Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2002
Civil Engineering (CIVI)

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CIVI 201   CIVIL ENGINEERS AND THE WORLD WE BUILD   Credits 3.00  Spring 02
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
An overview of how civil engineering projects (bridges,sky buildings,transit
systems etc.) are conceived, financed, designed, and built. Will include case
studies, lectures,labs, and field trips. No previous engineering or mathematics
background required. Designed for engineering freshman and interested
non-majors. WWW.Civil.Rice.EDU/Civi 201
001 RL 201 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM      Staff                     Enr: 21 Max: 0

CIVI 211   ENGINEERING MECHANICS                    Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Also offered as Mech 211.
001 ML 254 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM      Staff                     Enr: 1 Max: NA
002 KH 101 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM      Staff                     Enr: 1 Max: NA

CIVI 300   MECHANICS OF SOLIDS I                    Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Analysis of stress and deformation of solids with applications to beams,
circular shafts and columns.  Study of engineering properties of materials and
failure theories.
Prereq- Civi 211 or Mech 211.
001 RL 231 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM      Nagarajaiah, Satish       Enr: 18 Max: 0

CIVI 302   STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LAB                Credits 1.00  Spring 02
Instruction in standard tension, compression, and torsion tests of ferrous and
nonferrous metals.  Includes experimental techniques and the behavior of
structural elements. Limited enrollment. Preference given to civil engineering
majors.  Required for B.S.C.E.
001 TBA - T 02:30PM - 05:30PM           Nagarajaiah, Satish       Enr: 15 Max: 0

CIVI 304   STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I                    Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Analysis of statically determinate structures; stability and determinacy;
influence lines and moving loads.  Calculation of deflections.  Introduction to
analysis of indeterminate structures.
Prereq- Civi 211 and concurrent registration in Civi 300.
001 RL 201 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM      Veletsos, Anestis S.      Enr: 14 Max: 0

CIVI 306   STEEL DESIGN                             Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Design of steel members, connections, and assemblies.  Behavior of steel
members as related to design.
Prereq- Civi 304.
001 RL 231 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM      Terk, Michael             Enr: 5 Max: 0

CIVI 403   REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN               Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Material properties, flexural strength of rectangular and T-sections; strength
design of beams, one-way slabs and footings; shear strength; deflections; and
column design. Use of handbooks and computer programs for design.
Prereq- Civi 304.
001 RL 201 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Durrani, Ahmad J.         Enr: 7 Max: 0

CIVI 404   CONCRETE LABORATORY                      Credits 1.00  Spring 02
Tests of materials and reinforced concrete members.
Prereq- Civi 403 (concurrent).
001 TBA - W 02:00PM - 05:00PM           Durrani, Ahmad J.         Enr: 6 Max: 0

CIVI 451   INTRO TO TRANSPORTATION                  Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Operational characteristics of transport modes, elements of transportation
planning, and design of stationary elements.
001 RL 201 - MW 01:00PM - 02:15PM       Sedlak, John M.           Enr: 10 Max: 0

CIVI 480   SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT                    Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Synthesis and application of engineering knowledge of the design of a real-life
project.
Prereq- Senior standing.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 9 Max: 0

CIVI 499   SPECIAL PROBLEMS                         Credits   Spring 02
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 522   STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS II                   Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Dynamics of force-excited continuous linear systems and ground-excited linear
and yielding structures.  Fundamentals of earthquake engineering.
001 RL 201 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      Veletsos, Anestis S.      Enr: 9 Max: 0

CIVI 540   STEEL BUILDING DESIGN                    Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Practical considerations from the conceptual stage to the final analysis;
including design parameters and serviceability limitations.
Prereq- Civi 305, 306, 403.
001 RL 201 - TTH 08:00AM - 09:15AM      Sheikh, Tauqir            Enr: 0 Max: 0

CIVI 570   FOUNDATION ENGINEERING                   Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Soil exploration, bearing capacity and settlements of foundations, soil
improvement, geotechnical analysis and design of spread and special footings,
beam foundations, mats, soil-structure interactions, floating foundations,
piles, pile groups, pier and caissons, earth pressures, earth and concrete
walls, cantilever and anchored sheet-pile walls, braced and tie-back
excavations.
Prereq- Civi 470.
001 RL 231 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Cibor, Joseph             Enr: 7 Max: 0

CIVI 610   STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND CONTROL   Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Elements of linear systems and control theory, transform methods, state space
methods, feedback control,  and Lyapunov's method.  Analytical modeling of
structures, control algorithms, and response to dynamic loading.  Base
isolation, passive energy dissipation, smart materials and devices, active,
hybrid and semi-active structural control applications monitoring, and case
studies.  Also offered as MECH 610.
Prereq- Civi 521 or Mech 502, Civi 527.
001 RL 231 - MW 02:00PM - 03:15PM       Nagarajaiah, Satish       Enr: 8 Max: 0

CIVI 699   SPECIAL PROBLEMS                         Credits   Spring 02
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: 2 Max: 0

CIVI 800   RESEARCH AND THESIS                      Credits   Spring 02
No description.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 9 Max: 0