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  • CIEE E1201y Design of Buildings, Bridges, and Spacecraft 3 pts. Prerequisites: First-semester calculus and physics. An introduction to basic principles according to which many structures are designed, constructed, and maintained in service. Course modules cover: how strength and safety are treated and the role of the computer at this design stage; performance requirements other than safety, such as noise and motion limitations; classic and new materials of construction, their important features, and laboratory demonstration of properties; management of both design and construction projects; and follow-up assessment monitoring and control.

  • CIEN E3004y Urban Infrastructure Systems 3 pts. Introduction to: (a) the infrastructure systems that support urban socioeconomic activities, and (b) fundamental system design and analysis methods. Coverage of water resources, vertical, transportation, communications and energy infrastructure. Emphasis upon the purposes that these systems serve, the factors that influence their performance, the basic mechanisms that govern their design and operation, and the impacts that they have regionally and globally. Student teams complete a semester-long design/analysis project with equal emphasis given to water resources / environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering and construction engineering and management topics.

  • CIEN E3121y Structural Analysis 3 pts. Methods of structural analysis. Trusses, arches, cables, frames; influence lines; deflections; force method; displacement method; computer applications.

  • CIEN E3125y Structural Design 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME 3113. Design criteria for varied structural applications, including buildings and bridges; design of elements using steel, concrete, masonry, wood, and other materials.

  • CIEN E3126y Computer-Aided Structural Design 1 pt. Corequisites: CIEN E3125. Introduction to software for structural analysis and design with lab. Applications to the design of structural elements and connections. Lab Required.

  • CIEN E3127x Structural Design Projects 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3125 and CIEN E3126 or the instructor's permission. Design projects with various structural systems and materials.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E3127
    CIEN
    3127
    88758
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    MW 10:35a - 11:50a
    644 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    A. Smyth 38 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E3128y Design Projects 4 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3125 and CIEN E3126. Capstone design project in civil engineering. This project integrates structural, geotechnical and environmental/water resources design problems with construction management tasks and sustainability, legal and other social issues. Project is completed in teams, and communication skills are stressed. Outside lecturers will address important current issues in engineering practice. Every student in the course will be exposed with equal emphasis to issues related to geotechnical engineering, water resources / environmental engineering, structural engineering, and construction engineering and management.

  • CIEN E3129x Project Management for Construction 3 pts. Prerequisites: Senior standing in Civil Engineering or permission by Instructor. Introduction to Project Management for design and construction processes. Elements of planning, estimating, scheduling, bidding, and contractual relationships. Computer scheduling and cost control. Critical path method. Design and construction activities. Field supervision.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E3129
    CIEN
    3129
    92404
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    Th 4:10p - 6:40p
    644 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    J. Taylor 25 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E3141y Soil Mechanics 4 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3113. Index properties and classification; compaction; permeability and seepage; effective stress and stress distribution; shear strength of soil; consolidation; slope stability.

  • CIEE E3250y Hydrosystems Engineering 3 pts. Prerequisites: CHEN E3110 or ENME E3161 or equivalent, SIEO W3600 or equivalent, or the instructor's permission. A quantitative introduction to hydrologic and hydraulic systems, with a focus on integrated modeling and analysis of the water cycle and associated mass transport for water resources and environmental engineering. Coverage of unit hydrologic processes such as precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, runoff generation, open channel and pipe flow, subsurface flow and well hydraulics in the context of example watersheds and specific integrative problems such as risk-based design for flood control, provision of water, and assessment of environmental impact or potential for non-point source pollution. Spatial hydrologic analysis using GIS and watershed models. Note: this course is to be joint listed with CIEN, and replaces the previous CIEN 3250.

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    Spring 2009 :: CIEE E3250
    CIEE
    3250
    61048
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    MW 4:10p - 5:25p
    TBA
    G. Gong 0 [ More Info ]
  • CIEE E3255y Environmental Control and Pollution Reduction Systems 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3161 or MECE3100 Review of engineered systems for prevention and control of pollution. Fundamentals of material and energy balances and reaction kinetics. Analysis of engineered systems to address environmental problems, including solid and hazardous waste, and air, water, soil and noise pollution. Life cycle assessments and emerging technologies.

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    Spring 2009 :: CIEE E3255
    CIEE
    3255
    62296
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    MW 9:10a - 10:25a
    TBA
    M. Castaldi 0 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4010y Transportation Engineering 3 pts. An overview of the planning, design, operation, and construction of urban highways and mass transportation systems. Transportation planning and traffic studies; traffic and highway engineering; rapid transit and railroad engineering.

  • CIEN E4021y Elastic and Plastic Analysis of Structures 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3121 or the equivalent. Overview of classical indeterminate structural analysis methods (force and displacement methods), approximate methods of analysis, plastic analysis methods, collapse analysis, shakedown theorem, structural optimization.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4021
    CIEN
    4021
    42904
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    Tu 4:10p - 6:40p
    414 Schapiro Cepser
    C. Meyer 7 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4022y Bridge Design and Management 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3125 or the equivalent. Bridge design history, methods of analysis, loads: static, live, dynamic. Design: allowable stress, ultimate strength, load resistance factor, supply/demand. Steel and concrete superstructures: suspension, cable stayed, prestressed, arches. Management of the assets, life-cycle cost, expected useful life, inspection, maintenence, repair, reconstruction. Bridge inventories, condition assessments, data acquisition and analysis, forecasts. Selected case histories and field visits.

  • CIEN E4100y Earthquake and Wind Engineering 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: ENME E3106 or the equivalent. Basic concepts of seismology. Earthquake characteristics, magnitude, response spectrum, dynamic response of structures to ground motion. Base isolation and earthquake-resistant design. Wind loads and aeroelastic instabilities. Extreme winds. Wind effects on structures and gust factors.

  • CIEN E4111x Uncertainty and Risk In Infrastructure Systems 3 pts. Prerequisites: Working knowledge of calculus. Introduction to basic probability; hazard function; reliability function; stochastic models of natural and technological hazards; extreme value distributions; Monte Carlo simulation techniques; fundamentals of integrated risk assessment and risk management; topics in risk-based insurance; case studies involving civil infrastructure systems, environmental systems, mechanical and aerospace systems, construction management.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4111
    CIEN
    4111
    46107
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    Tu 4:10p - 6:40p
    627 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    G. Deodatis 27 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4128y Civil Engineering Management 3 pts. Available only on CVN. Principles of engineering management with a strong emphasis on planning of infrastructure systems. The course stresses leadership, creativity, and management analysis. Program planning with optimization under financial and environmental constraints; project planning and scheduling using deterministic and stochastic network theories; production rate development and control using statistical, heuristic, simulation, and queuing theory approaches. Students prepare and formally present term projects.

  • CIEN E4129x or y Managing Engineering and Construction Processes 3 pts. Prerequisites: Senior standing in Civil Engineering, or instructor's permission. Introduction to the principles, methods and tools necessary to manage design and construction processes. Elements of planning, estimating, scheduling, bidding and contractual relationships. Valuation of project cash flows. Critical path method. Survey of construction procedures. Cost control and effectiveness. Field supervision.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4129
    CIEN
    4129
    57453
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    Th 6:50p - 9:20p
    644 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    Instructor To Be Announced 28 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4130y Design of Construction Systems 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3125 or the equivalent, or the instructor's permission. Introduction to the design of systems that support construction activities and operations. Determination of design loads during construction. Design of excavation support systems, earth retaining systems, temporary supports and underpinning, concrete formwork and shoring systems. Cranes and erection systems. Tunneling systems. Instrumentation and monitoring. Students prepare and present term projects.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4130
    CIEN
    4130
    72052
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    M 6:50p - 9:20p
    227 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    V. Tirolo 5 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4131x or y Principles of Construction Techniques 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN 4129 or equivalent. Current methods of construction, cost-effective designs, maintenance, safe work environment. Design functions, constructability, site and environmental issues.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4131
    CIEN
    4131
    73003
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    W 6:50p - 9:20p
    337 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    W. Hart 34 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4132x or y Prevention and Resolution of Construction Disputes 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E 4129 or equivalent. Contractual relationships in the engineering and construction industry and the actions that result in disputes. Emphasis on procedures required to prevent disputes and resolve them quickly and cost-effectively. Case studies requiring oral and written presentations.

  • CIEN E4133x or y Capital Facility Planning and Financing 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E4129 or equivalent. Planning and financing of capital facilities with a strong emphasis upon civil infrastructure systems. Project feasibility and evaluation. Design of project delivery systems to encourage best value, innovation and private sector participation. Fundamentals of engineering economy and project finance. Elements of life cycle cost estimation and decision analysis. Environmental, institutional, social and political factors. Case studies from transportation, water supply and wastewater treatment.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4133
    CIEN
    4133
    76610
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    Tu 6:50p - 9:20p
    627 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    J. Chang 26 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4134y Construction Industry Law 3 pts. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or the instructor's permission. Practical focus upon legal concepts applicable to the construction industry. Provides sufficient understanding to manage legal aspects, instead of being managed by them. Topics include contractual relationships, contract performance, contract flexibility and change orders, liability and negligence, dispute avoidance/resolution, surety bonds, insurance and site safety.

  • CIEN E4135x Strategic Management In Design and Construction 3 pts. Not given in 2004-2005. Corequisites: CIEN E4129 or equivalent. Core concepts of strategic planning, management and analysis within the construction industry. Industry analysis, strategic planning models and industry trends. Strategies for information technology, emerging markets and globalization. Case studies to demonstrate key concepts in real-world environments.

  • CIEN E4136y Entrepreneurship In Civil Engineering and Construction 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E4129, CIEN E4134 or the equivalent. Capstone practicum where teams develop strategies and business plans for a new enterprise in the engineering and construction industry. Identification of attractive market segments and locations; development of an entry strategy; acquisition of financing, bonding and insurance; organizational design; plans for recruiting and retaining personnel; personnel compensation/incentives. Invited industry speakers.

  • CIEN E4163x Environmental Engineering: Wastewater 3 pts. Prerequisites: Introductory chemistry (with laboratory) and fluid mechanics. Fundamentals of water pollution and wastewater characteristics. Chemistry, microbiology, and reaction kinetics. Design of primary, secondary, and advanced treatment systems. Small community and residential systems.

  • CIEN E4210x Investigation of Structural/Construction Failures 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3125 or equivalent. Review of significant failures, civil/structural engineering design and construction practices, ethical standards and the legal positions as necessary background to forensic engineering. Discussion of standard-of-care. Study of the process of engineering evaluation of structural defects and failures in construction and in service. Examination of the roles, activities, conduct and ethics of the forensic consultant and expert witness. Students are assigned projects of actual cases of non-performance or failure of steel, concrete, masonry, geotechnical and temporary structures, in order to perform, discuss and report their own investigations under the guidance of the instructor.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4210
    CIEN
    4210
    74788
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    M 4:10p - 6:40p
    1024 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    R. Ratay 10 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4212y Structural Assessment and Failure 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3113 and CIEN E3121. Laboratory and field test methods in assessment of structures for rehabilitation and to determine causes of failure; ASTM and other applicable standards; case histories of failures and rehabilitation in wood, steel, masonry, and concrete structures.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4212
    CIEN
    4212
    79536
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    W 4:10p - 6:40p
    627 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    R. Testa 13 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4213x Elastic and Inelastic Buckling of Structures 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Stability of framed structures in the elastic and inelastic ranges. Lateral buckling of beams. Torsional buckling of compression members. Buckling of plates of plate-stiffener combinations. Linear stability analysis of cylindrical shells and discussion of its limitations. Discussion of the semi-empirical nature of the elastoplastic relations used in the case of plates and shells.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4213
    CIEN
    4213
    87784
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    Th 6:50p - 9:20p
    337 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    W. Laufs 9 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4226y Advanced Design of Steel Structures 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3125 or the equivalent. Review of loads and structural design approaches. Material considerations in structural steel design. Behavior and design of rolled steel, welded, cold-formed light-gauge, and composite concrete/steel members. Design of multi-story buildings and space structures.

  • CIEN E4232y Advanced Design of Concrete Structures 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3125 or the equivalent. Design of concrete slabs, deep beams, walls, and other plane structures; introduction to design of prestressed concrete structures.

  • CIEE E4233x Design of large scale bridges 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3121 or the equivalent, and CIEN E3127 or the equivalent. Design of large scale and complex bridges with emphasis on cable-supported structures. Static and dynamic loads, componet design of towers, superstructures & cables; conceptual design of major bridge types including arches, cable stayed bridges and suspension bridges.

  • CIEN E4234y Design of Large-Scale Building Structures 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3121 and CIEN E3127. Modern challenges in the design of large-scale building structures will be studied. Tall buildings, large convention centers and major sports stadiums present major opportunities for creative solutions and leadership on the part of engineers. This course is designed to expose the students to this environment by having them undertake the complete design of a large structure from initial design concepts on through all the major design decisions. The students work as members of a design team to overcome the challenges inherent in major projects. Topics include: overview of major projects, project criteria and interface with architecture, design of foundations and structural systems, design challenges in the post 9/11 environment and roles, responsibilities and legal issues.

  • CIEN E4241x Geotechnical Engineering Fundamentals 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3141 or the instructor's permission. Bearing capacity and settlement of shallow and deep foundations; earth pressure theories; retaining walls and reinforced soil retaining walls; sheet pile walls; braced excavation; slope stability.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4241
    CIEN
    4241
    18055
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    Th 6:50p - 9:20p
    834 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    A. Mohammad 13 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4243y Foundation Engineering 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3141 or the equivalent. Conventional types of foundations and foundation problems: subsurface exploration and testing. Performance of shallow and deep foundations and evaluation by field measurements. Case histories to illustrate typical design and construction problems. To alternate with CIEN E4246.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4243
    CIEN
    4243
    21801
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    Tu 6:50p - 9:20p
    644 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    C. Burke 14 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4244x Geosynthetics and Waste Containment 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: CIEN E4241 or the equivalent. Properties of geosynthetics. Geosynthetic design for soil reinforcement. Geosynthetic applications in solid waste containment system. To alternate with CIEN E4242.

  • CIEN E4246x Earth Retaining Structures 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: CIEN E3141. Retaining structures, bulkheads, cellular cofferdams, and braced excavations. Construction dewatering and underpinning. Instrumentation to monitor actual performances. Ground improvement techniques, including earth reinforcement, geotextiles, and grouting. To alternate with CIEN E4243.

  • CIEN E4250y Waste Containment Design and Practice 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: ENME E3161 and CIEN E3141, or the equivalents. Strategies for the containment of buried wastes. Municipal and hazardous waste landfill design; bioreactor landfills; vertical barriers, evapo-transpiration barriers and capillary barriers; hydraulic containment; in situ stabilization and solidification techniques; site investigation; monitoring and stewardship of buried wastes; options for land reuse/redevelopment.

  • CIEE E4252x Environmental Engineering 3 pts. Prerequisites: CHEM C1403 or the equivalent; ENME E3161 or the equivalent. Engineering aspects of problems in water pollution, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management. Environmental impact assessments. Introduction to global climate change.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEE E4252
    CIEE
    4252
    23199
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    MW 4:10p - 5:25p
    825 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    G. Gong 13 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E4253y Finite Elements In Geotechnical Engineering 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: CIEN E3141 and CIEN E4332. State-of-the-art computer solutions in geotechnical engineering; 3-D consolidation, seepage flows, and soil-structure interaction; element and mesh instabilities. To be offered in alternate years with CIEN E4254.

  • CIEN E4254y Geotechnical Engineering In Highway Design 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: CIEN E3141. Reinforced earth slopes; static and seismic analyses; piles; flexible and rigid pavement design.

  • CIEN E4255y Flow In Porous Media 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: CIEE E3250 or the equivalent. Principles of groundwater flow, steady and transient flow through porous media; pumping tests, well hydraulics, potential theory; parameter identification and calibration of groundwater flow models; stochastic description of heterogeneous porous media; physically-based numerical models for solution of groundwater problems; geostatistical simulation applications to groundwater problems; unsaturated flow problems.

  • CIEE E4257y Contaminant Transport In Subsurface Systems 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEE E3250 or the equivalent. Single and multiple phase transport in porous media; contaminant transport in variably saturated heterogeneous geologic media; physically based numerical models of such processes.

  • CIEN E4260x Urban Ecology Studio 4 pts. Lect: 3. Lab 3. Prerequisites: Senior standing or the instructor's permission. Conjoint studio run with the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) that explores solutions to problems of urban density. Engineering and GSAPP students will engage in a joint project that address habitability and sustainability issues in an urban environment, and also provides community service. Emphasis will be on the integration of science, engineering and design within a social context. Interdisciplinary approaches and communication will be stressed. The studio can be used as a replacement for the capstone design project in CEEM Water Resources/ Environmental Engineering concentration, or the undergraduate design project in Earth and Environmental Engineering.

  • CIEN E4332x Finite Element Analysis, I 3 pts. Prerequisites: Mechanics of solids, structural analysis, elementary computer programming, linear algebra. Matrix methods of structural analysis: displacement method and flexibility methods. Principle of stationary potential energy. Rayleigh-Ritz approximation. Finite element approximation. Truss and beam element. Displacement-based elements for structural mechanics. Isoparametric formulation.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E4332
    CIEN
    4332
    28759
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    M 6:50p - 9:20p
    627 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    H. Waisman 40 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E6131y Managing Civil Infrastructure Systems 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: IEOR E4003, CIEN E4133 or the equivalent. Examination of the fundamentals of infrastructure planning and management with a focus on the application of rational methods to support decision-making about infrastructure systems. Institutional environment and issues; decision-making under certainty and uncertainty; capital planning and financing; evaluation of system condition and performance; group decision processes. Elements of decision and finance theory.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E6131
    CIEN
    6131
    77350
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    Th 4:10p - 6:40p
    327 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    N. Chiara 5 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E6132y Advanced Systems and Technologies In Civil Engineering and Construction 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: CIEN E4129 or the equivalent. Systems and technologies that support programming, design and construction of capital projects, and methods for analyzing their effectiveness in improving value and performance. Decision support systems for capital programming and decision-making. Information technologies for visualization and project management, including Web-based applications. Emerging construction technologies such as automation and robotics.

  • CIEN E6232x Advanced Topics In Concrete Engineering 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: CIEN E3125 or the equivalent. Behavior of concrete under general states of stress, numerical modeling of steel and concrete, finite element analysis of reinforced concrete, design of slabs and their shell concrete structures.

  • CIEN E6246y Advanced Soil Mechanics 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E3141. Stress-dilatancy of sand; failure criteria; critical state soil mechanics; limit analysis; finite element method and case histories of consolidation analysis.

  • CIEN E6248y Experimental Soil Mechanics 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: CIEN E3141. Advanced soil testing, including triaxial and plane strain compression tests; small-strain measurement. Model testing; application (of test results) to design.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E6248
    CIEN
    6248
    88301
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    Tu 4:10p - 6:40p
    644 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    H. Ling 3 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E6333x Finite Element Analysis, II 3 pts. Prerequisites: CIEN E4332 or the instructor's permission. Galerkin finite element formulation. Convergence requirements. Element and mesh instabilities. Stress calculation. Finite elements in heat flow and dynamics. Nonlinear problems. Introduction to boundary element method.

  • CIEN E9101x and y-S9101 Civil Engineering Research 1-4 pts. By conference. Advanced study in a specialized field under the supervision of a member of the department staff. Before registering, the student must submit an outline of the proposed work for approval of the supervisor and the Department Chairman.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E9101
    CIEN
    9101
    86053
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    TBA R. Betti 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    86360
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    TBA G. Dasgupta 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    86857
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    TBA G. Deodatis 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    87249
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    TBA X. Chen 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    86788
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    TBA P. Culligan 1 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    88532
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    TBA H. Ling 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    10860
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    TBA C. Meyer 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    11156
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    TBA A. Smyth 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    11505
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    TBA R. Testa 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    11907
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    TBA R. Vaicaitis 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    12354
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    TBA N. Chiara 0 [ More Info ]
    CIEN
    9101
    12752
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    TBA N. Chiara 1 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E9120x and y-S9120 Independent Studies In Flight Sciences 3 pts. Prerequisites: the instructor's permission. This course is geared toward students interested in flight sciences and flight structures. Topics related to aerodynamics, propulsion, noise, structural dynamics, aeroelasticity, and structures may be selected for supervised study. A term paper will be required.

  • CIEN E9130x and y-S9130 Independent Studies In Construction 3 pts. Prerequisites: Permission by Department Chairman and Instructor. Independent study of engineering and construction industry problems. Topics related to capital planning and financing, project management, contracting strategies and risk allocation, dispute mitigation and resolution, and infrastructure assessment and management may be selected for supervised study. A term paper is required.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E9130
    CIEN
    9130
    16351
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    TBA Instructor To Be Announced 0 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E9165x and y-S9165 Independent Studies In Environmental Engineering 4 pts. By conference. Prerequisites: CIEN E4252 or the equivalent. Emphasizes a one-on-one study approach to specific environmental engineering problems. Students develop papers or work on design problems pertaining to the treatment of solid and liquid waste, contaminant migration, and monitoring and sampling programs for remediation design.

  • CIEN E9201x and y-S9201 Civil Engineering Reports 1-4 pts. By conference. A project on some civil engineering subject approved by the Department Chairman.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E9201
    CIEN
    9201
    17154
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    TBA R. Vaicaitis 0 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E9800x and y-S9800 Doctoral Research Instruction 3-12 pts. May be taken for 3, 6, 9 or 12 points, dependent on instructor permission. A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree in civil engineering must register for 12 points of doctoral research instruction. Registration in CIEN E9800 may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirement for the degree.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E9800
    CIEN
    9800
    22603
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    TBA Instructor To Be Announced 0 [ More Info ]
  • CIEN E9900x and y-S9900 Doctoral Dissertation A candidate for the doctorate may be required to register for this course every term after the student's coursework has been completed and until the dissertation has been accepted.

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    Autumn 2008 :: CIEN E9900
    CIEN
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    28601
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    TBA R. Vaicaitis 0 [ More Info ]

    Engineering Mechanics

  • ENME E3105x or y Mechanics 4 pts. Prerequisites: PHYS C1406 and MATH V1101-V1102 and V1201. Elements of statics; dynamics of a particle and systems of particles; dynamics of rigid bodies.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E3105
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    3105
    55287
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    MWF 11:00a - 12:15p
    627 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    R. Betti 36 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E3106x Dynamics and Vibrations 3 pts. Prerequisites: Math V1201. Corequisites: ENME E3105. Kinematics of rigid bodies; momentum and energy methods; vibrations of discrete and continuous systems; eigen-value problems, natural frequencies and modes. Basics of computer simulation of dynamics problems using MATLAB or Mathematica.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E3106
    ENME
    3106
    82785
    001
    MW 1:10p - 2:30p
    627 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    A. Smyth 29 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E3113x Mechanics of Solids 3 pts. Stress, stress resultants, equilibrium. Deformation. Material behavior in two dimensions. Thermal stresses. Problems in flexure and torsion, pressure vessels. Buckling.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E3113
    ENME
    3113
    53299
    001
    MWF 10:00a - 10:50a
    833 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    X. Chen 56 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E3114y Experimental Mechanics of Materials 4 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3113. Material behavior and constitutive relations. Mechanical properties of metals and cement composites. Cement hydration. Modern construction materials. Experimental investigation of material properties and behavior of structural elements including fracture, fatigue, bending, torsion, buckling.

  • ENME E3161x Fluid Mechanics 4 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3105 and ordinary differential equations. Fluid statics. Fundamental principles and concepts of flow analysis. Differential and finite control volume approach to flow analysis. Dimensional analysis. Application of flow analysis: flow in pipes, external flow, flow in open channels.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E3161
    ENME
    3161
    57289
    001
    TuTh 10:00a - 11:30a
    627 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    P. Culligan 30 [ More Info ]
    ENME
    3161
    41454
    B01
    Th 1:00p - 4:00p
    644 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    Instructor To Be Announced 0 / 0 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E4113x Advanced Mechanics of Solids 3 pts. Stress and deformation formulation in two-and three-dimensional solids; viscoelastic and plastic material in one and two dimensions.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E4113
    ENME
    4113
    48697
    001
    Tu 6:50p - 9:20p
    834 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    H. Yin 5 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E4114y Mechanics of Fracture and Fatigue 3 pts. Prerequisites: Undergraduate mechanics of solids course. Elastic stresses at a crack; energy and stress intensity criteria for crack growth; effect of plastic zone at the crack; fracture testing applications. Fatigue characterization by stress-life and strain-life; damage index; crack propagation; fail safe and safe life analysis.

  • ENME E4202y Advanced Mechanics 3 pts. Not given in 2004-2005.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: ENME E3105 or the equivalent. Differentiation of vector functions. Review of kinematics. Generalized coordinates and constraint equations. Generalized forces. Lagrange's equations. Impulsive forces. Collisions. Hamiltonian. Hamilton's principle.

  • ENME E4214y Theory of Plates and Shells 3 pts. Not given in 2005-2006Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: ENME E3113. Static flexural response of thin, elastic, rectangular, and circular plates. Exact (series) and approximate (Ritz) solutions. Circular cylindrical shells. Axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric membrane theory. Shells of arbitrary shape.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E4214
    ENME
    4214
    80961
    001
    W 4:10p - 6:40p
    227 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    G. Dasgupta 0 [ More Info ]
    Spring 2009 :: ENME E4214
    ENME
    4214
    67250
    001
    Th 4:10p - 6:40p
    TBA
    Instructor To Be Announced 0 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E4215x Theory of Vibrations 3 pts. Frequencies and modes of discrete and continuous elastic systems. Forced vibrations-steady-state and transient motion. Effect of damping. Exact and approximate methods. Applications.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E4215
    ENME
    4215
    82208
    001
    M 4:10p - 6:40p
    627 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    R. Betti 6 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E6220x Random Processes In Mechanics 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E4215 or the equivalent. Random variables, stationary and ergodic random processes, correlation functions, and power spectra. Input-output relations of linear systems: analysis of response of discrete and continuous structures to random loadings. Crossing rates, peak distributions, and response analysis of nonlinear structures to random loading. Simulation of stationary random processes.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E6220
    ENME
    6220
    83456
    001
    Th 6:50p - 9:50p
    415 Schapiro Cepser
    G. Deodatis 1 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E6315x Theory of Elasticity 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Foundations of continuum mechanics. General theorems of elasticity. Application to stress analysis and wave propagation.

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    Autumn 2008 :: ENME E6315
    ENME
    6315
    92855
    001
    Tu 4:10p - 6:40p
    834 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    X. Chen 4 [ More Info ]
  • ENME E8320y Viscoelasticity and Plasticity 4 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E6315 or the equivalent, or the instructor's permission. Constitutive equations of viscoelastic and plastic bodies. Formulation and methods of solution of the boundary value, problems of viscoelasticity and plasticity.

  • ENME E8323y Nonlinear Vibrations 3 pts.Not offered in 2008-2009. Prerequisites: ENME E4215 or the equivalent. Free and forced motion of simple oscillators with nonlinear damping and stiffness. Exact, perturbation, iteration, and graphical methods of solution. Stability of motion. Chaotic vibrations.

    Graphics

  • GRAP E1115x and y Engineering Graphics 3 pts. Open to all students. Visualization and simulation in virtual environments; computer graphics methods for presentation of data. 3-D modeling; animation; rendering; image editing; technical drawing. Lab fee: $225.

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    Autumn 2008 :: GRAP E1115
    GRAP
    1115
    71103
    001
    W 2:15p - 6:00p
    1220 Seeley W. Mudd Building
    J. Sanchez 19 [ More Info ]
    Spring 2009 :: GRAP E1115
    GRAP
    1115
    83148
    001
    TBA J. Sanchez 0 / 45 [ More Info ]
  • GRAP E2005y Computer-Aided Engineering Graphics 3 pts. Prerequisites: Calculus Is. Basic concepts needed to prepare and understand engineering drawings and computer-aided representations: preparation of sketches and drawings, preparation and transmission of graphic information. Lectures and demonstrations, hands-on computer-aided graphics laboratory work. Term project.

  • GRAP E3115x or y Advanced Computer Modeling and Animation 3 pts. Prerequisites: GRAP E1115 or the instructor's permission. Explores applications of 3-D modeling, animation, and rendering techniques in the arts, architecture, engineering, entertainment and science. Visualization through conceptual modeling and animation techniques for product design and realistic presentations. Lab fee: $225.