Presentations and discussions contributed by staff, students and outside speakers. Required every semester for all full-time students in the Structures and Applied Mechanics Area of Concentration in the Civil Engineering Field of Study.

Special problems in civil engineering as arranged by the student with a supervisory instructor of his or her choice.

Extended discussions on presentations contributed by staff, students and outside speakers. Required every semester for all full-time students in the Transportation and Urban Engineering Area of Concentration in the Civil Engineering Field of Study.

Classroom or laboratory courses as announced for each semester. For independent study see CE 5020.

Stress and strain, combined stress, and theories of failure. Torsion of non-circular sections. Shear center, unsymmetrical bending, curved flexural members, and beams on elastic foundations. Energy methods. Plane theory of elasticity, plate bending, and pressurized cylinders.

Fundamentals of reliability analysis. Load and resistance models, first order reliability methods, and probabilistic simulation techniques. Calibration of design codes. System reliability.

Buckling of elastic and inelastic columns; lateral buckling of beams; buckling of plates, rings and tubes; stability of frames.

Vibrating systems; application to design; discrete and continuous systems, free and forced vibrations; response to periodic and non-periodic loads; analytical and numerical techniques; earthquake loading; response spectra.

Characteristics of random data; vibration test hardware; data acquisition and analysis; and experimental modal analysis and system identification. Laboratory experiments will be used to enhance understanding of taught concepts.

Focuses on fundamental concepts and applications of fracture mechanics. Topics include linear elastic fracture mechanics, elastic plastic fracture mechanics, computational fracture mechanics, fracture mechanisms in metals and non-metals, fracture testing, dynamic and time-dependent fracture, fatigue crack growth, interfacial fracture, fracture in advanced materials, and engineering applications.

(Also offered as ME 5520.) Formulation of finite elements methods for linear static analysis. Development of two and three dimensional continuum elements, axisymmetric elements, plate and shell elements, and heat transfer elements. Evaluation of basic modeling principles including convergence and element distortion. Applications using commercial finite element programs.

(Also offered as ME 5521.) Formulation of finite elements methods for modal and transient analysis. Development of implicit and explicit transient algorithms. Stability and accuracy analysis. Formulation of finite element methods for material and geometric nonlinearities. Development of nonlinear solution algorithms. Applications using commercial finite element code.

Resource allocation subject to constraints. Facility location problems. Simplex method for linear programming. Introduction to integer programming and network flow problems.

(Also offered as ENVE 5210.) Quantitative treatment of chemical behavior in environmental systems. Thermodynamics and kinetics of acid/base, complexation, precipitation/dissolution, sorption and redox reactions; degradation and partitioning of organic contaminants; software for speciation and partitioning computation.

Common types of bridges; AASHTO bridge loads; design of composite plate girders; fatigue; design of bridge substructure; design project.

Highway bridges; AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications; seismic design; force-based and displacement-based design methods; vessel collision, truck collision, and ice loading. Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or relevant work experience is required for this course.

Common ABC methods and technologies; prefabricated bridge elements; bridge systems including Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) and Lateral Slide Bridge Construction; construction methods and planning.

Introduction of soil as a multi-phase material; stress and strain analysis in soil; soil compression and consolidation; shear strength of sand and clay; critical state soil mechanics; advanced topics in complex constitutive relationships; introduction to fracture mechanics; term paper.

Global tectonics and earthquake sources, seismic wave propagation, strong ground motion analysis, seismic hazards, site effects and liquefaction, seismic load to slopes, retaining structures and foundations, structure response to dynamic loads; term paper.

Soil behavior in retaining systems, shallow foundations, deep foundations.

Characteristics of wind hazards; characteristics of flooding and wave hazards; design of coastal infrastructures and resilience assessment. Individual project and report.

Behavior and design of reinforced concrete for flexure, shear, torsion, bond, and axial loads; two way slabs; beam-column joints; general flexure theory; seismic considerations; review of design specifications.

Analysis, design, and behavior of pretensioned and post-tensioned concrete; simple and continuous span structures; time dependent behavior; review of design specifications.

Analysis of transportation case studies in transportation design, and transportation and land use planning. Application of transportation engineering and planning skills. Oral and written group reports, group discussions, individual papers.

Assesses the role of the land-based transportation system in terms of how it affects the environmental, social and economic goals for a sustainable society. How the concept of sustainability can be used as a holistic framework for assessing the transportation and land use system. Strategies for reducing the environmental, social and economic footprint of the transportation/land use system and ways they can be implemented.

Urban street and highway design: vertical and horizontal alignment, cross-section elements, traffic barriers, interchanges and intersections, pedestrian and bike facilities, traffic calming, community and roadside elements.

Human factors in traffic safety, economic costs of crashes, crash data collection and database management, elements of statistics and crash count distributions, exploratory analysis of crash count data, regression analysis of crash count data, before-after studies, network screening and diagnosis, roadway and roadside design, crash modification factors.

Transportation economics, urban transportation planning process, local area traffic management, evaluation of transportation improvements, land use and transportation interaction.

Characteristics of public transportation systems, public transport network planning, station spacing and design, public transportation and land use development, public transportation network design problems, and introduction to transit assignment.

Traffic flow characteristics; traffic control devices; traffic signs and markings; traffic data collection; traffic signal timing and operation; capacity of streets, intersections, and highways; traffic impact studies; traffic simulation; term paper.

Application of various statistical methods for analysis of transportation data, including linear regression, count data models, logistic regression, discrete outcome models, ordered probability models, random parameter models, and duration models among others.

Network modeling and graph theoretical applications to transportation systems. Algorithmic approaches to common network problems. System optimal and user equilibrium traffic assignment modeling and solution techniques.

Driver, pedestrian and vehicle operating characteristics; microscopic and macroscopic representations of traffic flow; microscopic and macroscopic traffic stream models; safety analysis; traffic management; shock wave analysis; queueing analysis.

(Also offered as ENVE 6920.) Offered by special arrangement. Practical experience in classroom teaching with mentoring from a member of the graduate faculty.