Global Arc

The course presents a methodology to understand/analyze complex structures based on a careful study of the flow of forces, structural shapes and structural systems. This methodology, which is especially useful in the conceptual design phase, is developed with tools such as Graphic Statics and Maxwell's Theorem. 2D shapes (beam grids or slabs) and 3D shapes (domes, vaults, cylinder, shells, cable nets) are studied. The learning is based on real structures (e.g. modern iconic footbridges to classic structures).

This course will address the sources, transport, chemical transformation, and sink of air pollution on local to global scales. Air pollutants to be studied include trace gas species as well as aerosol particles such as aqueous sulfates, organics, soot, nitrogen-containing particulates, and mineral particles. Concepts address in the class include chemical reactions important to photochemical smog, aerosol particles physics and chemistry (e.g nucleation , growth, deliquensence), acid precipitation , and multiphase chemistry in clouds.

Fundamentals of probabilistic risk analysis. Stochastic modeling of hazards. Estimation of extremes. Vulnerability modeling of natural and built environment. Evaluation of failure chances and consequences. Reliability analysis. Decision analysis and risk management. Case studies involving natural hazards, including earthquakes, extreme wind, rainfall flooding, storm surge, hurricanes, and climate change, and their induced damage and economic losses. Not open to freshmen. Prerequisites: Basic probability and statistics course.

This course will focus on the structural design of buildings and is open to students of engineering and of architecture who meet the prerequisites. The course will culminate in a major building design project incorporating knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work. Structural design is considered from concept development to the completion of detailed design while incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints. Open to Seniors Only. Prerequisites: both CEE 312 and CEE 366, or permission from the instructor.

The design of bridges is considered from the conceptual phase up to the final design phase. The following issues are addressed in this course: types of bridges, design codes, computer modeling of bridges, seismic analysis and design, seismic retrofit design, inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation of bridges, movable bridges, bridge aerodynamics, organization of a typical engineering firm, marketing for engineering work. Several computer codes are used in this course. Prerequisite: CEE 366 or CEE 361, or instructor's permission.

The class has pedagogical objectives related to the spatial relations of dimensions and time (sustainability and society). It develops the students' skills in drawing, model making, writing, oral communication, and advanced engineering analysis. The course is focused on a study of one theme that changes every year. Within each theme engineering calculations of designs will be made through advanced analyses. The social context will be studied, a site visit will be made during break week, models of a few significant works will be created and placed on display as part of a small exhibition. Prerequisites: CEE205 and CEE312

The aim of this course is to track and understand the structural and architectural engineering leadership of Italy in the context of social-political-economic circumstances. The course studies various structures of Italy in three distinct time frames: creativity in structural and architectural engineering during the classical and medieval period, vaulted reinforced concrete structures of the 1900s, and modern times of lightweight structures and advanced technologies. In all parts of the course, calculations are made to examine the structural integrity. Construction methods are discussed and an evaluation of elegance is made.

Most critical infrastructures have rigid operating parameters and tend to be vulnerable to small, unforeseen natural and man-made disasters. The need to maintain efficient functioning of the system and to explore the system at some "equilibrium" state is of utmost importance to planners, designers and engineers. This course will discuss the characteristics of resilient systems and ways to measure and monitor the resilience of critical infrastructures, including organizational resilience. The course will also introduce the concept of sustainability and will attempt to connect sustainability and resilience in a unified framework.

Introduction of wind effects on the built environment. The nature of wind storms, tropical cyclones and climate change, prediction of design wind speeds and structural safety, strong wind characteristics and turbulence, basic bluff-body aerodynamics, resonant dynamic response and effective static load distributions, wind tunnel experiments, tall buildings, low-rise buildings, windborne debris, wind loading codes and standards, wind-induced storm surge, wind and surge damage.Prerequisites: undergraduate level basic courses in Probability and Statistics and in Differential Equations .

Topics in the design and analysis of steel structures are covered such as geometric properties and stresses of built-up shapes, columns, beams, and tension members. Prerequisites: CEE205 and CEE312.