| source Northwestern (X) |
level |
department CIV_ENG Civil and Environmental Engineering (X) |
COURSE DESCRIPTION / Essentials of linear fracture mechanics. Nonlinear fracture, crack bond mode and smeared cracking. Softening material models. Nonlocal theories. Micromechanics and random particle systems. Size effects and brittleness. Weibull's statistical theory. Effects of environment, loading rate and cycles. Stability of crack systems, crack spacings and width. Effects of reinforcement and bond slip. Ductility of beams and frames and softening localization. Relevance to structural design. Ramifications to rock and ceramics.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION / Contracts as part of the project delivery system. Components of a construction contract. Intended and unintended contract changes. Payment Process. Trade union influences. Negotiations. Alternative dispute resolution. Mechanics liens. Risk management through insurance.
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.50 credit / Topics are selected from work of current interest in civil or environmental engineering. This section is titled "E-Business in the Construction Industry." Most registrants are from the Master of Project Management program.
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Discussion of classical and current literature in the geotechnics field.
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SEMINAR DESCRIPTION / Topics vary annually. General areas of discussion: environmental microbiology; innovation technologies for recycling, recovery, treatment of chemical residuals; environmental policy; public health; physical, chemical, and biological processes for water and waste treatment processes; water resources; control of the industrial environment; atmospheric reactions, and contaminant fate and impact in nature.
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SEMINAR DESCRIPTION / Selected topics in project management and engineering.
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