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Current Courses

CE 421 - Structural Steel Design

In this course we learn how to design steel structures. We study design loads (emphasizing live loads) and ASD and LRFD design methods. We gain proficiency with the AISC Specification for structural steel buildings and the AISC Steel Construction Manual. We learn about steel properties and behavior, members subject to tension, flexure, shear, combined loading and bolted and fillet welded connections.

CE 504 - Nonlinear Structural Analysis

In this course we study methods of geometric and material nonlinear analysis, emphasizing modeling approaches for skeletal (frame) structures. We study small versus large strains, and small versus large displacements. We learn how to incorporate geometric imperfections and how to use both concentrated and distributed plasticity models. Structures include plane trusses and plane frames, grid systems, space trusses and space frames, membrane and shell structures, and solid structures.

CE 508 - Structural Vibrations

In this course we study structural vibration of single and multi-degree of freedom systems, with an emphasis on earthquake engineering. We learn modern computational techniques. We learn analytical and numerical procedures for solving the equation of motion including frequency domain and time domain approaches, contrasting both direct implicit and explicit methods. We learn the basis for important provisions in ASCE 7 Minimum design loads and associated criteria for buildings and other structures, including modal analysis, response spectrum analysis (RSA), and linear and nonlinear response history analysis (RHA).

CE 521 - Advanced Steel Design

In this course we gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental behavior of steel structures, the basis for the AISC Seismic provisions for structural steel buildings, and relevant provisions in ASCE 7 Minimum design loads and associated criteria for buildings and other structures. The course utilizes the AISC Seismic Design Manual. This course includes a comprehensive team project to design a steel-frame building in a high seismic region.

CE 529 - Structural Wood Design

In this course we learn how to design wood structures. We study design loads (emphasizing snow loads) and gain proficiency with the National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction, the NDS Supplement, and the Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS). We learn about the fundamental behavior of wood members subjected to bending, axial forces, and combined loading. We learn how to design wood diaphragms, wood shear walls, and dowel-type connections. This course includes a comprehensive team project to design a wood light-frame building.

CE 594R - Structural Loads

In this course we learn the fundamental basis for design loads and how to apply the provisions of ASCE 7 to buildings and other structures. We cover a variety of loads, including rain, snow, tornados, and other unusual loads, with a primary emphasis on windstorms and earthquakes. The course includes a team project to design a building in a high-wind or high-seismic region.

Past Courses

Earthquake Engineering

In this advanced course, we learned how structures behave when subjected to strong ground motion and how to design buildings for earthquakes. Topics included interpreting code requirements, including the NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions and Commentary, calculating design forces on structures, evaluating inelastic behavior of structures, understanding how materials behave, and advances in earthquake engineering.

Structural Systems Design

This was a comprehensive design course for buildings. Senior students in architectural engineering focused on steel structures, while graduate students considered both steel and reinforced concrete building structures. Elements of previous design courses were incorporated by executing design of a building using applicable codes and standards, with a concentration on a detailed design of the project's structural systems. Topics included preliminary design, selection of framing systems, braced and unbraced frames, stability effects and nonlinear behavior.

Mechanics of Materials

In this course we studied the fundamental behavior of deformable solid bodies subjected to various types of loading, including the use of energy methods. We learned to articulate the concept of stress and strain, understand the behavior of ductile and brittle materials and failure theories for ductile and brittle materials, and we applied the concept of structural stability.

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