With the improvement of science technology in civil engineering, the requirement for talented personnel with high theoretical level and strong practical ability is improving. The traditional teaching method has the disadvantage of emphasizing theory and neglecting practice, and more importance is attached to imitation instead of independent thinking. This paper presents some reform measures to help student integrate theory with practice, increase the participation in theory study and experiment, cultivate the ability of literature research, scheme design, test operation and result analysis. The result shows the practical links can improve the quality of structure experiment course and cultivate professional personnel with active thinking vision and strong practical ability.