Covers forces acting on rigid bodies at rest. Equilibrium is explored/applied to different situations. In each case, the object of interest is isolated along with all forces acting on it; a free body diagram. Equilibrium is applied to analyze trusses, frames, machines, cables, hydrostatic forces on dams. Credit not granted for this course and MCEN 2023 or GEEN 2851. Requisites: Requires a prereq course of PHYS 1110 (min grade C-). Requires a prereq or coreq course of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (min grade C-). Restricted CVEN or EVEN or AREN or AMEN or EPEN or GEEN majors with a CIV, ENR or ARC subplan.
Studies the motion (kinematics) of particles and rigid bodies, and the forces that cause the motion (kinetics). Newton's laws as well as energy methods are used to study the motion of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CVEN 2121 (minimum grade C-). Requires a co-requisite course of APPM 2360. Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Addresses concepts of stress and strain; material properties, axial loading, torsion, simple bending, and transverse shear; analysis of stress and strain; and deflections of beams. Includes selected experimental and computational laboratories. Credit not granted for this course and MCEN 2063. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 2121 or GEEN 2851 or ASEN 2001 or MCEN 2023 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to Architectural (AREN) or Civil (CVEN) or Engineering Management (EMEN) or General (GEEN) Engineering majors with a CIV, ENR or ARC subplan.
Covers advanced topics in the mechanics of solids. Some topics such as asymmetric bending of beams, torsion of non-circular cross-sections etc. are extensions of topics seen in CVEN 3161. Others like 3-D stress and strain analysis, failure theories and stability of columns and frames are new. The course includes selected laboratory experiments. Same as CVEN 5161. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 3161 (minimum grade C-).
Systematic formulation of finite element approximation and isoparametric interpolation (weighted residual and energy methods, triangular and quadrilateral elements). Includes computation applications to the solution of one- and two-dimensional stress-deformation problems, steady and transient heat conduction, and viscous flow. Same as CVEN 5511. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CVEN 3161, CVEN 3525, APPM 2360 or MATH 3130 and MATH 4430 (all minimum grade C-).
Introduces dynamic response of linear elastic single and multiple degree of freedom systems. Includes time and frequency domain analysis and numerical methods for dynamic analysis. Undergraduate students may contact the instructor for permission to be enrolled. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Provides foundation for advanced study of structural and material behavior and continuum theories in mechanics. Topics include Cartesian tensors, elements of continuum mechanics, constitutive laws for elastic solids, energy principles, methods of potentials,formulations of 2D and 3D elastostatic problems,and general analytical and numerical solutions.
Covers advanced topics in the mechanics of solids. Some topics such as asymmetric bending of beams, torsion of non-circular cross-sections etc. are extensions of topics seen in CVEN 3161. Others like 3-D stress and strain analysis, failure theories and stability of columns and frames are new. The course includes selected laboratory experiments. Same as CVEN 4161. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Fundamentals of continuum mechanics, finite deformations, Lagrangian finite strains, Cauchy and Piola Kirchoff stress tensors, plasticity and thermo-elasticity, elements of damage mechanics, elements of fracture mechanics, rehological and visoelastic theories, and modern experimental techniques. Recommended prereq., CVEN 5161.
Covers constitutive modeling, multiphase mechanics, and finite element implementation of constitutive models and coupled solid-fluid mechanical governing equations for inelastic porous media at small strain. Considers transient and steady state conditions. Analyzes structural, geotechnical, geological, mechanical, biomechanical, and other related modern engineering problems. Uses general purpose finite element software program for implementation and analysis.
Includes general vibrations of civil engineering structures and their response to various types of time-dependent loads. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 5111 (minimum grade C-).
Teaches mathematical theories of plate and shell structures and their applications. Involves numerical finite element solutions of plates and shells of various shapes under static and dynamic loadings. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CVEN 5131 or 5161 (minimum grade C-).
Includes three parts: 1) fundamentals through rigorous mathematical formulations of linear/nonlinear elastic fracture mechanics, 2) materials' theoretical strength, including metals, granular materials, polymers and steel, 3) numerical (finite element) methods in fracture mechanics. Heavy emphasis on project and independent work. Department enforced prereqs., CVEN 6161 and CVEN 5511 (all minimum grade B).
Covers kinematics, thermodynamics, coupled balance equations and constitutive models, numerical time integration, and finite element implementation of finite strain inelasticity and multiphase mechanics. Kinematics of multiplicative decomposition, and finite strain mixture theory. Linearization for global nonlinear Newton-Raphson and solution algorithm of nonlinear constitutive models and coupled balance equations. Recommended prereqs., CVEN 5131, CVEN 5511, and CVEN 6511.
