CIVIL ENGINEERING

560.141 (E,N)
(W)

PERSPECTIVES ON THE EVOLUTION OF STRUCTURES (3) Schafer   Limit 100 33   Simple math required (no calculus).  Why do buildings and bridges look the way they do today? Students will be provided the tools to answer this question for themselves through a study of the history of the design of buildings and bridges throughout the world from both the engineering and architectural/aesthetic perspectives. Cross-listed with General Engineering

Sec. 01

Lab

TTh 3-4:15

W 3-4:15

560.202 (E,N)

DYNAMICS (4) Graham-Brady Limit 75 Prereq: 560.201, 110.109 (Calculus II), and 171.101 (General Physics)   Basic principles of classical mechanics applied to the motion of particles, system of particles, and rigid bodies.  Kinematics: analytical description of motion, rectilinear and curvilinear motions of particles; rigid body motion.  Kinetics: force, mass, and accelerations, energy, and momentum principles.  Introduction to vibration.

Sec. 01

Lab

TTh 10:30-11:45

F 2:30 – 5:20

560.206 (E)

SOLID MECHANICS AND THEORY OF STRUCTURES (4) Herman   Limit 80     Prereq: 560.201   Application of the principles of structural analysis for statically determinate and indeterminate structures (trusses, cables, beams, arches, and frameworks). Calculation of internal forces and stresses in members and structures. Determination of deflections by equilibrium and energy methods. Analysis of indeterminate structures by flexibility and stiffness solutions.

Sec. 01

Lab

TTh 1:30-2:45

W 1:30-2:45

560.320 (E)

STEEL STRUCTURES (3) Herman
Limit 30   Prereq: 560.301  Principles, analysis, and methodologies for conceptual and detailed design of steel buildings using the load and resistance factor design approach. Topics include analysis and design of tension members, beams, columns, beam columns, and simple connections.

Sec. 01

TTh 9-10:15

560.330 (E)
             

FOUNDATION DESIGN (3) Anandarajah Limit 30   Prereq: 560.305  Application of soil mechanics theory and soil test results to the analysis and design of foundations for structures; retaining walls; embankments; design of pile, and shallow footing foundations; slope stability.

Sec. 01

MW 3-4:15

560.350 (E)
             

DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS (3) Matteo Mettam
Limit 25 Senior Civil Eng. Majors only A study of the engineering design process from problem definition to the final design.  There are team projects which include written and oral presentations. 

Sec. 01

Th 1:30-4:20

560.380 (E)

INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN AND WIND ENGINEERING (3) Shen  Limit 30   Prereq: 560.351 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics.  Fundamentals of hydro-dynamics, aerodynamics and flow-structure interactions with applications in coastal/ocean engineering and wind engineering. Topics include wind and current past blunt bodies, flow-induced structure vibrations, ocean waves and wave/flood loads, wind field and wind loads, and model testing. 

Sec. 01

TTh 10:30-11:45

560.435 (E)

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (3) Igusa   Limit 80   Prereq: 110.109   Development and applications of the analysis of uncertainty, including basic probability, statistics and decision theory, in civil engineering areas of soil mechanics, structures, transportation and water resources.

Sec. 01

MW 12-1:15

560.492 (E)

SEMINAR IN CIVIL ENGINEERING -JUNIORS (.5) Herman  S/U grading only Seminar series of speakers on various aspects of civil engineering. Juniors in Civil Engineering are expected to enroll in this sequence. Different speakers are invited each semester.

Sec. 01

T 4:30-5:45pm

560.494 (E)

SEMINAR IN CIVIL ENGINEERING –SENIORS (.5) Herman  S/U grading only Seminar series of speakers on various aspects of civil engineering. Seniors in Civil Engineering are expected to enroll in this sequence.  Different speakers are invited each semester.

Sec. 01

T 4:30-5:45pm

560.526

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

560.536

RESEARCH IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

560.692

CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINAR - GRADUATE STUDENTS Herman

Sec. 01

T 4:30-5:45pm

560.782

HYDRODYNAMICS  Shen Limit 15   Fundamentals of fluid mechanics in the context of ocean science and engineering, naval architecture, and coastal processes, at engineering scales.

Sec. 01

TTh 3-4:15

560.786

STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY   Schafer Prereq: 560.435 Reliability theory and its application to problems in civil engineering (primarily structural) design and analysis.  The course will include some review of probability theory, statistics and the theory of stochastic processes/fields, second moment methods along with first and second order reliability approaches. Probabilistic modeling of loads is considered. Component-wise measures of reliability are investigated as a gateway to the theory, but estimation of structural system reliability is the overall objective of the class. The relationship of the theory of reliability to structural design codes is discussed.

Sec. 01

TTh 9-10:15

560.787

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION Guest Limit 30   Introduction to structural optimization with focus on topology optimization using finite element methods. Applications to design of structural and mechanical systems and use of inverse homogenization to design material microstructures that yield extreme/prescribed properties.

Sec. 01

MW 5-6:30pm

560.836

GRADUATE RESEARCH
Sec. 01 – Staff
Sec. 02 – Dalrymple
Sec. 07 – McCormick
Sec. 08 – Schafer
Sec. 09 – Anandarajah
Sec. 10 – Brady
Sec. 11 – Igusa
Sec. 13 – Arwade
Sec. 14 – Shen
Sec. 15 - Guest
Sec. 16 - Nakata
Sec. 17 - Herman