Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2001
Civil Engineering (CIVI)
Rice Course Schedule as of 10/28/2001.
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 01
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: 6 Max: NA
003 RL 201 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Ku, Albert Enr: 3 Max: NA
CIVI 251 PLANE SURVEYING Credits 2.00 Fall 01
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: 3 Max: 0
CIVI 305 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS II Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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 RL 231 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Younan, Adel Helmy Enr: 5 Max: 0
CIVI 322 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MGMT Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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 201 - S 06:30PM - 09:30PM Murtha, James Enr: 5 Max: 0
Segner, Ed
CIVI 363 APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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: 7 Max: 0
CIVI 400 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS II Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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: 3 Max: 0
CIVI 470 BASIC SOIL MECHANICS Credits 4.00 Fall 01
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 RL 231 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM
RL Cibor, Joseph Enr: 8 Max: 0
CIVI 479 INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Credits 1.00 Fall 01
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 RL 235 - W 02:30PM - 03:20PM Terk, Michael Enr: 9 Max: 0
CIVI 499 SPECIAL PROBLEMS Credits Fall 01
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: 0
CIVI 501 ADVANCED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS II Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Analysis of the nonlinear behavior of elastic and inelastic solids with
application to engineering materials. Not offered every year.
Civi 500.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
CIVI 513 THEORY OF ELASTICITY Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Advanced topics in the linear and nonlinear theory of elasticity.
Also offered
as Mech 513.
Not offered every year.
001 TBA - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
CIVI 516 PLATES AND SHELLS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Introduction to theories of plates and cylindrical shells with applications to
practical problem. Not offered every year.
001 TBA - T 09:25AM - 10:40AM Veletsos, Anestis S. Enr: 9 Max: 0
CIVI 521 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS I Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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: 12 Max: 0
CIVI 524 STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY THEORY & APPLICAT Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Probability theory and random processes; fundamentals of structural reliability
theory. Methods of reliability analysis; structural component and system
reliability. Reliability-based design codes; structural load modeling and
combination for performance and safety evaluation. Seismic risk analysis of
structural systems.
Basic knowledge of probability theory.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
CIVI 527 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN STRUCTURAL MECH Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Introduction to differential and integral formulations, variational principles,
weighted residuals, and principle of virtual work. Simple boundary, initial,
and eigenvalue problems. Finite element, boundary element, 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: 11 Max: 0
CIVI 530 CONCRETE BUILDING DESIGN Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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: 0
CIVI 531 BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
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 RL 201 - TBA Durrani, Ahmad J. Enr: 7 Max: 0
CIVI 679 APPLIED MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Fall 01
Probability density and power spectrum based simulation concepts and procedures
are discussed. Scalar and vectorial simulation are addressed. Spectral
decomposition and digital filter algorithms are presented. Applications from
aerospace, earthquake, marine, and wind engineering, and from other applied
science disciplines are included. Also offered as MECH 679
001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Spanos, Pol D. Enr: 2 Max: NA
CIVI 699 SPECIAL PROBLEMS Credits Fall 01
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: 0
CIVI 800 RESEARCH AND THESIS Credits Fall 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 10 Max: 0
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