| source University of Texas at Austin (98) Johns Hopkins University (13) |
level Graduate (X) |
department Civil Engineering (X) |
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; and Mathematics 427K and a course in fluid mechanics, or consent of instructor.
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Fundamentals of fluid mechanics applied in natural systems; analysis of energy; momentum, diffusion, turbulence, and stratification in lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Civil Engineering 319F or consent of instructor.
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Basics of numerical methods as applied to the solution of the steady and unsteady fluid flow equations, such as the Euler and the Navier-Stokes equations and the advection-diffusion equation. Emphasis on finite volume methods as applied to fluid mechanics problems in civil and environmental engineering. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Civil Engineering 380S or an equivalent graduate course in fluid mechanics, and knowledge of a programming language.
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Presentations and discussions on various topics in water resources engineering. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Design of buildings for low energy use and optimal indoor air quality. Includes ventilation, energy efficiency, moisture problems, and prevention by design. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering or consent of instructor.
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Linear and nonlinear analysis of trusses and frames; introduction to structural stability; and computational aspects of linear and nonlinear structural analysis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Introductory concepts; weighted residual methods; strong and weak forms; boundary conditions; global v. local basis functions; error estimates; smooth and nonsmooth problems; one-dimensional second- and fourth-order problems; two-dimensional potential and plate problems; two-dimensional and three-dimensional elasticity; dynamic and eigenvalue problems; numerical, computational, and meshing issues; applications using commercial software. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Civil Engineering 381P or consent of instructor.
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Survey of numerical methods; weighted residuals, finite differences, finite elements, boundary elements; applications to equilibrium, eigenvalue, and propagation problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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An introductory course in the theory and modeling of propagating waves. Subjects may include scalar waves in 1-D and 2-D, traveling and standing waves, flexural waves in beams, dispersion, phase and group velocity, vector waves in 2-D and 3-D, waves in infinite media and semi-infinite media, P waves, SH waves, SV waves, Rayleigh and Love surface waves, Stoneley waves, reflection and transmission at interfaces, numerical modeling, radiation conditions, scattering and radiation from obstacles, and fluid-solid interaction. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Civil Engineering 381W and 397 (Topic: Wave Propagation Analysis ) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Principles and methods of plastic analyses and design, and their applications to continuous beams, frames, plates, connections, and multistory buildings. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Civil Engineering 335, and consent of instructor.
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Application of systems engineering principles to planning, design, and construction of building and bridge structures with emphasis on performance requirements and economic factors. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Survey of experimental methods used in structural engineering, including loading and measurement techniques and systems used in structural research. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Design of steel highway bridges, including the analysis and design of composite girder, box girder, and cable-stayed bridges. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Civil Engineering 362N or the equivalent.
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Behavior of reinforced concrete members; critical review of specifications; limit states; anchorage and development of reinforcement; shear; torsion. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Civil Engineering 331, and consent of instructor.
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Behavior of reinforced concrete structures, with emphasis on ductility and detailing of frames, slabs, and braced (shear wall) structures. Detailing for seismic loads. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Civil Engineering 383L, and consent of instructor.
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Theory, advantages, and limitations; various systems of prestressing; composite construction; continuous span theory. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Civil Engineering 331, and consent of instructor.
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Evaluation of condition, strength, serviceability, and ductility of existing structures; criteria for rehabilitation; retrofit techniques for change in function, loading, and seismic forces. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Civil Engineering 383R and 397 (Topic: Repair and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures ) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Planning, design, and construction of reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete bridges, including arch, frame, girder, and cable stay systems; aesthetics, economy, and durability. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 383P.
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Application of plasticity theory to structural concrete columns, girders, frames, and joints. Development and application of transparent detailing methods such as truss models, strut-and-tie models, and both strip and yield line methods for slabs. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Civil Engineering 383L, and consent of instructor.
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Single and multidegree-of-freedom systems; dynamic load factors, response to harmonic excitation; damping; modal analysis; direct integration of equations of motion; analysis in time and frequency domains; application to earthquake, wind, wave, and traffic loadings. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Civil Engineering 381P or consent of instructor.
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Earthquake characteristics; seismic loads; elastic and inelastic response; analysis and design of buildings for earthquakes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Civil Engineering 384P or consent of instructor.
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Load and resistance factors in reliability-based design; first- and second-order reliability methods; Monte Carlo simulation techniques with variance reduction and importance sampling refinements; reliability of systems; fault-tree and event-tree models; inverse reliability procedures; and random fields and stochastic finite element analysis for reliability analysis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Application of engineering economics, microeconomic theory, and operations research to the planning and management of water systems; major topics include flood control, hydroelectric power, water supply, multiobjective planning, and urban water resource management. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Legal and technological approaches to effective and sustainable control of hazardous wastes and contaminated sites, studied through problem evaluation and solution. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Civil Engineering 342 or consent of instructor.
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Analysis of water quality in natural systems and of effects of wastewater discharges. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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