Undergraduate Courses in Structural Engineering




		Following is a list of undergraduate courses in Structural Engineering offered by the Civil Engineering Department of CWRU during the 1996 - 1998 school years. See a list of Structural Advisors who can answer your questions. Listings of Graduate Courses available. Undergraduate BS in Civil Engineering Program Requirements, as listed in the 1996 - 1998 CWRU Course Handbook. Requirements for a Minor in Civil Engineering as listed in the 1996 - 1998 CWRU Course Handbook. ECIV 110, Mechanics, 3 ENGR 200 Statics and Strength of Materials Statics of rigid and deformable solids. Vectors, resultants, equilibrium, stability, trusses, machines, friction, moment, and shear diagrams. Moments of inertia, stresses and strains in tension members, compression members and beams. Hooke's law, combined stress states in two dimensions. Stress transformation. Prerequisite: PHYS 121 and MATH 122 ECIV 160, Surveying, 3 Principles and practice of surveying; measurement of distance and angle; obtaining topographic data. Electronic measurement devices, data acquisition, and data processing. Elements of photogrammetry. CAD. Laboratory. ECIV 320, Structural Analysis I, 3 Static, linear, structural analysis of trusses and frames for member force and deflections. Stiffness and flexibility formulations. Behavior of statically determinate and indeterminate systems. Prerequisite: ENGR 200/ECIV 110 ECIV 321, Structural Design I, 3 Design of structures, beams, columns, beam-columns, and connections. Structures of steel and reinforced concrete. Design laboratory. Prerequisite: ECIV 320 ECIV 322, Structural Analysis II, 3 Stiffness and flexibility formulations for plane frames, grids, and space frame with classical and matrix methods. Introduction to nonlinear analysis and stability. Structural behavior of arches, cable networks, and other structural systems. Prerequisite: ECIV 320 ECIV 360, Civil Engineering Systems, 3 Decision-making methods in civil engineering. Engineering economics. Linear and nonlinear programming; planning, scheduling, and CPM methods. Probability and reliability analysis for decisions with risk and uncertainty. Computer laboratory. ECIV 321, Structural Design II, 3 (Continuation of ECIV 221). Torsion of concrete members, reinforcing steel details, compression reinforced flexural members, two-way slabs, slender columns, torsion of steel members, lateral and local buckling of steel members, plate girders, prestressed concrete design and wood design. Design laboratory. Prerequisite: ECIV 220 and ECIV 221 ECIV 396, Special Topics I, 1-3 Special topics in civil engineering in which a regular course is not available. Conferences and report. Consent of instructor required. ECIV 397, Special Topics II, 3 Special topics in civil engineering in which a regular course is not available. Conferences and report. Consent of instructor required. ECIV 398, Senior Project, 3 A project emphasizing research and/or design must be completed by all civil engineers.
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