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Topics In Civil Engineering (Subtitle Required)

A detailed investigation of a topic of current significance in civil engineering such as: design of small earth dams, man and the environment, drilling and blasting, scheduling construction operations, construction equipment and methods, traffic safety, optimum structural design, environmental impact analysis, systems analysis in civil engineering, motor vehicle noise and its control. May be repeated to a maximum of eight credits, but only four credits can be earned under the same title. A particular topic may be offered at most twice under the CE 599 number.

New Engineering Enterprises

The course covers the theory and actual practices of organization, management and operation of engineering companies. Primary emphasis on construction companies; however, the principles apply to most service oriented engineering companies. Students will be required to do several independent exercises related to establishing an engineering company.

Airport Design

Planning location and design of airports, STOL ports, and heliports. Air traffic operations, performance and control as related to facility requirements. Role of governmental agencies.

Landfill Design

This course deals with the geotechnical aspects of the design of landfills for the dispiosal of municipal solid waste. Since landfill design is driven by state and federal regulations, time is taken to review these regulations. Landfills are evaluated as engineered systems consisting of multiple components.

Advanced Structural Analysis

Theory and application of energy principles for plane and space frames; shear wall structures; geometric and material nonlinear formulations; and nonlinear solution strategies. Solution techniques for the analysis of large complex structures. Introduction to plane stress/strain, axisymmetric and plate bending finite element analysis.

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