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CE 601 - ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Reviews basic stress-strain concepts; constitutive relations. Studies unsymmetrical bending, shear center, and shear flow. Analyzes curved flexural members, beams on elastic foundation, torsion, bending, and twisting of thin walled sections. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate mechanics and mathematics)
CE 602 - CONTINUUM MECHANICS WITH APPLICATIONS
Introduces continuum mechanics and mechanics of deformable solids. Vectors and cartesian tensors, stress, strain, deformation, equations of motion, constitutive laws, introduction to elasticity, thermal elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and fluids. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
CE 604 - PLATES AND SHELLS
Includes the classical analysis of plates and shells of various shapes; closed-form numerical and approximate methods of solution of governing partial differential equations; and advanced topics (large deflection theory, thermal stresses, orthotropic plates). (Prerequisite: Engineering Mathematics and Advanced Mechanics)
CE 607 - THEORY OF ELASTICITY
Review of the concepts of stress, strain, equilibrium, compatibility; Hooke's law (isotropic materials); displacement and stress formulations of elasticity problems; plane stress and strain problems in rectangular coordinates (Airy's stress function approach); plane stress and strain problems in polar coordinates, axisymmetric problems; torsion of prismatic bars (semi-inverse method using real function approach); thermal stress; and energy methods. (Prerequisite: Continuum Mechanics, or instructor approval)
CE 610 - CONCRETE MATERIALS
This course covers basic properties of hydraulic cements and mineral aggregates and their interactions in concrete as well as properties of plastic and hardened concrete. Modifications through admixtures; concrete test methods and behavior under various loads and durability of concrete as well as performance of concrete are also covered. Production, handling, and placement problems; lightweight, heavyweight, and other special concretes topics are discussed. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instruction permission.)
CE 620 - ENERGY PRINCIPLES IN MECHANICS
Derivation, interpretation,and application to engineering problems of the principles of virtual work and complementary virtual work. Related theorems such as the principles of the stationary total potential complementary energy, Castigliano's theorems, theorem of least work, and unit force and displacement theorems. Introduction to generalized, extended, mixed, and hybrid principles. Variational methods of approximation, Hamilton's principle, and Lagrange's equations of motion. Approximate solutions to problems in structural mechanics by use of variational theorems. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
CE 623 - VIBRATIONS
Topics include free and forced vibration of undamped and damped single-degree-of-freedom systems and undamped multi-degree-of-freedom systems; use of Lagrange's equations, Laplace transform, matrix formulation, and other solution methods; normal mode theory, introduction to vibration of continuous systems. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
CE 665 - MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Analyzes the properties and mechanics of fibrous, laminated composites; stress, strain, equilibrium, and tensor notation; micromechanics, lamina, laminates, anisotropic materials, classical lamination theory, stiffness and strength, interlaminar stresses, fabrication, and test methods; thermal stresses, analysis, design and computerized implementation. (Prerequisite: Knowledge of strength of materials and a computer language)
CE 671 - INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT METHODS
Focuses on the fundamentals and basic concepts of the finite element method; modeling and discretization; application to one-dimensional problems; direct stiffness method; element characteristics; interpolation functions; extension to plane stress problems. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate finite elements or equivalent)
CE 672 - NUMERICAL METHODS IN STRUCTURAL MECHANCS
Focuses on solutions to the static, dynamic, and buckling behavior of determinate and indeterminate structures by numerical procedures, including finite difference and numerical integration techniques. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate finite elements)
CE 675 - THEORY OF STRUCTURAL STABILITY
Introduces the elastic stability of structural and mechanical systems. Studies classical stability theory and buckling of beams, trusses, frames, arches, rings, and thin plates and shells are studied. Also covers the derivation of design formulas, computational formulation and implementation. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
CE 677 - RISK AND RELIABILITY IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Studies the fundamental concepts of structural reliability; definitions of performance and safety, uncertainty in loadings, materials and modeling. Analysis of loadings and resistance. Evaluation of existing design codes. Development of member design criteria, including stability, fatigue and fracture criteria; and the reliability of structural systems. (Prerequisite: Background in probability and statistics)
CE 681 - ADVANCED DESIGN OF METAL STRUCTURES
Analyzes the behavior and design of structural elements and systems, including continuous beams, plate girders, composite steel-concrete members, members in combined bending and compression. Structural frames, framing systems, eccentric connections, and torsion and torsional stability are also studied. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate design of metal structures or equivalent)
CE 683 - PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN
Analyzes prestressing materials and concepts, working stress analysis and design for flexure, strength analysis and design for flexure, prestress losses, design for shear, composite prestressed beams, continuous prestressed beams, prestressed concrete systems concepts, load balancing, slab design. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate design of concrete structures or equivalent)
CE 684 - ADVANCED REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
Study of advanced topics in reinforced concrete design, including design of slender columns, deflections, torsion in reinforced concrete, design of continuous frames and two-way floor systems. Introduction to design of tall structures in reinforced concrete, and design of shear walls. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate design of concrete structures)
CE 691 - SPECIAL TOPICS: BEHAVIOR AND LRFD OF STEEL STRUCTURES
Concepts and probabilistic background of LRFD. Elastic and inelastic buckling of columns, residual stresses, beam column theory; LRFD provisions for column buckling. Critical analysis of effective length provisions. Elastic and inelastic buckling of plates, and evaluation of limiting b/t ratios. Postbuckling stiffness and effective width of stiffened plate elements. Unrestrained and warping torsion of thin walled beams. Torsional buckling of columns. Limit states for beam failure: plastic, elastic, and inelastic lateral torsional buckling provisions. LRFD provisions for torsional and lateral torsional instabilities. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
CE 773 - ADVANCED FINITE ELEMENT APPLICATIONS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Development and application of two- and three-dimensional finite elements; plate bending; isoparametric formulation; solid elements; nonlinear element formulation with application to material and geometric non-linearities; stability problems; formulation and solution of problems in structural dynamics; use of commercial computer codes. (Prerequisite: Finite Element Methods)
CE 780 - OPTIMUM STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Introduces basic concepts, numerical methods and applications of optimum design to civil engineering structures; formulation of the optimum design problems; development of analysis techniques including linear and nonlinear programming and optimality criteria; examples illustrating application to steel and concrete structures. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
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3/30/09
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