Department of Civil Engineering

• Department of Civil Engineering
  • FACULTY
  • SECONDARY FACULTY
  • UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
  • GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS
  • FACILITIES
    • Bingham Structures Laboratory
    • Fracture Mechanics Laboratory
    • Structures and Materials Models Laboratory
    • Bingham Concrete Laboratory
    • Environmental Engineering Laboratory
    • Environmental Instrumentation Laboratory
    • Remediation Research Laboratory
    • Soil Mechanics Laboratory
    • Asphalt Concrete Laboratory
    • Image Processing Laboratory
    • Neff Civil Engineering Computational Laboratory
  • RESEARCH
  • UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
  • GRADUATE COURSES
    • SAMPLES OF COURSES FROM WHICH ELECTIVE SEQUENCES COULD BE CHOSEN
      • Structural Engineering
      • Geotechnical Engineering
      • Engineering Mechanics
      • Environmental Engineering
      • Construction Engineering & Management
    • MINOR IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
      • Required Courses
      • Solid Mechanics
      • Structural & Geotechnical Engineering
      • Construction Engineering and Management
      • Environmental Engineering1

Department of Civil Engineering

205 Bingham Building (7201)
phone 368-2950; fax 368-5229
Adel Saada; e-mail: axs31@po.cwru.edu

Programs in Environmental, Geotechnical, and Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, and Engineering Mechanics

Civil engineering is concerned with the environment and with the planning, design, and construction of facilities for meeting the needs of modern society. Examples of such facilities are transportation systems, schools and office buildings, bridges, dams, land reclamation projects, water treatment and distribution systems, commercial buildings, and industrial plants. Civil engineers can choose from a broad spectrum of opportunities in industry and consulting practice as well as research and development in firms in which civil engineers often participate as owners or partners. Employment can be found among a wide variety of industrial, governmental, construction, and private consulting organizations. There is a large demand for civil engineers nationally. The program at Case Western Reserve University is built around small classes, good faculty-student relationships and advising, and a program flexible enough to meet students' personal career aims.

The Department of Civil Engineering of the Case School of Engineering offers an accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with courses in almost all the traditional civil engineering subjects. The graduate program offers the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees for majors in structures, engineering mechanics, geotechnical and environmental engineering. A cooperative education program involving participating engineering firms is available for both undergraduate and graduate students.

An active research program gives the students opportunities to participate in projects related to design, analysis, and testing. Projects are in areas such as computational mechanics, probabilistic design, bridges, dynamics and wind engineering, response of concrete and steel structures, fracture mechanics, static and dynamic behavior of soils, geoenvironmental and earthquake engineering.

FACULTY

Adel S. Saada, Ph.D. (Princeton University), P.E. (Ohio)

Roberto Ballarini, Ph.D. (Northwestern University)

J. Ludwig Figueroa, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), P.E. (Ohio)

Dario A. Gasparini, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), P.E. (Mass)

Arthur A. Huckelbridge, D.Eng. (University of California, Berkeley), P.E. (Ohio & Maryland)

Aaron A. Jennings, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts), P.E. (Indiana)

Robert L. Mullen, Ph.D. (Northwestern University), P.E. (Ohio)

Vassilis P. Panoskaltsis, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley), P.E. (Greece & Europe

Philip C. Perdikaris, Ph.D. (Cornell University), P.E.(Greece)

SECONDARY FACULTY

Thomas P. Kicher, Ph.D. (Case Institute of Technology)

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

The faculty of the civil engineering department believe very strongly that undergraduate education should prepare students to be productive engineers upon receiving the degree. For this reason, particular emphasis in undergraduate teaching is placed on the application of engineering principles to the solution of problems. After completing a broad civil engineering core program the undergraduate student must choose an elective sequence in one of the areas of civil engineering of particular interest, such as structural, geotechnical, environmental, construction management or engineering mechanics.

In order to provide undergraduates with experience in industry, the department attempts to arrange summer jobs for the three summers between their semesters at Case Western Reserve University. By working for organizations in all areas of design and construction, students can gain an invaluable knowledge of the way the industry functions. This experience lets them gain more from their education and makes them more attractive to prospective employers upon graduation. A cooperative education program is also available, which requires the student to spend two full semesters working full-time in an engineering capacity with a contractor, consulting engineer, architect, or materials supplier during the course of his or her education. The aim of the program is to enable students to make their education more meaningful by gaining familiarity with the industry they will work in after graduation and to help students finance their education.

The accredited undergraduate program in civil engineering at Case Western Reserve University has been designed so that the student chooses a sequence of four (4) or more approved elective courses. The sequence is intended to give students the chance to pursue in some depth a particular area related to their careers as civil engineers. Sample of courses from which elective sequences could be chosen follow the civil engineering curriculum in this bulletin. In addition, the students are required to do a senior project in their area of interest.

Students enrolled in other majors may elect to pursue a minor in civil engineering. A minimum of 15 credit hours is required including a course in Mechanics (ECIV 110), one in Civil Engineering Materials (ECIV 211) and a minimum of 10 credit hours to be chosen with the approval of the minor's advisor in any of the following areas: solid mechanics, structural, geotechnical, construction management and environmental. Most classes at Case Western Reserve University are small, and the student has close contact with the faculty. Students have an opportunity to gain practical experience as well as earn a supplemental income by assisting faculty members on consulting work during vacation periods.

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

The graduate programs in structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, engineering mechanics and environmental engineering prepare students for careers in industry, professional practice, research and teaching. Experience has shown that job opportunities are excellent for students who receive advanced degrees in civil engineering at Case Western Reserve University.

Recent advanced degree recipients have found positions in universities, geotechnical and structural consulting firms, petroleum companies, plant design firms, and aerospace firms, among others.

Each student's program of course work and research is tailored to his or her interests, in close consultation with the faculty advisor. For students working toward the Master of Science degree there are two possible plans, A and B. In plan A, a research thesis is required. In plan B, a project and additional course work are substituted for the thesis. For students working toward the Doctor of Philosophy degree a research thesis is required.

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS

The graduate program in engineering mechanics is managed jointly by the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. It prepares the students for a career in research and analysis in solid mechanics. Courses in elasticity, plasticity, damage mechanics, viscoelasticity, viscoplasticity, stability, dynamics, finite elements and boundary integral methods, constitutive methods, fracture mechanics, plates and shells, give the student the necessary knowledge and skill to study the behavior of modern materials and structures as well as advance the state of art. For more information contact: the chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering.

FACILITIES

Bingham Structures Laboratory

The major component of this laboratory is a 14-foot by 60-foot structural test slab, which is the top flange of a 12-foot deep reinforced concrete box girder. Load and tiedown points are provided by 3-inch diameter holes spaced at 2-foot centers. Loading is accomplished by hydraulic jacks. The laboratory also contains 200k, 50k, 25k universal testing machines, and two (2) 55k MTS hydraulic actuators with a controller and a separate hydraulic service manifold system.

Fracture Mechanics Laboratory

This laboratory is equipped with two MTS servo-hydraulic materials test systems. One machine has a traveling microscope attached to it. This high-resolution device allows one to observe microstructural changes simultaneously with stress and displacement. Capabilities include: fracture toughness evaluation of various materials crack growth kinetics under different loading histories; and microstructural damage analysis and micromechanics studies. The second MTS unit is capable of applying simultaneous axial and torsional loads. An environmental chamber is available. There is equipment available for fracture surface characterization and image analysis and a grinding-polishing unit.

Structures and Materials Models Laboratory

This laboratory is a facility for both instructional and research use. Small-scale models made of different materials (steel, concrete, wood, plastic) are tested to study the response of the prototype structural elements and/or assemblies. It is equipped with four 42-inch by 72-inch steel testing tables and aluminum reaction frames and a series of portable strain indicators and companion switch and balance units.

Bingham Concrete Laboratory

A well-equipped concrete laboratory is available for undergraduate instruction. A 100 percent humidity room is available for curing concrete specimens. Other equipment includes a concrete mixer, screening equipment, an air entertainment meter, facilities for prestressing specimens, and a 400k axial compression machine.

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

This laboratory is one in a suite of new laboratories that support environmental engineering teaching and research. The facilities include a teaching laboratory, an advanced instrumentation laboratory, a remediation research laboratory and an electronic classroom/software laboratory. The Environmental Engineering laboratory is equipped for conventional Standard Methods analysis of water, wastewater, soil, solid waste and air samples (pH meters, furnaces, ovens, incubators, hoods, etc.) The lab also offers generous bench top space for student teams to explore laboratory procedures and provides direct access to research, instrumentation, and computational facilities.

Environmental Instrumentation Laboratory

This laboratory is equipped for state-of-the-art analysis of sophisticated environmental contaminants. The room supports a computer controlled Dionex DX-500 IC/HPLC system, and computer controlled Varian SPECTRAA 200/SIPS 10 (flame & furnace) AA system, and a computer controlled Hewlett Packard 6890 GC/MS analysis system for organic and inorganic pollutant analysis. Where appropriate, machines have been equipped with autosamplers to improve productivity.

Remediation Research Laboratory

This laboratory is designed to support physical research on the applied science and design of remediation engineering. The laboratory provides a modeling floor for the assembly of laboratory scale remediation schemes, and provides immediate access to instrumentation and computational facilities for data analysis. Current work is focusing on procedures for measuring the coefficients necessary to translate remediation theory into practical engineering design.

Soil Mechanics Laboratory

This laboratory has a full array of both instructional and research units, notable are automated triaxial units for generalized extension and compression tests, units permitting simultaneous application of hydrostatic, axial, and torsional static and dynamic stresses, a cubical device for true triaxial testing, units by means of which one dimensional consolidation in the triaxial cell can be automatically achieved, and various pore pressure force and deformation measuring devices. Tests are monitored and instantly evaluated by data acquisition-computer systems. Also available is a longitudinal and torsional resonant column device. The laboratory has a SP2000 high speed camera to study dynamic phenomena and a Bioquant surface analyzer to study fabric. A medium-size centrifuge is being installed. A controlled climate room is in regular use.

Asphalt Concrete Laboratory

Image Processing Laboratory

The department has a New Image Processing Laboratory for development of automatic visual inspection methods for pavements, structures and other materials. Equipment available includes:

• Spectral Dynamics Corp. SD330A Real Time Spectrometer
• Ariel DSP-16 2-channel, 16-bit A/D system with 2 megabytes of memory/50kHZ conversion rate
• Ariel TMS320025 Processing Board for real time FFT
• Matrox MVP-AT Display System with 1024 x 1024 pixel display with 16.7 million simultaneous colors (with NP accelerator)
• PC/AT 486 and Pentium class computers with interconnection to Data Acquisition equipment
• HP Scanner
• Spin Physics SP2000 High speed video camera and recorder. Maximum recording speed of 12000 frames/second.

Over 30 various video cameras with both CCD and tube sensors and a wide range of image speeds and luminosity requirements are available. Both color and black/white systems in standard RS-170, NTSC, RGB, and high resolution formats are used in the lab.

Neff Civil Engineering Computational Laboratory

The Neff Computational Laboratory provides Civil Engineering students with access to all the computer resources needed for both course work and research. The laboratory is supplemented by other facilities provided by the University. The Neff Laboratory has both PC/486 and Pentium class computers, as well as, DEC and Sun workstations. All of the computers in the Neff lab can act as independent work stations or provide access via a fiber optic link to other campus computers and Cray Super Computers at NASA Lewis Research Center, Ohio Supercomputer Center and NSF Pittsburgh Super Computer Center.

RESEARCH

Research under way in civil engineering includes work in analytical, design and experimental areas and is sponsored by industry, state, and federal government sources. Major areas of research interest are:

Civil Engineering (ECIV)

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

ECIV 110, Mechanics, 3

Statics of rigid and deformable solids. Vectors, resultants, equilibrium, stability, trusses, machines, friction, moment, and shear diagrams. Moments of inertia, stresses and strains in tension members, compression members and beams. Hooke's law, combined stress states in two dimensions. Stress transformation.

Prerequisite: PHYS 121 and MATH 122

ECIV 161, Surveying, 2

Principles and practice of surveying; measurement of distance and angle; obtaining topographic data. Electronic measurement devices, data acquisition, and data processing. Elements of photogrammetry. CAD. Laboratory.

ECIV 210, Strength of Materials, 3

Stresses and deformations of structural, machine and biological elements; transformation of stress and strain sensors. Mechanical properties of materials. Analysis of indeterminate structures. Inelasticity, failure theories, fatigue. Introduction to the mechanics of solid deformable bodies. Energy methods, virtual work and column stability.

Prerequisite: ECIV 110

ECIV 211, Civil Engineering Materials, 2

Steel, concrete, wood, and masonry. Experiments, advanced reading, and field trips. Strength, stiffness, ductility, and other properties of materials. Experiments on the flexural, compressive, and shear behavior of structural elements. Laboratory.

Prerequisite: ECIV 210

ECIV 220, Structural Analysis I, 3

Static, linear, structural analysis of trusses and frames for member force and deflections. Stiffness and flexibility formulations. Behavior of statically determinate and indeterminate systems.

Prerequisite: ECIV 110

ECIV 221, Structural Design I, 3

Design of structures, beams, columns, beam-columns, and connections. Structures of steel and reinforced concrete. Design laboratory.

Prerequisite: ECIV 220

ECIV 222, Structural Analysis II, 3

Stiffness and flexibility formulations for plane frames, grids, and space frame with classical and matrix methods. Introduction to nonlinear analysis and stability. Structural behavior of arches, cable networks, and other structural systems.

Prerequisite: ECIV 220

ECIV 260, Civil Engineering Systems, 3

Decision-making methods in civil engineering. Engineering economics. Linear and nonlinear programming; planning, scheduling, and CPM methods. Probability and reliability analysis for decisions with risk and uncertainty. Computer laboratory.

ECIV 321, Structural Design II, 3

(Continuation of ECIV 221). Torsion of concrete members, reinforcing steel details, compression reinforced flexural members, two-way slabs, slender columns, torsion of steel members, lateral and local buckling of steel members, plate girders, prestressed concrete design and wood design. Design laboratory.

Prerequisite: ECIV 220 and ECIV 221

ECIV 330, Soil Mechanics, 4

The physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of soils. Soil classification, capillarity, permeability, and flow nets. One dimensional consolidation, stress and settlement analysis. Shear strength, stability of cuts, embankments, retaining walls, and footings. Standard laboratory tests performed for the determination of the physical and mechanical properties of soils. Laboratory.

Prerequisite: ECIV 210

ECIV 340, Construction Management, 3

Selected topics in construction management including specifications writing, contract documents, estimating, materials and labor, bidding procedures and scheduling techniques. The course is augmented by guest lecturers from local industries.

ECIV 341, Construction Scheduling and Estimating, 3

The focus is on scheduling, and estimating and bidding for public and private projects. This includes highways as well as industrial and building construction. The use of computers with the latest software in estimating materials, labor, equipment, overhead and profit is emphasized. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 340

ECIV 351, Engineering Hydraulics and Hydrology, 3

Application of fluid statics and dynamics to Civil Engineering Design. Hydraulic machinery, pipe network analysis, thrust, hammer, open channel flow, sewer system design, culverts, flow gauging, retention/detention basin design. Applied hydrology, hydrograph analysis and hydraulic routing will also be introduced. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: EMAE 151

ECIV 361, Water Resources Engineering, 3

Water doctrine, probabilistic analysis of hydrologic data, common and rare event analysis, flood forecasting and control, reservoir design, hydrologic routing, synthetic streamflow generation, hydroelectric power, water resource quality, water resources planning.

Prerequisite: ECIV 351

ECIV 362, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, 3

Origin, characterization and magnitude of solid and hazardous waste. Solid and hazardous waste regulation. Methods of waste disposal. Techniques for waste reclamation and recycling. Waste management planning.

ECIV 368, Environmental Engineering, 3

Principle and practice of environmental engineering. Water and waste water engineering unit operations and processes including related topics from industrial waste disposal, air pollution and environmental health.

ECIV 396, Special Topics I, 1-3

Special topics in civil engineering in which a regular course is not available. Conferences and report. Consent of instructor required.

ECIV 397, Special Topics II, 3

Special topics in civil engineering in which a regular course is not available. Conferences and report. Consent of instructor required.

ECIV 398, Senior Project, 3

A project emphasizing research and/or design must be completed by all civil engineers.

GRADUATE COURSES

ECIV 410, Advanced Strength of Materials, 3

Selected topics in strength of materials including elasticity, thick cylinders, rotating discs, elementary theory of plate flexure, membranes, strength theories, fatigue, fracture, theory of shells, energy methods and theorems, curved beams, unsymmetrical bending and shear center, stress concentrations, and introduction to the finite element method. Solution of practical stress analysis problems. Consent of instructor required. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 210

ECIV 411, Elasticity. Theory and Applications, 3

General analysis of deformation, strain, and stress. Elastic stress-strain relations and formulation of elasticity problems. Solution of elasticity problems by potentials. Simple beams. The torsion problem. Thick cylinders, disks, and spheres. Energy principle and introduction to variational methods. Elastic stability. Matrix and tensor notations gradually introduced, then used throughout the course. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 210

ECIV 412, Constitutive Modeling Theories, 3

Review of continuum mechanics. Application of theories of thermodynamics to the development of consistent constitutive models. Fundamentals in physics of deformation and fracture. Identification and rheological classification of real solids. Constitutive equations for thermoelastic, plastic, viscoplastic, linear and nonlinear viscoelastic solids. Internal variables. Strain and stress space formulations. Micromechanical considerations. Relation to experimental results. Effects of anisotropy and inhomogeneity. Temperature effects. Gradient and nonlocal theories. Uniqueness theorems. Extremum and variational principles. Stability. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 410 or ECIV 411

ECIV 415, Structural Modeling and Experimental Methods, 3

Types of structural behavior, structural modeling, dimensional analysis and similitude requirements. Experimental stress analysis review. Fabrication, instrumentation and testing of small-scale models (steel, plastic, aluminum, wood). Materials and techniques. Case studies of models in design. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 211, ECIV 220

ECIV 420, Introduction to Finite Element Structural Analysis, 3

Matrix and energy methods of structural analysis for discrete structures including trusses and frames. Introduction to finite element methods and applications in plane stress and strain, axisymmetric and plate and shell structures. Structural problem solving using the digital computer. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 210

ECIV 421, Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design, 3

Properties of plain and reinforced concrete, ultimate strength of reinforced concrete structural elements, flexural and shear design of beams, bond and cracking, torsion, moment redistribution, limit analysis, yield line analysis of slabs, direct design and equivalent frame method, columns, fracture mechanics concepts. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 221

ECIV 422, Advanced Structural Steel Design, 3

Selected topics in structural steel design including plastic design, torsion, lateral buckling, torsional-flexural buckling, frame stability, plate girders, and connections, including critical review of current design specifications relating to these topics.

Prerequisite: ECIV 221

ECIV 423, Prestressed Concrete Design , 3

Design of prestressed concrete structures, mechanical behavior of concrete suitable for prestressing and prestressing steels, load balancing, partial prestressing, prestressing losses, continuous beams, prestressed slab design, columns. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 321 or ECIV 421

ECIV 424, Structural Dynamics, 3

Modeling of structures as single and multidegree of freedom dynamic systems. The eigenvalue problem, damping, and the behavior of dynamic systems. Deterministic models of dynamic loads such as wind and earthquakes. Analytical methods, including modal, response spectrum, time history, and frequency domain analyses. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 222

ECIV 425, Structural Design for Dynamic Loads, 3

Structural design problems in which dynamic excitations are of importance. Earthquake, wind, blast, traffic, and machinery excitations. Human sensitivity to vibration, mechanical behavior of structural elements under dynamic excitation, earthquake response and earthquake-resistant design, wind loading, damping in structures, hysteretic energy dissipation, and ductility requirements.

Prerequisite: ECIV 424

ECIV 426, Structural Reliability, 3

Probability applications in structural analysis and design. Statistical models for load and strength and reliability-based design and optimization. Applications in structural engineering, including wind, earthquake, ocean wave, and highway loading. Consent of instructor required.

ECIV 427, Theory of Structural Stability, 3

Various models of structural stability. Elastic buckling of columns, frames, thin plates, and shells using energy and differential equation methods. Beam columns, inelastic column behavior, and torsional and lateral buckling. Development and evaluation of design procedures for structural instability problems.

Prerequisite: ECIV 222 Consent of instructor required.

ECIV 430, Foundation Engineering, 3

Subsoil exploration. Various types of foundations for structures, their design and settlement performance, including spread and combined footings, mats, piers, and piles. Design of sand-drain installations and earth-retaining structures, including retaining walls, sheet piles, and cofferdams. Case studies.

Prerequisite: ECIV 330

ECIV 431, Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering, 3

Static and dynamic horizontal loading of piles; dynamics of pile driving; behavior of a group of piles including yielding. Soil-foundation-structure interaction due to static loading. Slope stability analysis using circular and non-circular failure surfaces. Use of available computer programs in analysis and design.

Prerequisite: ECIV 430

ECIV 432, Mechanical Behavior of Soils, 3

Soil statics and stresses in a half space-tridimensional consolidation and sand drain theory; stress-strain relations and representations with rheological models. Critical state and various failure theories and their experimental justification for cohesive and noncohesive soils. Laboratory measurement of rheological properties, pore water pressures, and strength under combined stresses. Laboratory. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 330

ECIV 433, Soil Dynamics, 3

I-DOF and M-DOF dynamics; wave propagation theory; dynamic soil properties. Foundation vibrations, design of machine foundations. Seismology; elastic and elastoplastic response sprectra, philosophy of earthquake-resistant design. One and two-dimensional soil amplification, liquefaction, dynamic settlement. Soil-structure interaction during earthquakes. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 330

ECIV 442, Legal Aspects of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 3

The legal issues and principles involved in the design and construction of civil engineering and environmental projects. Use of land; contracts between owners, designers, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers under various forms of project organization. Case studies used extensively to demonstrate the application of legal and ethical principles in industry. Consent of instructor required.

ECIV 460, Environmental Remediation, 3

Evolution of proactive environmental engineering to recover contaminated air, water and soil environments. Lake and river remediation, contaminated sediments, indoor air quality, chemical spills, underground storage tanks, contaminated soils, solid and hazardous waste sites, superfund remediation. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 368

ECIV 510, Advanced Topics in Finite Elements, 3

(Continuation of ECIV 420). Complementary and hybrid energy formulations, material and geometrically nonlinear analysis, thick plate and shell analysis, applications of finite elements to fracture mechanic and other fields. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 420

ECIV 520, Random Processes in Civil Engineering, 3

Random vectors and second moment theory. Time and frequency domain characterization of random processes and fields. Poisson and Markov processes. Random vibration. The first passage problem. Digital simulation of random processes and analysis of time series. Applications focus on stochastic models for phenomena such as earthquakes, wind turbulence, ocean waves, traffic flow, and others related to civil engineering. Consent of instructor required.

ECIV 521, Stochastic Materials Behavior, 3

Applications of random processes to characterization of material structure; elements of quantitative stereology; micromechanical stochastic modeling of stress-strain behavior and static strength; modeling of fatigue strength and crack growth; stochastic simulation of material structure and deformation processes. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 410 and ECIV 411 or ECIV 520

ECIV 530, Advanced Topics in Soil Statics, 3

Failure criteria and their validity in soil mechanics. Slip line theory, Sokolovsky's equations and their application to problems of bearing capacity, earth pressure and slope stability. Current research topics. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 432

ECIV 560, Environmental Engineering Modeling, 3

Translation of the biology, chemistry and physics of environmental problems into mathematical models. Equilibrium and kinetic reaction systems, domain analysis. Lake, river and treatment process models. Convective, dispersive, reactive, sorptive, diffusive mass transport. Transport model calibration. Applications to bio-films, air pollution, spills, groundwater contamination.

ECIV 561, Groundwater Analysis, 3

Principles of mass transport through porous media, formulation of saturated and unsaturated flow equations in alternative coordinate systems, analytical and numerical solutions of flow equations, application of existing groundwater, software analysis of solute transport problems.

ECIV 582, Advanced Theory of Elasticity, 3

Tensor definition and properties; stress and strain tensors; finite deformations; complex variable methods for plane problems of isotropic and anisotropic materials; thermoelasticity; direct and indirect potential methods and boundary-integral methods for two and three-dimensional problems; applications to finite and infinite bodies with flaws; equivalent inclusion method; energy methods. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 411

ECIV 583, Theory of Plates and Shells, 3

Analysis of flat plates subjected to various load and boundary conditions; coupled bending membrane response resulting from both material properties and large deformations; momentless theory of shells, classical bending analysis of shells of revolution, and higher order shell theory.

Prerequisite: ECIV 411

ECIV 584, Theory of Plasticity and Damage Mechanics, 3

The physics of plasticity and damage. Yield criteria, flow rules and hardening rules. Loading criteria. Proportional and non-proportional loading. Strain softening. Relation between elastic-plastic and rigid-plastic representations. Isotropic and kinematic linear and nonlinear hardening. Damage variables. Effective stress. Measurement of damage. Isotropic and nonisotropic damage. Plasticity coupled with damage. Boundary value problems. Dynamic problems. Applications to structural analysis, soil mechanics and metal forming.

Prerequisite: ECIV 411

ECIV 585, Fracture Mechanics, 3

Crack tip fields, stress intensity factors, singular solutions, energy changes with crack growth, cohesive zone models, fracture toughness, small scale yielding, experimental techniques, fracture criteria, J-integral, R-curve, fatigue cracks, fracture of composites, dynamic fracture. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 411

ECIV 586, Rate Effects in Solid Mechanics, 3

Rate and history dependence of material behavior. Viscoelastic and viscoplastic models. Constitutive equations. Hereditary integrals. Internal variable formulation of viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity. Cyclic effects. Nonlinear viscoelasticity. Creep of metals at high temperature. Creep rupture. Computational methods in viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity. Dynamic problems. Boundary-value problems. Stability. Applications to soils, asphalt, metals and alloys. Consent of instructor required.

Prerequisite: ECIV 411

ECIV 601, Independent Study, 1-36

ECIV 651, Thesis M.S., 1-36

ECIV 660, Special Topics, 1-36

Topics of special interest to students and faculty. Topics can be those covered in a regular course when the student cannot wait for the course to be offered.

ECIV 701, Dissertation Ph.D., 1-36

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING DEGREE
MAJOR IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Hours required for graduation: 134 plus graphics proficiency.

b One of these courses must be a humanities/social science course.
c May be taken in the fall of the freshman year.
d Engineering Core Course.
e Must be part of an approved sequence
f These courses may be switched if necessary.
g May substitute EMAE 250.

SAMPLES OF COURSES FROM WHICH ELECTIVE SEQUENCES COULD BE CHOSEN

The approved electives constitute a sequence of four courses in one of the major areas of civil engineering. They are chosen by the student to coincide with his or her interests.

Structural Engineering

ECIV 222, Structural Analysis II (3)
ECIV 321, Structural Design II (3)
ECIV 415, Structural Modeling and Experimental Methods (3)
ECIV 421, Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (3)
ECIV 422, Advanced Structural Steel Design (3)
ECIV 423, Prestressed Concrete Design (3)
ECIV 430, Foundation Engineering (3)

Geotechnical Engineering

ECIV 321, Structural Design II (3)
ECIV 430, Foundation Engineering (3)
ECIV 431, Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering (3)
ECIV 433, Soil Dynamics (3)
GEOL 110, Physical Geology (3)
GEOL 330, Geophysical Field Methods (4)

Engineering Mechanics

ECIV 410, Advanced Strength of Material (3)
ECIV 411, Elasticity, Theory and Applications (3)
ECIV 412, Constitutive Modeling Theories (3)
ECIV 420, Finite Elements (3)
ECIV 433, Soil Dynamics (3)
EMAE 372, Relation of Materials to Design (3)

Environmental Engineering

BIOL 350, Introduction to Ecosystem Analysis and Environmental Science (3)
GEOL 220, Environmental Geology (3)
GEOL 321, Hydrogeology (3)
ECIV 361, Water Resources Engineering (3)
ECIV 362, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3)
ECIV 460, Environmental Remediation (3)
ESYS 426, Water and Energy Systems Engineering (3)

Construction Engineering & Management

Two of the four elective courses must be from within civil engineering.
ECIV 341, Construction Scheduling and Estimating (3)
ECIV 430, Foundation Engineering (3)
BLAW 329, Business Law (or ECIV 442 Legal Aspects...) (3)
ECON 361, Managerial Economics (3)
ACCT 303, Accountancy Principles and Practices (3)
BAFI 355, Corporation Finance (3)
LHRP 251, Labor and Human Resources Analyses and Practice (3)
LHRP 311, Labor Problems (3)

MINOR IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Students enrolled in other majors may elect to pursue a minor in Civil Engineering. A minimum of 15 credit hours is required, as follows:

Required Courses

ECIV 110, Mechanics (3)
ECIV 211, Civil Engineering Materials (2)
Select a minimum of 10 credit hours from one of the following areas (approval of the minor's adviser is required):

Solid Mechanics

ECIV 210, Strength of Materials (3)
ECIV 410, Advanced Strength of Materials (3)
ECIV 411, Elasticity, Theory, & Applications (3)
ECIV 415, Structural Modeling & Experimental Methods (3)
ECIV 420, Introduction to Finite Element Structural Analysis (4)
ECIV 584, Theory of Plasticity (3)
ECIV 585, Fracture Mechanics (3)
ECIV 586, Rate Effects in Solid Mechanics (3)
EMAE 372, Relation of Materials to Design (4)

Structural & Geotechnical Engineering

ECIV 220, Structural Analysis I (3)
ECIV 221, Structural Design I (3)
ECIV 222, Structural Analysis II (3)
ECIV 321, Structural Design II (3)
ECIV 330, Soil Mechanics (4)
ECIV 430, Foundation Engineering (3)
ECIV 433, Soil Dynamics (3)

Construction Engineering and Management

Two of the courses must be ECIV 340, Construction Management (3)
ECIV 341, Construction Scheduling and estimating (3)
One or more courses chosen from BLAW 329, ECON 361, ACCT 303, BAFI 355, LHRP 251, LHRP 311.

Environmental Engineering

(To be arranged with advisor). Computer use is an integral part of the civil engineering curriculum. From required courses in computer programming and numerical analysis to subsequent use and development of civil engineering programs, the student fully utilizes the computer as a planning, analysis, design, and managerial tool. All sequences are constructed to provide a balance of marketable skills and theoretical bases for further growth. With departmental approval other sequences can be developed to meet students' needs.

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