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Civil Engineering Facilities

A winter snowstorm decorates the Swenson Civil Engineering Building

The Civil Engineering building houses state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory facilities. Some of the highlights include:

Labs in every focus area for hands-on training and student projects

• Structural strong floor and reaction wall with 2-15 ton gantry cranes
• Extensive high bay area
• Hydraulic lab with large-scale flume
• Construction materials lab
• Geomaterials lab (soil & rock testing)
• Parts fabrication lab

A building that teaches

• Multiple visible structural systems
• Sustainable & local building material focus

Technology Classrooms

Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and transportation simulation labs