Teaching
Current Courses
CCE 203 Mechanics of Materials
This class covers fundamental concepts of elastic stress and strain, including transformations and stress-strain relations. Additionally beam/column theories (axial, flexure, torsion, and shear loads and deformations), shear and bending moment relationships, column stability, and cylindrical and spherical pressure vessels are addressed. (Brigham Young University CCE 203)
CE 424 Reinforced Concrete Design
This class introduces students to reinforced concrete and exposes students to the principles governing the design of simple reinforced concrete elements such as beams, columns, slabs, and footings in a manner that will prepare them for the practice of structural engineering and/or for further study at the graduate level. Students also gain familiarity with the ACI 318. Â (Brigham Young University CE 424)
CE 528 Masonry Design
This course provides students with a basic understanding of the analysis and design of masonry structures. Emphasis is given to beams, columns, piers, walls, and connections. Students also gain a familiarity with the TMS 402/602 code. (Brigham Young University CE 528)
CE 594R Prestressed Concrete Design
This course provides students with a basic understanding of the analysis and design of prestressed concrete members. Emphasis is given to flexure and shear design of prestressed beams. Prestress losses, initial and long-term deflection, partial prestressing, transfer and development length, and statically indeterminate structures is also covered. (Brigham Young University CE 594R, Utah State University CE 6930)
Past Courses
Engineering Disciplines and Skills
Focused on providing foundational engineering problem solving skills. Students demonstrated problem solving techniques with an emphasis on dimensions and units, creating and utilizing spreadsheets for analysis, employing modeling techniques, and interpreting the validity of experimental results. Included exploration of various engineering disciplines. Introduced professional issues appropriate to engineering. Various forms of technical communication were emphasized. (Clemson University ENGR 1020)
Programming and Problem Solving
Students formulated and solved engineering problems individually and on teams using MATLAB and other computer applications including Microsoft Excel; estimated answers for comparison to computed solutions; read, interpreted and wrote programs, instructions and formatted output; created and interpreted plots and trendlines; evaluated and composed conditional statements and looping structures; and debugged. Various forms of technical communication were emphasized. (Clemson University ENGR 1410)
Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
Laboratory course intended to complement the Civil Engineering Materials course. Students performed experiments and documented laboratory measurements of mechanical behavior of civil engineering materials in accordance with proper material testing standards. Focused on data collection, data analysis, interpretation and presentation of results. Technical writing communication was emphasized. (Utah State University CEE 3165)