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CEVE 101 - Fundamentals of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Fall) - Bedient
This introduction will cover the essential topics and quantitative techniques for students interested in the major (either B.S. or B.A.). Fluid flow, sold mechanics, and mass balance techniques will be presented followed by applications to sustainable urban infrastructure, water quality and water treatment, bridge construction, transportation, air and water quality, and urban planning and management principles - 3 Credits
CEVE 201 - Intro-Environmental Systems (Fall) - Ward
The chemical, physical, and biological components of the natural environment as resources and their utilization and interaction in environmental control engineering and technology. Lecture and Laboratory is required - 3 Credits
CEVE 202 - Sustainable Design (Fall) -
The objective of this course is to develop skills in formulating and solving problems arising from emerging technologies for the energy and water industries, such as green construction or renewable energy technologies, in the context of sustainable design. Students will be challenged to examine the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of emerging challenges and opportunities, by identifying the relevant objectives, constraints, and decision variables as viewed by various stakeholders.
CEVE 203 - Principles of Environmental Engineering (Fall) - Alvarez
This course provides basic information on principles of water quality engineering, air pollution control and solid and hazardous waste management - 3 Credits
CEVE 211 - Engineering Mechanics (Fall) - Landis
The study of equilibrium of static systems, the dynamics of a particle and particle systems, and rigid-body dynamics. Includes elements of vibrational analysis. Required for mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering majors. Cross-list: MECH 211. Prerequisites PHYS 101 and MATH 101 and MATH 102 - 3 Credits.
CEVE 304 - Structural Analysis I (Spring) - Padgett
Analysis of statically determinate structures; stability and determinacy; influence lines and deflections. Introduction to analysis of indeterminate structures by force and displacement methods. - 3 Credits
CEVE 306 - Global Environmental Law and Sustainable Debelopment (Alt. years) - Blackburn
Examination of emerging trends toward sustainable development and global environmental protection. Includes international treaties on management of the oceans, global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity and development patterns; impact of trade treaties such as NAGFTA and GATT. - 3 Credits
CEVE 307 - Energy and the Environment (Spring) - Cohan
This course explores the physical principles of energy use and its impacts on Earth's environment and climate. Topics will include energy mechanics, climate change, and the environmental impacts and future prospects of various fossil fuel and alternative energy sources. - 3 Credits
CEVE 308 - Introduction to Air Pollution Control (Fall) -
This course will discuss the history of air pollution and its effects as motivation for control of anthropogenic emissions to the atmosphere. Topics will include air pollution control strategies and regulations, predictive pollution concentration models, general ideas to reduce air pollution, and specific technologies to limit emissions of criteria pollutants and their precursors. - 3 Credits
CEVE 311 - Mechanics of Solids and Structures (Spring) - Nagarajaiah
Analysis of stress and deformation of solids with applications to bar beams and columns. Study of engineering properties of materials. Applying equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation relationships to structural elements. Introduction to flexibility and stiffness method of structural analysis - 3 Credits
CEVE 312 - Strength of Materials Lab (Spring) - Nagarajaiah
Instruction in standard tension, compression, and torsion tests of ferrous and nonferrous metals. Includes experimental techniques and the behavior of structural elements - 1 Credit
CEVE 313 - Uncertainty and Risk in Urban Infrastructures - Duenas-Osorio
Practical applications and relevance of infrastructure risk are developed in the context of real engineering problems and phenomena, including unique systems and challegnes of the gulf coast area. The course starts with a survey of the roles of probability in engineering and focuses on computer-based methods, the Bayesian approach, risk analysis tools, and infrastructure safety. Cross-list: STAT 313. Prerequisite STAT 310.- 3 Credits
CEVE 314 - Sustainable Water Purification for the Developing World (Spring) - Gordon
This course is an introduction to several innovated methods of small scale water purification which are appropriate for implementation in the developing worlds. Through the different components of the course, students will acquire and have a sustainable methodology for addressing global health problems at the local level. Cross-list BIOE 365. - 1 credit.
CEVE 315 - Sustainable Technologies for Developing Countries (Fall) - Alvarez, Tomson
This course is intended as an introduction to the concept of sustainable technology with specific reference to rural communities in developing countries. The critical issue to be addressed is the application of appropriate technologies in the context of a general lack of infrastructure and a specific focus on a limited access to energy resources. - 2 Credits
CEVE 320 - Ethics and Engineering Leadership (Spring) - Segner
CEVE 322 - Engineering Economics (Fall & Spring) - SegnerSeminar introduces students to a framework for discussing and making ethical engineering and business decisions. Using case studies and exercises, students will look at thier own profession and its Engineering Code of Ethics as well as the issues and risks they may face as managers and executives. - 3 Credits
Introduction to the evaluation of alternative investment opportunities with emphasis on engineering projects and capital infrastructure. Time value of money concepts are developed in the context of detailed project evaluation and presentations. In addition, concepts and applications of risk analysis and investment under uncertainty are developed. Requires oral and written presentations by students - 3 Credits
CEVE 334 - Building Workshop II (Spring) - Samuels
Real-life problems dealing with design and construction. - 3 Credits
CEVE 371 - Fluid Mechanics I (Fall) - TBA
Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics. Includes the development of the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics and their application to problems of engineering interest. Required for civil engineering majors in B.S. program. - 3 Credits
CEVE 400 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials (Spring) - Aiken
Advanced topics in solid mechanics and strength of materials including engery methods, principle of virtual work, pressure vessels, beam vibrations, sound waves in solids, buckling, aspects of elasticity theory and fracture mechanics with application to the design of reliable sturctures. - 3 Credits
CEVE 401 - Intro Environmental Chemistry (Fall) - Tomson
Principles and significance of measurements used to assess environmental quality. hands-on measurements of both classical titrations, and modern instrumental methods of measuring both bulk and trace level pollutant concentrations. Lecture and Lab - 3 Credits
CEVE 402 - Environmental Chemistry Lab (Fall) - Tomson
Laboratory for CEVE 203 or CEVE 401. - 1 Credit
CEVE 405 - Steel Design (Spring) - TBA
Design of steel members, connections, and assemblies. Behavior of a member as related to design - 3 Credits
CEVE 406 - Intro to Environmental Law (Alt. years) - Blackburn
Legal techniques by societies to plan and regulate the use of environmental resources. Offered every other spring semester - 3 Credits
CEVE 407 - Reinforced Concrete Design (Fall) - TBA
Instruction in tests of materials and reinforced concrete members. Corequisite: CEVE 408 - 3 Credits
CEVE 408 - Concrete Laboratory (Fall) - TBA
Instruction in tests of materials and reinforced concrete members. Corequisite: CEVE 407 - 1 Credit
CEVE 409 - Intergrated Approaches to Sustainable Development - Alvarez, Richards-Kortum, Myers-Jaffe
This course provides an introduction to sustainable development and design, focusing on energy, water, health, education and policy as they relate to development. It culminates in an internship in Lesotho in which the students perform a community needs assessment to identify and design cost-effective interventions. - 1 Credit
CEVE 411 - Atmospheric Processes (Fall) - Cohan
Study of the chemical and physical processes that govern the formation, transformation, and transport of gases and particles in the atmosphere. Overview of urban and regional air pollution, including tropospheric ozone formation and particulate matter; stratospheric chemistry; and global climate change. Graduate version: CEVE 511 - 3 Credits.
CEVE 412 - Hydrology and Watershed Analysis (Spring) - Bedient
Fundamentals of the hydrologic cycle, hydrograph techniques, flood routing, urban system, and open channel flow. Topics in ground water and well mechanics are covered. Includes computaional hydrology, floodplain analysis, hydrologic design and local watershed applications. - 3 Credits
CEVE 415/ 515 - Water Resource Planning (Fall) - Segner, Bedient
Managing water resources and the regional planning process will be covered along with the engineering topics of surface and groundwater systems for supply and transmission. Topics include water law, water resources economics, environmental, regulatory, and socio-political issues. Management issues for surface, groundwater, desalination, water reuse, and conservation will be explored. Field trips and semester projects are included.
CEVE 417 - Finite Element Analysis - Akin
An introduction to finite element analysis by Galerkin's method and the method of least squares as applied to both ordinary and partial differential equations common in engineering applications. Element interpolations, numerical integration, computational considerations for efficient solution and post-processing methods. Application of educational and commercial codes to heat transfer and stress analysis. Also offered as MECH 417; Prerequisites: MATH 212, CAAM 210 or 211 - 3 Credits
CEVE 418 - Quantitative Hydrogeology (Spring) - DeBlanc
An advanced course that will provide a quantitative overview of groundwater hydrology. Emphasis will be placed on mastering concepts in fluid mechanics and applying these concepts to water supply, environmental, and geological problems. Prerequisites: MATH 211, MATH 212. - 3 Credits.
CEVE 427 - Matrix Methods in Structural Mechanics (Fall) - Nagarajaiah
Introduction to matrix structural analysis and finite element method, applied to trusses, beams, frame and two dimensional elasticity problems. Use of computer programs for structural analysis. Prerequisite: CEVE 311 - 3 Credits
CEVE 434 / 534 - Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment (Fall) - Li
Physical and chemical principles governing the fate and transport of contaminants in the aqueous and atmospheric environment, and the applications of such principles in environmental engineering. - 3 Credits
CEVE 450 - Romote Sensing - Jones
Introduction to data display, statistical methods, system simulation, and geostatistics for enviromental scientists. The course will empahsize the application of these techniques to real and simulated environmental prblems. The lab will involve extensive computer use and the completion of a major individual project on a topic selected by the student. - 3 Credits
CEVE 451 - Analysis of Environmental Data (Fall) - Jones
Introduction to data display, statistical methods, system stimulation, and geostatistics for enviromental scientists. The course will empahsize the application of these techniques to real and simulated environmental prblems. The lab will involve extensive computer use and the completion of a major individual project on a topic selected by the student. - 3 Credits
CEVE 452 - Urban Transportation Systems (Spring) - Sedlak
Survey of the operational characteristics of transport modes the elements of transportation planning, and the design of stationary elements - 3 Credits
CEVE 453 - Geographic Information Science - Sawyer
Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) technology, mapping sciences, and spatial analysis. The course will include extensive computer use and the competion of a major individual project on a topic selected by the student. - 3 Credits
CEVE 454 - Computational Fluid Mechanics (Fall) - Tezduyar
Fundamental concept of finite element methods in fluid mechanics, including spatial discretization, and numerical stabilization techniques designed for fluid mechanic problems. Strategies for solution of complex, real world problems. Topics in large-scale computing, parallel processing, and visualization. Also offered as BIOE 454 - 3 credits
CEVE 460 - Bridge Engineering and Extreme Events
This course integrates information from various engineering and scientific disciplines to provide a rational basis for bridge design under regular and extreme loading. It provides an introduction to bridge engineering, including bridge systems, construciton material, loading, and reliability-based design. Design, analysis, and retrofit for seismic and coastal threats will be introduced. - 3 credits
CEVE 470 - Basic Soil Mechanics (Fall) - Cibor
Index and classification properties of soil including soil classification systems, clay minerals and soil structure, compaction theory, engineering behavior and properties of soils including permeability, compressibility and strength, and design considerations. Required for B.S.C.E. foundations. Required for B.S.C.E. - 4 Credits
CEVE 576 - Structural Dynamic Systems and Control (Spring) - Nagarajaiah
Elements of linear systems and control theory, transform methods, state space methods, feedback control, and Lypanov's method. Analytical modeling of structures, control algorithms, and response to dynamic loading. Base isolation, smut materials and devices, sensors, structural control applications, monitoring, and case studies. Also offered as MECH 576. Prerequisite: CEVE 521 or MECH 502, CEVE 527 - 3 Credits
CEVE 479 - Engineering Project Management (Fall) - Segner
Systems approach to project management, project life cycle and management methodologies, success factors, project planning, contracting, project communications, network scheduling techniques, pricing and cost control, risk management, organizational structures, ethics, linear programming, global context, and recent advancements in project management. Case studies. - 3 credits
CEVE 480 - Senior Design -Ward
Synthesis and application of engineering knowledge of the design of expandant projects - 4 Credits
CEVE 490 - Special Study and Research (Fall) - TBA
Open to environmental science or engineering majors with permission of instructor. Written report required - Hours variable
CEVE 492 - Reliability of Complex Urban Systems - TBA
To introduce graph theory and optimization for characterizing complex networked systems; to study probabilistic tools for estimation of network failure modes given natural hazards or attacks; and to quantify the effets of network interdependencies and mitigtation actions. Complex systems apply to the structure and dynamics of civil, mechanical, electrical, and bioengineering networks. The graduate level course includes advanced exercises in homework and exams as well as a research-oriented final project. - 3 Credits
CEVE 495 - Hurricane Risk Assessment & Design of Evacuation Policies for Houston - TBA
This course provides students with an opportunity to learn and apply tools and technologies from civil and environmental engineering, political science, and computer science to evaluate plans for Houston's response to major hurricane and flood hazards. This course includes field work to survey residential neighborhoods and visitis to the state-of-the-art Emergency Management Operations center of the City of Hosuton. This course may be repeated once if annual hurricane seasons justify it. - Hours variable
CEVE 496 - Offshore and Marine Systems Engineering (Spring) - Nagarajaiah
Introduction to offshore and marine systems, structures, marine risers, mooring, fluid forces, hydrodynamic forces, wind and earthquake forces, materials, fatigue, fractrue, and corrosion. Undergraduate version needs no course project. Cross listed with CEVE 596 - 3 Credits.
CEVE 499 - Special Problems - Alvarez
Study of selected topics including individual investigations, special lectures, and seminars. Offered upon mutual agreement of faculty and student - Hours variable
CEVE 500 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials (Spring) - TBA
Advanced topics in solid mechanics and strength of materials including engery methods, principle of virtual work, pressure vessels, beam vibrations, sound waves in solids, buckling, aspects of elasticity theory and fracture mechanics with application to the design of reliable sturctures. - 3 Credits
CEVE 503 - Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (Fall) - Stanciulescu
Formulation and solution of nonlinear initial/boundary/boundary value problems using the finite element method. Variational principles for nonlinear problems, finite element discretization, and equation-solving strategies for discrete nonlinear equation systems. Applications include: materially nonlinear systems, geometrically nonlinear systems, transient nonlinear problems, and treatment of non smooth constraints in a nonlinear framework. - 3 Credits
CEVE 505 - Engineering Project Management (Fall) - Segner
Systems approach to project management, project life cycle and management methodologies, success factors, project planning, contracting, project communications, network scheduling techniques, pricing and cost control, risk management, organizational structures, ethics, linear programming, global context, and recent advancements in project management. Case studies. - 3 credits
CEVE 506 - Global Environmental Law & Sustainable Development (Alt. years) - Blackburn
Examination of emerging trends toward sustainable development and global environmental protection. Includes international treaties on management of the oceans, global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity and development pattern; impact of treaties such as NAFTA and GATT. Extra work required. - 3 credits
CEVE 511 - Atmospheric Processes (Fall) - Cohan
Study of the chemical and physical processes that govern the formation, transformation, and transport of gases and particles in the atmosphere. Overview of urban and regional air pollution, including tropospheric ozone formation and particulate matter; stratospheric chemistry; and global climate change. Extra work required for graduate students. - 3 Credits.
CEVE 512 - Hydrologic Design Lab (Spring) - Bedient
Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and design of GIS-developed hydrologic models commonly applied in the water resources field. The course will have three main areas of emphasis including: principles and operations of the ArcView/ArcGIS programs, design and implementation of standard hydrologic and hydraulic models, and the linkage of these models to engineering analysis of current water resources problems including flooding, water quality and water supply - 3 credits
CEVE 513 - Theory of Elasticity (Fall) - Landis
Advanced topics in the linear and non-linear theory of elasticity. Not offered every year, also offered as MECH 513 - 3 credits
CEVE 516 - Plates and Shells (Alt. years) - TBA
Introduction to theories of plates and cylindrical shells with an application to practical problems. - 3 Credits
CEVE 518 - Groundwater Hydrology and Contamination (Fall) - deBlanc
Groundwater hydrology, well mechanics, and hydraulics. Contaminant issues in aquifer systems, numerical models, of large aquifers. Topics in water resources engineering and aquifer management - 3 Credits
CEVE 520 - Environmental Remediation Technologies (Alt. years) - Ward, Oubre
Study of current remediation technologies for soil, water, and air. Includes selection criteria, costs, operating strategies, and engineering design - 3 Credits
CEVE 521 - Structural Dynamics I (Fall) - TBA
Dynamics of force-excited discrete linear systems with applications to design - 3 Credits
CEVE 522 - Structural Dynamics II (Spring) - TBA
Dynamics of force-excited continuous linear systems and ground-excited linear and yielding structures. Fundamentals of earthquake engineering - 3 credits
CEVE 525 - Structural Dynamics III - TBA
Study of special topics in structural dynamics. Includes problems of wave propagation, the response of structures to waves, the dynamics of foundations, and the soil-structure and fluid-structure interaction - 3 credits
CEVE 526 - Structural Stability - TBA
General Analysis of stress and strain, linear elastic, thermo-elastic stress-strain relations. Approximate solutions by energy methods and finite element method - 3 Credits
CEVE 527 - Computational Methods - Nagarajaiah
Introduction to differential and integral formulations, varational principles, weighted residuals, and the principle of virtual work. Simple boundary, initial, and eigenvalue problems. Finite element, boundary element, and finite difference methods for structural mechanics. Study of non-linearities. Computational methods for geometric and material nonlinear analysis. Applications to static and dynamic problems. Programming and use of computer software. Also offered as MECH 527 - 3 Credits
CEVE 530 - Concrete Building Design - Haque
Design of reinforced concrete building structures and floor slab systems. Case histories will be discussed - 3 Credits
CEVE 531 - Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members - TBA
Study of moment-curvature relationship for beams and columns biaxally loaded columns, slenderness effects, interaction diagrams, shear and torsion in members, shear wall-frame interaction, and behavior under large load reversals. Includes extensive use of microcomputers - 3 Credits
CEVE 532 - Prestressed Concrete - TBA
Study of prestressing techniques, prestress losses, deflections, shear and torsion, and the analysis and design of members using microcomputers. Includes composite members, continuous beams, and prestressed slabs. Prerequisite: CEVE 407 - 3 Credits
CEVE 533 - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Spring) - Colvin
An introduction to the basic principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Size dependent physical properties of nanoscopic solids will be described using solid state physics and molecular orbital theory as a foundation. Wet chemical techniques that produce nanoscale materials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, semiconductor and metallic nanocrystals, dendrimers...) will be introduced in the second half of the semester. - 3 Credits
CEVE 534 - Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment - Li
Physical and chemical principles governing the fate and transport of contaminants in the aqueous environment, and the applications of such principles in environmental engineering. Emphasis is put on mass transport and transportation processes in natural and engineering systems. Previous course work in fluid mechanics and calculus through differential equations is strongly suggested. Extra work required for graduate students. - 3 Credits
CEVE 535 - Physical Chemical Processes for Water Quality Control (Spring) - Li
Principles, modeling and design aspects of physical chemical treatment processes in drinking water, wastewater and groundwater remediation applications. 3 credits
CEVE 536 - Environmental Biotechnology (Spring) - Alvarez
Theory and application of biochemical processes in environmental engineering. - 3 Credits
CEVE 540 - Steel Building Design (Spring) - TBA
Exploration of practical design from conceptual stage to final analysis. Includes design parameters and serviceability limitations. Prerequisite: CEVE 305, 306, and 407 - 3 Credits
CEVE 550 - Environmental Organic Chemistry (Spring) - Tomson
A course covering parameter estimation methods, thermodynamics, and kinetic needed to predict the fate, transports, and reactivity of organic compounds in air, water, and soils. Topics: volatization, solubility, sorption, partitioning, diffusion, aquatic reactivity, photochemistry, and transport modeling - 3 Credits
CEVE 554 - Finite Element Methods in Fluid Mechanics (Fall) - Tezduyar
Graduate version of CEVE 454. Additional work required - 3 Credits
CEVE 560 - Bridge Engineering and Extreme Events - Padgett
This course integrates information from various engineering and scientific disciplines to provide a rational basis for bridge design under regular and extreme loading. It provides an introduction to bridge engineering, including bridge systems, construciton material, loading, and design. Design, analysis, and retrofit for seismic and coastal threats will be introduced. - 3 credits
CEVE 570 - Foundation Engineering (Spring) - Cibor
Subsurface exploration methods and techniques; lateral earth pressures and design of retaining walls; bearing capacity and shallow foundation design; settlement considerations; design of deep foundations; temporary excavations and dewatering. Prerequisite: CEVE 470 - 3 Credits
CEVE 576 - Structural Dynamic Systems and Control (Spring) - Nagarajaiah
Elements of linear systems and control theory, transform methods, state space methods, feedback control, and Lypanov's method. Analytical modeling of structures, control algorithms, and response to dynamic loading. Base isolation, smut materials and devices, sensors, structural control applications, monitoring, and case studies. Also offered as MECH 576. Prerequisite: CEVE 521 or MECH 502, CEVE 527 - 3 Credits
CEVE 580 - Molecular Biology Methods - TBA
This course is designed for students not familiarized with molecular biology to develop an in depth understanding of the basic principles and methodologies of modern molecular biology applied to the field of Environmental Engineering. This intense lecture/ laboratory course will introduce the sutdent with qualitative and quantitative analysis wing modern mdewtar techniques and methodologies that are becoming essential for assessment of environmental samples. - Hours variable
CEVE 590 - M.E.E. and M.E.S. Special Study and Research (Fall & Spring)- TBA
Independent investigation of a specific topic or problem in environmental engineering under the direction of a selected faculty member. Preparation of a formal report and oral representation of results are required - 3 Credits
CEVE 592 - Reliability of Complex Urban Systems (Spring) - Duenas-Osorio
To introduce stuctural and system reliability topics, as well as concepts of graph theory and optimization for characterizing complex networked systems; to study probabilistic tools for predicting system failure modes given natural hazards or attacks; and to quantify the effects of network interdependecies and mitigation actions. Complex systems to apply to the structure and dynamics of civil, mechanical, electrical and bioengineering systems and networks. The graduate level course includes advanced excerises in homework and exams as well as research-oriented final project. - 3 Credits
CEVE 596 - Offshore and Marine Systems Engineering (Spring) - Nagarahaiah
Introduction to dynamics of offshore and marine systems, structures, drillstrings, marine risers, fluid forces, hydrodynamic forces, wind and earthquake forces. MATLAB programming and use of computer software. - 3 Credits
CEVE 599 - Special Topics - TBA
Hours variable
CEVE 601 - Seminar (Fall) - Ward
Continuing seminar on environmental research - 1 Credit
CEVE 602 - Seminar (Spring) - Ward
See CEVE 601 - 1 Credit
CEVE 611 - Advanced Topics in Air Pollution (Fall & Spring) - Cohan
Advanced topics in atmospheric chemistry, air pollutant formation and transport, and photochemical and meterological modeling. - 3 Credits
CEVE 630 - Membrane Processes & Special Topics in Colloid and Nanochemistry (Spring) - Li
Fundamentals of membrane processes, theory and methods for characterizing aquasols, particle transport in porous media and simple flows, particle aggregation, aggregate and deposit morphology, and other special topics - 3 Credits
CEVE 635 - Advanced Topics: Water Chemistry (Fall & Spring) - Tomson
Formal lecture and assigned reading in topics such as redox kinectics and thermodynamics, absorption and desorption, and the associated mathematics. Offered Fall and Spring. An advanced topics course - 3 Credits
CEVE 636 - Advanced Topics in Bioremediation (Spring) - Alvarez
Basic principles of Mircobial Physiology, Metabolisms, Stoichiometry. Thermodynamics and Kinetics applied to the selection, design and performance evaluation of engineered and intrinisic bioremediation systems - 3 credits
CEVE 640 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering Sciences (Fall) - TBA
Special topics in Graduate Study - 1 - 12 Credits
CEVE 641 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering (Spring) - TBA
Advanced topics in Graduate Study - 1 - 12 Credits
CEVE 651 - M.S. Research and Thesis (Fall)
CEVE 652 - M.S. Research and Thesis (Spring)
CEVE 654 - Advanced Computational Mechanics (Spring) - Tezduyar
Advanced topics in mechanics with emphasis on finite element methods and fluid mechanics. Stabilized formulations. Fluid particle and fluid-structure interactions and free-surface and two-fluid flows. Interface-tracking and interface-capturing techniques, space-time formulations, and mesh update methods. Enhanced discretization and solution techniques. Iterative solution method, matirx free computations, and advanced preconditioningtechniques. Also offered as BIOE 654 and MECH 654. Prerequisite: MECH 554 or permission of instructor - 3 Credits
CEVE 678 - Advanced Stochastic Mechanics (Fall) - Spanos
Nonlinear random vibrations, Statistical Linearization, ARMA filters modeling, Monte Carlo Simultion, Wiener-Volterra series, time variant structural reliability, and Stochasstic Finite Elements are presented from a perspective of usefulness to aerospace, civil, marine, and mechanical applications. Also offered as MECH 678 - 3 Credits
CEVE 679 - Applied Monte Carlo Analysis (Fall) - Spanos
Probablility density and power spectrum based simulation concepts and procedures are discussed. Scalar and vectorial simulation are addressed. Spectral Decomposition and digital filter algorithms are presented. Applications from aerospace, earthquake, marine, and wind engineering, and from other applied science disciplines are included. Also offered as MECH 679 - 3 Credits
CEVE 699 - Special Problems (Fall & Spring) - TBA
Study of selected topics including individual investigations under the direction of a member of the civil engineering faculty. Offered upon mutual agreement of faculty and student - 3 Credits
CEVE 800 - PH.D. Research and Thesis (Fall)
CEVE 801 - Research and Thesis (Spring)
