NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION

CIVENGR/GLE 534

Course Description

Practical aspects of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for identifying physical properties and damage within civil and geologic materials and structures. Data analyses and data science for wave propagation, arrival picking, distributed fiber optic sensing, and visualization tools such as augmented/mixed/virtual reality.

Prerequisties

EMA 201 , PHYSICS 201 , PHYSICS 207 , or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average

3.86

No change from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

No change from Historical

A Rate

71.43%

No change from Historical

Class Size

100% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Jesse HAMPTON

[email protected]

5.0

Rating

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