Spring 2027

Materials for Constructed Facilities

Examines properties and tests of materials for constructing or repairing facilities like buildings and transportation systems, including lab/field measurement techniques and technical report preparation.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Bu Wang

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.97 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 97.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.51 GPA, 64.1% A/AB (n=39 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Use knowledge of construction materials behavior to select and specify materials for construction of civil engineering facilities

  • Use knowledge of construction materials behavior to monitor construction of civil engineering facilities

  • Conduct experiments with standardized testing protocols, interpret test results, and communicate results and interpretation in technical reports

  • Design and conduct forensic studies to determine the role of material properties or construction methods in facility failures

  • Use teamwork and communication skills relevant to the selection, specification, monitoring, and testing of construction materials

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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(E M A 303 or M E 306), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.67 GPA, 79.3% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.31 GPA, 53.8% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.51 GPA, 64.1% A/AB (n=39 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BU WANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 600
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 302Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 303Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 302Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 303Classroom Instruction0 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.97 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 97.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.51 GPA, 64.1% A/AB (n=39 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Properties and tests of construction and repair materials for buildings, transportation, utilities, and reinforced earth.
  • Laboratory and field measurement techniques for assessing material performance.
  • Technical report preparation.

Skills

  • Select and specify construction materials based on their behavior.
  • Monitor the construction of civil engineering facilities using materials knowledge.
  • Conduct experiments with standardized protocols, interpret results, and write technical reports.
  • Design and conduct forensic studies to analyze facility failures.

Grades

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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CIVENGR/EMA 395 · Spring 2027

Materials for Constructed Facilities

Recorded 2026-10-14
CIVENGR/EMA 395 · Spring 2027

Materials for Constructed Facilities

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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