Prelab assignment Lab procedure for tension testing Grading rubric
week 8: 22-26 Oct	ACME Concrete, Mix Design (lab 2 of 4) a new trial batch of concrete Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Mix Design prelab assignment Lab procedures for mix design	ACME Concrete, Aggregate (lab 1 of 4) a new trial batch of concrete Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Aggregate prelab assignment Lab procedures for aggregate
week 9: 29 Oct - 2 Nov	ACME Concrete, Concrete Mix (lab 3 of 4) a new trial batch of concrete Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Mix prelab assignment Lab procedures for concrete mix	ACME Concrete, Mix Design (lab 2 of 4) a new trial batch of concrete Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Mix Design prelab assignment Lab procedures for mix design
week 10: 5-9 Nov	--- no labs ---	ACME Concrete, Concrete Mix (lab 3 of 4) a new trial batch of concrete Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Mix prelab assignment Lab procedures for concrete mix
week 11: 12-16 Nov	Argyle Specialty Lumber, LLC, wet strength of eastern white pine Assignment memo as a [word doc][pdf] Prelab assignment Lab procedures for wood testing Grading rubric
week 12: 19-20 Nov	--- no labs -- Thanksgiving break week ---
week 13: 26-30 Nov	Black Bear Bridge Testing Co., strength effects of nano particles Assignment memo as a [word docx][pdf] Lab procedures are similar to the Merrill's Wharf steel and aluminum project.
week 14: 3-7 Dec	ACME Concrete, strength testing (lab 4 of 4) Concrete Strength prelab assignment Break concrete cylinders and the beam Lab procedures for concrete Strength
week 15: 10-14 Dec	Material Design Workshop