Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2000
Civil Engineering (CIVI)
Rice Course Schedule as of 05/15/2001.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some CIVI courses.
CIVI 211 ENGINEERING MECHANICS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
See Mech 211.
Also offered as Mech 211.
001 RL 201 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Staff Enr: 2 Max: NA
002 RL 231 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Ambrose, Catherine G. Enr: 3 Max: NA
003 RL 201 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 251 PLANE SURVEYING Credits 2.00 Fall 00
Overview of fundamental surveying principles and techniques. Required for
B.S.C.E. (not required for environmental engineering option).
001 RL 201 - M 01:00PM - 05:00PM Hanks, Milton Enr: 5 Max: NA
CIVI 305 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS II Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Study of force and displacement methods used in the analysis of indeterminate
structures. Includes influence lines, energy methods. Introduction to stiffness
method of analysis of structures. Required for B.S.C.E. (not required for
environmental engineering option).
Prereq- Civi 304.
001 TBA - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Younan, Adel Helmy Enr: 6 Max: NA
CIVI 320 ETHICAL DECISION MAKING FOR ENGINEERS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
A review of ethical issues encountered in the conduct of work as a professional
engineer. Impact of personal and cultural value systems on the effectiveness
of individual engineers, project teams, and technical organizations employed in
diverse business environments.
001 RL 231 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM Moore, Pat H. Enr: 4 Max: NA
Moore, Pat H.
CIVI 322 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MGMT Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Introduction to the evaluation of alternative investment opportunities with
emphasis on engineering projects and capital infrastructure. Time value of
money concepts are developed in the context of detailed project evaluation and
presentations. In addition, concepts and applications of risk analysis and
investment under uncertainty are developed. Requires oral and written
presentations by students.
Also offered as Engi 303.
001 RL 231 - M 06:45PM - 09:45PM Segner, Ed Enr: 3 Max: NA
CIVI 363 APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Study of fluid properties, fluid statics, and incompressible fluid steady flow.
Includes energy and momentum equations with many applications, similitude and
dimensional analysis, and viscous fluid flow in pipe networks. Required for
B.S.C.E.
001 TBA - TBA Liapis, Stergios Enr: 9 Max: NA
CIVI 400 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS II Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Analysis of stress and strain in two and three dimensions. Stress-strain
relations for elestic, elastic/plastic, and viscoelastic materials. Material
failure criteria. Analysis of bending and torsion of cylinders, plane problems,
large deflections of beams, curved beams, beams of elastic foundations, and
plates. Solutions by analytical, numerical, and energy methods, including an
introduction to the finite element method. Does not count toward graduate
degree requirements in civil engineering.
Prereq- Civi 300.
001 RL 201 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Merwin, John E. Enr: 28 Max: NA
CIVI 470 BASIC SOIL MECHANICS Credits 4.00 Fall 00
Introduction to geotechnical engineering, formation of soil, properties and
behavior, soil classifications, water flow through soil, consolidation and
settlement, strength characteristics, soil stabilization, lateral earth
pressure, slope stability, design of retaining walls and shallow foundations.
Required for B.S.C.E.
001 TBA - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM
RL 231 Dakoulas, Panos Enr: 9 Max: NA
CIVI 479 INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Credits 1.00 Fall 00
Introduces students to the design issues and practices in civil engineering.
Includes the methods, references and computer tools used in engineering design
practice. Emphasis on topics that influence the design of civil engineering
facilities, including existing built environment, natural environment, economic
and social factors, and long expected lifespan.
Senior standing in Civil Engineering.
001 TBA - W 02:30PM - 03:20PM Staff Enr: 6 Max: NA
CIVI 499 SPECIAL PROBLEMS Credits Fall 00
Study of selected topics including individual investigations, special lectures,
and seminars. Offered upon mutual agreement of faculty and student.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 501 ADVANCED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS II Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Analysis of the nonlinear behavior of elastic and inelastic solids with
application to engineering materials. Not offered every year.
Civi 500.
001 TBA - TBA Nordgren, Ronald P. Enr: 3 Max: NA
CIVI 513 THEORY OF ELASTICITY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Advanced topics in the linear and nonlinear theory of elasticity.
Also offered
as Mech 513.
Not offered every year.
001 RL 201 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 516 PLATES AND SHELLS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Introduction to theories of plates and cylindrical shells with applications to
practical problem. Not offered every year.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 521 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS I Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Dynamics of force-excited discrete linear systems with applications to design.
Permission of instructor for undergraduates not in the Civil Engineering Basic
Program.
001 RL 201 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Veletsos, Anestis S. Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 527 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN STRUCTURAL MECH Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Introduction to differential and integral formulations, variational principles,
weighted residuals, and principle of virtual work. Simple boundary, initial,
and eigenvalue problems. Finite element method and finite difference methods
for structural mechanics. Study of nonlinearities. Computational methods for
geometric and material nonlinear analysis. Applications to static and dynamic
problems. Programming and use of computer software.
Permission of instructor
001 RL 231 - MW 02:00PM - 03:15PM Nagarajaiah, Satish Enr: 1 Max: NA
CIVI 530 CONCRETE BUILDING DESIGN Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Design of reinforced concrete building structures and floor slab systems. Case
histories will be discussed.
Civi 403.
001 RL 201 - TTH 08:00AM - 09:15AM Haque, Moyeen Enr: 4 Max: NA
CIVI 531 REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Study of the moment-curvature relationship for beams and columns, biaxally
loaded columns, slenderness effects, interaction diagrams, shear and torsion in
members, shear wall-frame interaction, and behavior under large load reversals.
Includes extensive use of microcomputers.
Civi 403.
001 TBA - TBA Durrani, Ahmad J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 678 ADVANCED SCHOLASTIC MECHANICS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Nonlinear random vibrations, Statistical Linearization, ARMA filters modeling,
Monte Carlo Simulation, Wiener-Volterra series, time-variant structural
reliability, and Stochastic Finite Elements are presented from a perspective of
usefulness to aerospace, civil, marine, and mechanical applications. Also
offered as Mech 678.
Prereq- Civi 512, 523, or Mech 523.
001 RL 231 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Spanos, Pol D. Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 699 SPECIAL PROBLEMS Credits Fall 00
Study of selected topics including individual investigations under the
direction of a member of the civil engineering faculty. Offered upon mutual
agreement of faculty and student.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 800 RESEARCH AND THESIS Credits Fall 00
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 9 Max: NA
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