A Modest Proposal: Field Monitoring and
Measurements Education

Vijaya KA Gopu; Ayman Okeil; Roger K Seals

Opinion

A Modest Proposal: Field Monitoring and Measurements Education

Vijaya KA Gopu¹, Ayman Okeil² and Roger K Seals³*

¹Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Associate Director for External Programs, Louisiana Transportation Research Center

²Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University

³Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University

Corresponding Author

Received Date: August 14, 2019; Published Date: August 21, 2019

Abstract

We propose that undergraduate curricula reform efforts be undertaken to incorporate Field Monitoring and Measurements (FMM) content in the undergraduate civil and environmental (CEE) engineering curriculum. While CEE undergraduate curricula generally incorporate laboratory courses in such topics as material testing, fluid mechanics, and geotechnical engineering, among others, the subject matter is often limited to either an experimental demonstration of theoretical principles or to conducting standard laboratory tests.

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Citation

Vijaya KA Gopu, Ayman Okeil, Roger K Seals. A Modest Proposal: Field Monitoring and Measurements Education. Cur Trends Civil & Struct Eng. 3(4): 2019. CTCSE.MS.ID.000569.