Strength Project Help for Civil Engineering Students

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A sophomore civil engineering student is seeking project ideas for a strength of materials class, specifically tests involving compression, tension, or deflection. They initially considered self-consolidating concrete but were advised by their professor that their lack of knowledge in concrete might hinder the project. An alternative suggestion is to focus on metals, which exhibit predictable behavior in strength tests. This could simplify the project and enhance understanding of material properties. Exploring metal options may provide a more manageable and educational experience for the student.
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I'm a sophomore civil engineering student in strength of materials class and have to come up with a project. The project was take something and due a compression, tensile, deflection, etc. test. My first thought was to do something with self-consolidating concrete, which I heard about last summer at my internship, but don't know much about. I asked my professor and said since I haven't taken other civil classes it would be hard because I haven't learned enough about concrete yet, so I'm not sure what to do. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
 
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If you are a sophomore CE student, you should know the difference between 'due' and 'do'.

Instead of using concrete, how about something made of metal? Metals have fairly predictable behavior is such tests.
 

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