Appropriate exposure to engineering ethics, code of conduct, compliance to local regulations and laws and social responsibility; equity, and public and worker safety; concept of economy, sustainable development and environmental stewardship; team-work, project management, writing and presentation skills, professional liability and financial issues; importance of life-long learning and professional development.

Properties of concrete constituents with emphasis on local aggregates and industrial by-products; cement hydration; fresh and hardened properties of concrete; durability tests; introduction to durability problems in concrete structures; concept of durable concrete design considering national and international code specifications. Special concretes including high strength, high performance, ultra-high performance, fiber reinforced, self-compacting, light-weight and sulfur concretes.

Introduction to testing and planning of test programs, and evaluation of concrete structures; various Non-Destructive Tests (NDT) and partially destructive tests for assessment of strength and quality of in-situ concrete; combined method; in-situ load testing; introduction to durability characteristics and composition of concrete and its contamination by chloride, carbonation, sulfate, and alkali; reinforcement corrosion monitoring using half-cell, linear polarization, and ground penetrating radar methods; recent advances in NDT; condition assessment with case studies; types of concrete repair, repair strategy, compatibility and selection of repair materials, patch repair, corrosion repair and crack repair.

Introduction to the composition of non-metallic materials commonly used in construction, types of fibers and resins and their properties; fabrication processes; handling, storage and field applications; mechanical and thermal properties; fire-resistance and durability characteristics; geometry of non-metallic elements ,use of non-metallics as reinforcing bars; design procedures for plastic reinforced concrete elements; use of non-metallic materials in pipelines and storage tanks for use in water/wastewater applications and hydrocarbons and other chemicals; design aspects of fiber reinforced plastic pipes; types of plastic laminates and their use for rehabilitation of damaged structures; other applications.

Introduction; Mechanism of corrosion of steel in concrete including corrosion cells, forms of corrosion, passivity, Pourbaix diagrams, and polarization of electrochemical reactions; Corrosion mechanisms of reinforcing steel in concrete structures including time dependence and adverse effects on structural behavior; Effects of environmental and concrete quality factors; Introduction to modeling related to reinforcement corrosion; Introduction to structural design for durability; Assessment of causes and extent of corrosion damage in reinforced concrete structures; Protection measures against reinforcement corrosion; Repair and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures damaged by reinforcement corrosion.

Pre-Requisites: CE501

Pending of beams of non-symmetrical sections; shear center; curved beams; torsion of prismatic members; beams on elastic foundations; column buckling; failure theories and members with cracks; energy methods; introduction to finite difference and finite element methods.

Introduction to Cartesian tensors; tensorial transformation of stress; finite and infinitesimal strain tensors; stress and stain tensor transformation in 3-D; anisotropic elasticity; theory of anisotropic laminates; yield failure criteria; flow rules in plasticity; elasticity in rectangular and polar coordinates.

Review of matrix algebra solution of equations, review of energy principles, virtual work; structural indeterminacies;, formalized flexibility method of structural analysis, development of element stiffness matrices, direct stiffness method of analysis for 2D and 3D structures, computer applications and software development axial force effects; fundamental of vibrations; equations of motion for SDOF-systems; analysis of harmonic motion; analysis of undamped and damped motions.

Basic equations of continuum mechanics; plane elasticity; Airy's stress function; polynomial and generalized Fourier series solution to biharmonic equation; plane elasticity in polar coordinates; general foundation of plasticity theories including yield criteria, plastic flow rule, and generalized elasto-plastic shear strain relations; application of finite elements in elasticity and plasticity. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Static analysis of elastic plates including rectangular and circular geometry; energy methods; orthotropic plate bending theory; finite element formulation of plate bending; use of ANSYS for plate bending problems under mechanical and thermal loading; membrane theory of shells of surface of revolution; bending theory of circular cylindrical shells; axisymmetric bending of spherical shells; ANSYS application to problems of shells under mechanical loading.

Introduction to common areas of stability problems in structures, conservative and nonconservative loads, elastic and inelastic buckling of columns; stability of members under combined bending and axial loads; buckling of frames; torsional buckling of open sections; lateral stability of beams and buckling of thin plates and shells; design consideration for stability; computer applications.

Equations of motion; free and forced vibrations of single degree of freedom systems; multi-degree of freedom systems (MDOF); free vibration analysis of MDOF structures, forced vibrations by harmonic analysis, generalized impulsive loadings; numerical solutions; introduction to earthquake engineering; earthquake analysis of linear systems; base-isolations; structural dynamics considerations in building codes.

Pre-Requisites: CE511 Or CE511

Introduction to finite difference calculus; applications in computing bending moments; shear force and deflection of beams; critical loads for columns and analysis of beams on elastic foundations; plate bending by finite difference; finite difference software development; introduction to modeling and applications with emphasis on software development. Prerequisites: CE 510, CE 511

Pre-Requisites: CE510 Or CE510 And (CE511 Or CE511)

Stiffness method; finite element method (FEM) for trusses in 2- and 3-D; FEM formulation for beams; plane frames and grids; FEM for plane elasticity; FEM for plate bending; isoparametric formulation; stiffness matrix using numerical integration, Software ELAS2D, area coordinates, Galerkin’s finite element approach for 2-D field problems; derivative boundary conditions; heat transfer by conduction and convection; groundwater flow using Galerkin FEM; time dependent field problems using consistent and lumped formulations. Students will learn how to develop their own software for the various problems areas discussed in this course and also be exposed to commercial software.

Tensors, indicial notation, transformation of coordinates; analysis of stress, principal stresses; 3D Mohr’s circle; analysis of deformation and strain; velocity fields and compatibility conditions; constitutive equations; isotropy; mechanical properties of solids and fluids; field equations; applications to elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and fluid mechanics; introduction to continuum damage mechanics. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing Note: Not to be taken for credits with ME 551

Weighted residual methods; weak formulations; inverse formulations; fundamental solutions; BEM for 1-D problems; BEM for 2-D potential problems; BEM for plane elasticity; BEM for plate bending; introduction to other mesh reduction and mesh-less methods; algorithm design and software development. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Moment-curvature for RC members; flat slab flooring system; yield line analysis for beams and slabs; analysis and design of buildings for lateral loads; design of shear walls; design of slender columns; design for torsion; strut-and-tie models for reinforced concrete; deflection of RC members; design considerations for seismic loading. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Prestressing systems; materials; behavior of prestressed concrete beams; criteria for analysis and design; losses; analysis of stresses; flexural design; shear; end blocks; deflection; composite members; continuous beams; partial prestressing, design applications; introduction to segmental construction. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Elastic-plastic concepts of structural behavior, review of Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), plastic analysis and design of beams and frames, steel plate girder design, steel-concrete composite design, simple and rigid framing connections, design considerations for torsion, design of rigid frames, computer applications for analysis and design of frames. Prerequisite: CE 408 or equivalent

Masonry units and their applications, materials of masonry construction, flexural analysis and design, column wall under gravity and transverse loads, shear wall, retaining and subterranean walls, general design and construction considerations, anchorage to masonry, design aids and tables, precast frame analysis, precast floor slabs, precast concrete beams, columns and shear walls, floor diaphragms joints and connections, beam and column connections ties in precast concrete structures.

Basic multidisciplinary concepts of chemistry, biology, geology, natural resources; and ecological biodiversity. Problems related to water, air, soil pollution, noise, thermal, radioactive, and waste pollution. Principles of environmental engineering processes analysis and modeling, including material and energy balances; mass transfer; and reaction engineering. Application areas include water and waste treatment; solid and hazardous waste treatment; industrial waste treatment; air quality modeling; and municipal collection and distribution systems. Introduction to mixing/transport of pollutants and natural substances in the subsurface and coastal waters. Introduction to climate change science, mitigation, and adaptation.

Principles and applications underlying the statistical analysis of environmental data; searching for environmental datasets and preparing them for analysis; analysis and data visualization of large environmental datasets through multivariate statistics and spatial modeling in GIS, Python, and/or R.

Theory, modeling, and applications of physical and chemical processes including coagulation; flocculation; sedimentation; softening; membrane filtration; adsorption; absorption; fluoridation; gas transfer; disinfection; advanced oxidation.

The climate of the Earth, its radiation budget, introduction to greenhouse gases and their sources and sinks; Climate change effects on water resources, marine life, agriculture, air quality, and the built environment; vulnerability, risk, resilience, and adaptive capacity; national and global policy context of climate change adaptation; adaptation and equitable development; multidisciplinary approach for sustainable adaptation; community-based adaptation; adaptation opportunities, constraints, and limits; case studies on building resilience and adapting to the effects of climate change.

General concepts in structural health monitoring systems, commonly used techniques to diagnose structural damage, determinations of critical measurement types and locations, data acquisition systems, distant communication, simulation, condition evaluation, damage detections. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Experiments for model calibration and verification; flow characteristics of weirs, flumes, spillways, self-regulated siphons, roughened beds, and cylindrical piles; determination lift and drag on models; model study approaches to diffusion in transport problems; experiment in groundwater flow and well hydraulics.

Introduction to the elements of the hydrologic cycle; frequency analysis of precipitation and runoff; relationship between rainfall and runoff; flood routing; watershed modeling and urban hydrology.

Kinematics of fluid; continuity: plane flow, axi-symmetric flow, stream flow functions, circulation, velocity potential; dynamics of frictionless fluids: Eulerian equations of motion, irrotational incompressible flow, some elementary symmetric and axisymmetric flow, rotational flow, equations in a moving coordinate system, flow past spheres and cylinders; two-dimensional complex variables and applications

Properties of porous media, fluid storage and flow in saturated media, transport equations in porous media, equation of motion, Darcy’s law, continuity & conservation equation, well hydraulics, principle of superposition, transport of contaminants by advection, modeling of adventive transport.

Concept of water hammer and unsteady flow through conduits; method of characteristics; algebraic water hammer; flow through highly flexible tubing; transients caused by pumps and turbines; computer models; case studies.

Types of hydraulic structures; classification of dams; problems of foundation; selection of sites; feasibility studies; design of gravity, arch, earth and rockfill dams; barrages and dams on permeable foundation and their design criteria; spillway types; energy dissipation devices; syphon aqueducts; design criteria for transitions from trapezoidal to rectangular flumes.

Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) with applications in water resources; Spatial information in hydrology and water resources; Data models and data structure; Digital elevation models and their applications in water resources management; River and watershed networks; Flood hydrology modeling and flood plain mapping; Hydrologic/hydraulic models using GIS.

Applications of system engineering techniques to water and environmental problems; optimization techniques, linear programming, integer programming, goal programming, non-linear programming, dynamic programming; multi-objective decision analysis; simulation methods.

Basic concepts of fluid flow; the energy and momentum principles in open channel flow; critical flow; flow resistance in uniform and non-uniform flow; normal depth analysis; flow profiles in gradually varied flow; rapidly varied flow; channel controls and channel transitions; flow of waves and equation of motion in unsteady flow; computer applications in open channel.

An introduction to the mechanics of coastal environment; linear wave theory, kinematics, dispersion, mass transport radiation stress, energy flux, current; shoaling, refraction, diffraction; real sea states; wind wave prediction; wave climate; wave loading; tides and tidal circulation; storm tides; limited laboratory experiments.

Numerical methods for solving the time-dependent Navier-Stokes equations in complex geometrics, numerical methods for hyperbolic equations: low-order and high-order finite volume methods, streamline/front-tracking methods, applications to groundwater flow and contamination.

Environmental aspects of physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry including applications in environmental engineering of the phenomena of precipitation, buffering capacity, chemical equilibria, and adsorption.

Role of microorganisms in wastewater treatment; aerobic and anaerobic digestion of municipal sludges, and degradation of water quality in drinking water systems; disinfection of wastewater and drinking water for removal of viruses, bacteria and protozoa that cause waterborne diseases.

Introduction to air pollution issues and effects, air pollution control regulations, measurements techniques, meteorology for air pollution engineers, basics of air pollution control, design of air pollution control systems for particulates and gases removal, air pollution dispersion modeling

Analytical methods utilized for assessment of water and wastewater quality; laboratory evaluation for the design of physical, chemical, and biological unit operations and processes in water and wastewater treatment

Wastewater pollution concerns & treatment standards, environmental chemistry & microbiology, pollution prevention and waste reduction, physicochemical & biological wastewater treatment including screening, grit removal, equalization, neutralization, metal precipitation, API/CPI separators, flotation, membrane systems, adsorption, air stripping, primary & secondary biological treatment, wastewater reuse.

Introduction to industrial wastewater issues and treatment standards, pollution prevention and waste reduction, design of physico-chemical processes for industrial wastewater treatment including equalization, neutralization, API/CPI and solids separator, metal precipitation, flotation, membrane systems, adsorption, and air stripping, application of biological treatment to industrial wastewater treatment with special emphasis on effect of toxic pollutants on reactor design. Prerequisite: CE 541

Pre-Requisites: CE541 Or CE541

Theory and applications of physical and chemical processes in water treatment; coagulation; softening; desalting; stabilization; filtration; adsorption; fluoridation; gas transfer. Prerequisite: CE 541

Pre-Requisites: CE541 Or CE541

Theory and applications of biological processes in wastewater treatment; kinetic models; aeration and oxygen transfer; suspended-growth and fixed-film processes; aerobic and anaerobic digestion; sludge thickening, dewatering and disposal. Co-requisite: CE 542

Pre-Requisites: CE542* Or CE542*

Co-Requisites: CE 542

Study of the dynamic role of environmental engineering in maintaining environmental quality. A comprehensive study of any phase of environmental engineering.

Soil formation, composition, crystallography, and mineralogy; soil-water-electrolyte system; physio-chemical nature of soil; soil fabric and structure; rela¬tionship between soil composition and mechanical behavior; time-deformation processes; compressibility and value change in clay soils; conduction phenom¬ena.

Introduction to testing (instrumentation, data collection, precision, analysis and interpretation); triaxial and plane strain testing taking into account dilation, back pressure, pore pressure parameters, stress path, permeability testing and flow nets; oedometer testing and consolidation; subsurface investigation; insitu investigation methods (CPT, SPT, pressuremeter, vane shear, geophysical and plate bearing tests). Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Bearing capacity of shallow foundations; factors affecting bearing capacity; immediate and consolidation settlement of shallow foundations; mat founda¬tions; analysis, design, and installation of pile foundations; capacity and settle¬ment of piles and pile groups; drilled piers and caissons. Prerequisite: CE 561 or Consent of the Instructor

Pre-Requisites: CE561

Behavior of natural soils; shallow and deep mechanical modifications; improve¬ment by admixtures; grouting; hydraulic modifications; thermal and electrical treatments; modifications by inclusions and confinement; development of mar¬ginal lands; treatment of local problematic soils; landfills. Prerequisite: CE 561 or Consent of the Instructor

Pre-Requisites: CE561

Stress and strain in soils; strength and stress-strain behavior or soils; critical state soil mechanics; constitutive laws for soils; soil plasticity including concept of yield surface, stress space, failure criteria, plastic potential, and normality; constitutive models and numerical implementation. Prerequisite: CE 551

Pre-Requisites: CE551 Or CE551

Shear strength of soils and its relevance to earth structures; methods of analysis including limit analysis, limit equilibrium and numerical methods; earth pres¬sure theories taking into account seepage and pore pressure dissipation; design and analysis of retaining structures (slopes, retaining walls, sheet piles, and braced excavation). Prerequisite: CE 561 or Consent of the Instructor

Pre-Requisites: CE561

Functions of geosynthetics (separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage and liquid containment); geosynthetics properties and their measurements; design and construction using geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liners and geocomposites. Prerequisite: CE 556

Pre-Requisites: CE556 Or CE556

Geotechnical engineering of land disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes; fate and transport of contaminants; compacted clay and synthetic linears; leachate collection and removal system; landfill cover and gas venting systems; design and stability of landfill elements; construction quality assurance and con¬trol performance monitoring; remediation technologies.

Geological classification and index properties of rocks; strength and deformability behavior of intact and jointed rock masses; in-situ stresses; lab and field test methods; aspects of structural geology; stability of rock slopes; applications to surface excavations, underground openings and tunnels; foundations on rocks

Stresses and strains in soil media; lateral earth pressure; shear strength of soils; stress path; constitutive models for soils; failure criteria; critical state soil mechanics; unsaturated soils; consolidation theory; elasticity, viscoelasticity, and plasticity theories applied to geomaterials; constitutive, numerical, and experimental modeling

Geotechnical Measurements and Exploration (instrumentation, data collection, precision, analysis and interpretation); Laboratory testing (triaxial and plane strain testing taking into account dilation, back pressure, pore pressure parameters, stress path, monotonic and cyclic; permeability testing; consolidation testing; thermal tests; chemical tests; XRD); subsurface investigation; in-situ investigation methods (CPT, SPT, pressure meter, vane shear, plate bearing tests, and geophysical Techniques), testing of foundation (settlement, vibrations, pile integrity), geotechnical investigation report; Computer applications.

Methods for excavation of tunnels and deep openings; Tunneling procedures for various soil and rock (tunnel boring machines, shielded and drill-and-blast operations); Methods of installation and dewatering; Underground construction (planning, scheduling, costing, monitoring); Design and construction of different types of tunnels (cut and cover, rock, soft ground, immersed tub, jacked); instrumentations; Soil liner interaction; Design of permanent and temporary supports (retaining walls, bracing of open cuts, anchored bulkheads, liners) for deep excavation systems, Field trip to visit tunneling site; Computer applications. Prerequisite: CE 561

Pre-Requisites: CE561

Transportation planning processes, transportation land use interaction, travel evaluation and demand estimation, traffic generation theories and assignment models, and transit analysis. Corequisite: Math 560 or CRP 505

Pre-Requisites: MATH560*

Co-Requisites: MATH 560

Some basic statistical properties; use of matrices in planning; linear regression analysis and analysis of variance with their applications; hypothesis testing; questionnaire design; sampling; factor, discriminant and logit analyses with applications; linear programming; applications to planning using computer packages. Prerequisite: Math 560

Pre-Requisites: MATH560 Or MATH560

Application of systems approach to transportation; the determination of transportation demand and supply; the equilibrium process; transportation system evaluation; cost-effectiveness techniques; use of optimization techniques in transportation. Prerequisite: CE 571

Pre-Requisites: CE571 Or CE571

Fundamentals of pavement-vehicle interaction and the mechanics of pavement response; stress analysis in flexible and rigid pavements; material characterization; design of flexible and rigid pavements for highways and airports; surface, base and subgrade courses evaluation and design; modern design techniques and their applications; cost analysis and pavement selection; computer applications in pavement analysis and design. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

New concepts, methods and practices for the evaluation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of highway and airport pavement systems; nondestructive techniques for structural evaluation of pavements to assess performance; rehabilitation design; recycling and overlay design; quality control/assurance; computer applications in pavement evaluation and maintenance; selection of cost effective alternatives.

Geometric configuration of streets, expressways, busways to meet the characteristics of vehicle performance and operator limitations; roadside and guardrail design. Intersection and interchange design; parking facilities; and software applications.

Planning and design of airport facilities; aircraft geometric and operational characteristics; passenger demand analysis; air-traffic control procedures; configuration and orientation of runway; geometric and structural design of runways and taxiways; terminal design; airport capacity; airport noise; airport master planning.

Capacity analysis of all highways and intersections; design and analysis of traffic signals including warrants, cycle length, timing, phasing and coordination; fundamentals and hand-on application of existing tools and softwares and laboratory assignment are included. Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor

The nature, engineering characteristics, and selection of materials for highway and airport pavements; composition, physical behavior, production and performance of bituminous materials and mixtures; concrete mixes for rigid pavements; durability of concrete and asphalt mixes; polymer materials and additives; recent developments in pavement materials

Geometric configuration of highway terminals including intersections, inter-changes, and parking facilities; level of service concept; and application of design softwares and hand-on laboratory assignments are included. Prerequisite: CE 576

Pre-Requisites: CE576 Or CE576

Introduction to mass transit operation and management including the development in urban public transportation modes; systems and services; transit characteristics and vehicle technology; demand forecasting; routing and scheduling problems; land-use impact; Public policy and financing.

Pre-Requisites: CE571 Or CE571

Macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of flow, speed and density; statistical distribution of traffic characteristics; time-space diagram; shock wave analysis; queuing theory; bottleneck analysis; application of theory of traffic flow to design and control of traffic; traffic simulations; fundamentals and applications of existing tools and softwares.

Principles and analysis of railroad engineering. Introduction to railroad infrastructure. Computation of train speed, power, and acceleration requirements; introduction to railway traffic control and signaling. Quantitative analytical tools for rail-transportation decision-making and optimization.

Fundamentals of ITS, Importance of telecommunications in the ITS, Information Management, Traffic Management Centers (TMC), Application of sensors to Traffic management, ITS User Needs and Services, Advanced Traffic Management systems (ATMS), Advanced Traveler Information systems (ATIS), Advanced Rural Transportation systems (ARTS), ITS Models and Evaluation Methods, Connected vehicles, ITS and safety, Travel demand management, Traffic and incident management systems.

History and scope of human factors in transportation; vision and information processing in the context of driving; driver adaptation; driver education; driver licensing and regulation; traffic control devices; crash types, causes, and countermeasures; fatigue effects; human forensic factors.

Advanced topics selected from the broad area of structural engineering to provide the student with knowledge of recent advances in the analysis, design and computational modeling of structures. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Advanced topics selected from the broad area of water resources and environmental engineering to provide the student with knowledge of recent applications and developments in the specialty.

Advanced topics selected from the broad area of geotechnical engineering to provide the students with knowledge of recent applications and developments in this specialty. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor

Advanced topics selected from the broad areas of transportation engineering to provide the knowledge with the recent applications and development. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor

Methods and statistics of model estimation; linear and non-linear regression analysis; error propagation and parameters sensitivity analysis, analysis of variance with their applications; hypothesis testing; questionnaire design; sampling; advanced data analysis techniques. Prerequisite: MATH 560

Pre-Requisites: MATH560

Advanced theories and applications for analysis and forecasting of user behavior and demand. Formulation and estimation of discrete choice models; their application in the characterization of choice behavior including analysis of panel data; analysis of complex choices; estimation and forecasting with large choice sets; multidimensional probabilistic choice models; advanced choice models, including probit, logit mixtures, hybrid choice models, hidden Markov models, Monte Carlo simulation and Bayesian methods. Prerequisite: CE 571

Pre-Requisites: CE571 Or CE571

Application of knowledge and skills acquired during the tenure of the graduate program in the solution of open-ended, advanced-level design problems from a technical, environmental and socio-economic viewpoint. Use of computer-aided engineering in a project environment will be emphasized. Students can work with senior engineers from industry on a specific design project. The project should be completed under the supervision of a faculty member and examined by a committee. Prerequisite: Consent of the Advisor

Graduate students working towards the M.S. degree are required to attend the seminars given by faculty, visiting scholars, and fellow graduate students. Additionally, each student must present at least one seminar on a timely research topic. Among other things, this course is designed to give the student an overview of research in the department, and a familiarity with the research methodology, journals and professional societies in his discipline. Prerequisite:

This will be prepared as an informative report based on a professional work related to analysis, design or construction of a facility that has particular significance or interest. It may also include collection of data or methodologies for design & construction or application of innovative technology. The report will be completed under the supervision of a faculty member and examined by a committee. Prerequisite: Consent of the Advisor

Introduction; macro and micro environmental factors affecting mechanical properties, shrinkage and durability of concrete; local durability problems and remedial measures; performance of concrete under carbonation curing, wet-dry cycles, thermal cycles, and elevated temperatures; mechanisms of deterioration due to salt-weathering, sulfate attack, carbonation and reinforcement corrosion; modeling of transport phenomena with emphasis on water, oxygen, and carbonation penetration and chloride diffusion into concrete; concrete cracking phenomena.

Pre-Requisites: CE501

Macro and micro environmental factors affecting concrete strength and durability; local durability problems; performance of concrete under wet-dry and thermal cycles; cracking phenomena; mechanisms of deterioration due to salt-weathering, sulphate attack, carbonation and reinforcement corrosion; modeling of transport phenomena. Prerequisite: CE 501

Pre-Requisites: CE501 Or CE501

Characteristics and compatibility of repair materials; shrinkage and creep mechanisms in repair mortars; modeling of structural cracking due to constraints; design of steel and carbon fiber plate bonding for repair and strengthening; durability and fatigue resistance of plate-bonded RC members.

Pre-Requisites: CE501 And CE521

X-ray diffraction; scanning electron microscopy; absorption spectroscopy; IR and far IR absorption and Raman scattering spectroscopy; transmission electron microscopy; electron microprobe analysis; petrograph and thin sectioning analyses; emphasis on individual student projects. Prerequisite: CE 501

Pre-Requisites: CE501 Or CE501

This course is intended to allow the student to conduct research in advanced problems in his MS research area. The faculty offering the course should submit a research plan to be approved by the Graduate Program Committee at the academic department. The student is expected to deliver a public seminar and a report on his research outcomes at the end of the course. Prerequisite: Prior arrangement with an instructor

This course addresses the issues of estimating, modelling, controlling and monitoring the flow of fresh concrete, as the properties of fresh concrete before it has set can have a significant impact on performance. The course begins with dealing with the rheology and rheometry of complex fluids, followed by specific measurements and testing techniques for concrete. The course then moves on to the impact of mix design on the rheological behavior of concrete, looking at additives including super plasticizers and viscosity agents. Finally, the course concludes with topics related to concrete casting, such as shear thinning, shear thickening, thixotropy and formwork pressure. Prerequisite: CE 501

Pre-Requisites: CE501

The student has to undertake and complete a research topic under the supervision of a graduate faculty member in order to probe in-depth a specific problem in the research area. Prerequisite: CE 599

Pre-Requisites: CE599* Or CE599*

Co-Requisites: CE 599

Dynamic analysis of distributed parameter systems including beams, plates and shells; effects of shear deformations and rotary inertia; discretization of continuous systems; numerical solutions of eigen-value problems; nonlinear analysis of MDOF systems; probabilistic structural dynamics; earthquake engineering. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Basic equations of continuum mechanics and tensors; plane elasticity; Airy’s stress function; solution to biharmonic equation; deformation and strain tensors including Lagrangian and Eulerian description. Foundation of Plasticity theories including yield criteria, plastic flow rule, and generalized elasto-plastic shear strain relations; application of finite elements in elasticity and plasticity including the use of commercial software packages. Prerequisite: CE 510

Pre-Requisites: CE510

Special isoparametric beam elements; plate and shell elements; introduction to geometric nonlinearities including buckling and large deformation; introduction to material nonlinearities (nonlinear elastic, plastic and fracture/cracks); accuracy, convergence, and errors. Prerequisite: CE 517

Pre-Requisites: CE517 Or CE517

Application of computer/numerical procedures to advanced topics in mechanics; these include buckling of structures, large deformation and rotation, higher order theories, nonlinear elastic, plastic, and cracking materials; software development. Prerequisites: CE 510, CE 517

Pre-Requisites: CE510 Or CE510 And (CE517 Or CE517)

This course will cover basic principles of structural dynamics including multiple degree of freedom systems, damping and response spectra. Static lateral force procedure for buildings, multistory structures, load combinations, lateral force resisting system, torsion and rigidity, seismically isolated buildings, dynamic lateral force procedure for buildings, application of modal analysis to buildings, seismic design of reinforced concrete structures, special moment resisting frames, shear walls, seismic design of steel structures, braced frames, seismic design of masonry structures. Prerequisite: CE 511

Pre-Requisites: CE511

Stress intensity computations in linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM); finite element including singularity elements in LEFM, compliance calibration for critical energy release rate computations, mixed mode fracture criteria, elasto-plastic fracture principles, crack propagation under cyclic loading; applications of fracture mechanics to plain and reinforced concrete; fatigue-life prediction laws; fatigue of reinforced concrete beams and slabs. Prerequisite: CE 517

Pre-Requisites: CE517

Introduction to the different forms of tall buildings, choices of structural systems to resist vertical and horizontal loads, choice between different materials (concrete vs steel), Fundamental approaches to analysis, dynamic loadings of wind and earthquake forces, the modeling of tall buildings for both preliminary and final analysis, preliminary design of various structural systems of tall buildings, computer applications for tall building analysis. Prerequisite: CE 521, CE 523

Pre-Requisites: CE521 And CE523

Bridge systems and loading; load combinations and design requirements; deck structures and idealization; orthotropic plate theory and its application to bridge decks; design considerations for composite bridge decks, Prestressed pseudo slab, multi-beam and box girder bridge decks; analysis of horizontally curved bridge decks; use of advanced materials in bridge design and rehabilitation; design consideration for substructures; computer modeling of bridges and application of software. Prerequisite: CE 521, CE 523

Pre-Requisites: CE521 And CE523

Authentic project tackling a current environmental issue with a client, technical advisor, and/or industry mentor. Provides a complete environmental solution after having evaluated alternatives on a standardized triple bottom-line basis. Shall be culminated by a written deliverable and oral presentation approved by the program coordinator.

Design considerations, basic principles, general considerations in the design process; risk analysis and reduction; criteria for acceptable performance; materials performance under the extraordinary blast environment; performance verification for technologies and solution methodologies. Blast phenomena and loading, the explosion environment, loading functions needed for blast response analysis, fragmentation and associated methods for effects analysis. System analysis and design, the analysis and design considerations for structural, building envelope, component space, site perimeter, and building system designs. Blast resistant detailing, the use of concrete, steel, and masonry in new designs as well as retrofitting existing structures. Prerequisite: CE 511

Pre-Requisites: CE511

Concept of limit state design; moment-curvature and load deflection characteristics; plastic analysis and rotational capacity of hinges; upper and lower bound theorems; limit state design of continuous beams and frames; rigid plastic theory, flow rule and applications; yield line and strip method for slabs; shear strengths of beams and slabs; limit states of serviceability; deflection and crack control. Prerequisite: CE 521

Pre-Requisites: CE521 Or CE521

Geometric representation of stress and concept of Pi-plane; strain energy and complementary energy density in elastic solids; non-linear elastic stress-strain relations; Cauchy and hyperelastic models; incremental (hypoelastic) model for isotropic materials; multi-parameter failure criteria; elastic perfectly plastic fracture models; finite elements in elastoplastic problems; including plane stress, plane strain and axisymmetric; software PLAS2D; nonlinear finite elements in reinforced concrete, smeared cracking, tension stiffening, plastic-damage models. Prerequisite: CE 510

Pre-Requisites: CE510 Or CE510

Introduction to composite materials; micro and macro-mechanical behavior of a lamina; classical lamination theory; analysis of laminated beams and plates; applications of energy methods and the finite element method; inter-laminar stresses and delamination; failure of laminates. Prerequisite: CE 510 or CE 518 or ME 551

Pre-Requisites: CE510 Or CE518 Or ME551

Phenomological aspects of damage; manifestation of damage and measurement and mechanical representation of damage; thermodynamics and micromechanics of damage; potential dissipation function and strain-damage coupled constitutive equations; damage evolution equations; brittle versus ductile damage; anisotropic damage of concrete; fatigue damage; local and averaged damaged; elasto-plastic damage of concrete structures; finite element modeling of damage; nanoscale modeling of materials. Prerequisite: CE 510

Pre-Requisites: CE510

Characteristics of porous media and fluid mixtures; capillarity; heterogeneous fluids in static systems; mechanical equilibrium; Brooks-Corey and Van Genuchten models; hysteresis; relative permeability; soil-water-air system; flux equation; tortuosity; Kozeny-Carman equation; generalized Darcy’s equation; steady and unsteady two-phase flow; infiltration theory. Prerequisite: CE 533

Pre-Requisites: CE533 Or CE533