It is a vigorous means by developing experimental and creative activities of college students in civil engineering to enhance the effect of researchoriented teaching. Key factors put into practice of the experimental and creative activities favorably are discussed from 4 aspects in this paper. As a case of instructing creative experiment project, the college students’ selfregulated researching activities are expressed in detail and great effectiveness to handson skills, theoretical knowledge, comprehensive quality and creative ability of the college students during the experiment development are achieved.