Course Contents: Loading: nature of dynamic loading, harmonic, random, types of dynamic loading; Continuous systems: rods (axial vibrations), beams (shear, axial and axial-shear-flexural vibrations); Discrete mass systems: SDOF (free and forced vibrations), MDOF (generalized coordinates, eigenvalue analysis, matrix and modal time history analysis); Introduction of random vibration: stochastic processes, stochastic analysis of linear dynamical systems to Gaussian inputs, SDOF, MDOF. 2. CE 621N Engineering Mechanics Course Contents: Stress analysis: forces and moments, theory of stress, principal stresses and stress invariants, compatibility equations, equilibrium equations; Strain: deformation and velocity gradients, Lagrangian and Eulerian description and finite strain, small deformation theory, principal strains and strain invariants, compatibility conditions; Fundamental physical principles: conservation of mass, linear momentum, angular momentum, and energy, second law of thermodynamics; Constitutive theory: St. Venant’s principal, linear elasticity and generalized Hook’s law, Stokesian and Newtonian fluids, Navier-Stokes equations, Bernoulli equation, linear viscoelasticity, yield criteria; Applications: Airy stress function, two-dimensional elastostatics problems, torsion. 3. CE 623N Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering Course Contents: Similitude and structural models: dimensional analysis, Buckingham's Pi theorem, scale factors and dynamic similitude; Uses and applications of models: types of model investigation, indirect and direct models, elastic and inelastic models (steel, concrete and masonry), size effects; Analysis of experimental data: error and uncertainty in experiment, measurement systems, accuracy in models and reliability of results; Test planning, design and implementation: testing sequence and experimental plan, loading systems, devices, actuators and their control; Instrumentation: mechanical, electrical, electronic system and their calibration, various types of sensors for displacement, velocity, acceleration, pressure, loads, strains, full-field measurements; Data acquisition system and data processing: analog systems, digital systems using personal computers, dynamic measurement, numerical and graphical data processing and archiving; Lab exercises: experiments to illustrate buckling of structural members; load-deformation behavior of beams, columns, joints, and frames under various loads, mode shapes, natural frequency, damping factors from free and forced vibrations, shake table tests. 4. CE 627 Advanced Design of Steel Structures Course Contents: Properties of steel: mechanical properties, hysteresis, ductility; Hot-Rolled Sections: compactness and non-compactness, slenderness, residual stresses; Design of steel structures: inelastic bending – curvature, plastic moments, design criteria - stability , strength, drift; Stability criteria: stability of beams - local buckling of compression flange & web, lateral-torsional buckling, stability of columns - slenderness ratio of columns, local buckling of flanges and web, bracing of column about weak axis, method of design - allowable stress design, plastic design, load and resistance factor design; Strength Criteria: beams – flexure, shear, torsion, columns - moment magnification factor, effective length, P-M interaction, bi-axial bending, joint panel zones; Drift criteria: P-∆ effect, deformation-based design; Connections: types – welded, bolted, location - beam-column, column-foundation, splices. 5. CE 601 Statistical analysis for Civil Engineering Course Contents: Basics of Probability, its distributions, experimental error and its characteristics, adjustment computations, sampling theory, theory of point and interval estimation, hypotheses testing, regression analysis, robust estimators and certain other statistical tests. Graduate courses at UH 6. CIVE 7397 Computational Mechanics The primary objective of this advanced course is to study additional concepts in the finite-element analysis and the application of these concepts to advanced topics, including nonlinear finite element formulations of problems in engineering and applied science. The course provides both formulative and computational background necessary to solve linear and nonlinear problems of structural mechanics, solid mechanics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics (viscous incompressible fluids). Several finite element models will be programmed during the course. Computer implementation of various finite element models will form an essential part of the course. At the end of the course one would have acquired knowledge of finite element analysis of many typical linear and nonlinear problems of engineering and applied science. 7. CIVE 6330 FRP for Structures Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: o apply classical lamination theory to determine the constitutive relationships of laminated composites o analyze and design concrete beams reinforced with internal FRP flexural and shear reinforcement, o analyze and design external FRP strengthening systems for RC members in flexure, shear and axial compression, o analyze and design steel flexural members strengthened with externally bonded FRP materials, o interpret and critique recent advances in research related to the implementation of FRP materials in infrastructure applications, and o identify specific structural challenges for which implementation of FRP materials represent an appropriate solution. 8. CIVE 7397 Plates and Shells 9. CIVE-6350 Advance Mechanics of Materials 10. CIVE 7397 Plasticity and Damage Mechanics 11. CIVE 6349 Reliability of Structures Course Objectives and Emphasis: This graduate course offers a comprehensive review of most commonly used structural reliability assessment methods and their applications to engineering problems. Covered topics include formulation of the structural reliability problem, different reliability indices, first-order and second-order reliability methods (FORM and SORM), component and system reliability, structural reliability analysis under model and statistical uncertainties, and simulation and uncertainty quantification methods. The main objective of the course is to expose the students to fundamental concepts in structural reliability analysis and reinforce their understanding through applications to real life problems. Through a final project, each student will apply reliability methods to solve a selected engineering problem.
Graduate courses at USC
12. CE 561 Uncertainty Quantification Methods of quantifying uncertainty in civil engineering and related fields. Basic uncertainty modeling; advanced topics such as reliability analysis, Bayesian updating, random processes, random fields. 13. CE529b Finite Element Analysis Course Objective: The course is designed to build on the concepts presented in CE 529a by introducing nonlinear FEA analysis procedures considering geometric, material, and contact/impact nonlinearities. It is also designed to broaden the class of physical problems that can be solved by the FEA method to include thermal and fluid mechanics problems. Lastly, it is designed to introduce finite element computational procedure including both direct and iterative solvers, eigenvalue techniques, and geometric modeling, mesh generation, and model optimization approaches.
Course Name/Term Class and Section Number Class Meeting Day and Time Location Instructor and Contact Info Ian Culbertson E-Mail: Iculbert@usc - Edu Office: PED 107 Phone: (213) 821-2567