Teaching
CVEN 212: Fluid Mechanics
Elementary mechanics of fluids with emphasis on hydrostatics, control volume analysis of flowing fluids using kinematics, continuity, energy, and momentum principals; similitude, pipe flow.
CVEN 214: Strength of Material
Stress, strain, mechanical properties of materials, Hooke’s law, axial load, stress due to temperature, introduction to statically indeterminate members, axial load and axial stress, torsion and torsional stress, pure bending and bending stress, transverse shear and shear stress, combined loadings and stresses, stress transformation, introduction to design of beams, introduction to buckling of columns
CVEN 380: Construction Engineering
Topics covered in this course are: introduction to the construction industry, management processes, time & cost processes, project budgeting, management of construction equipment, safety of construction sites, legal aspects in construction and construction claims. Introduction to computer applications in construction engineering.
CVEN 420: Design of Steel Structures
Properties of structural steel. Steel sections. Analysis and design concepts, LRFD design concept. Design of tension members. Design of compression members. Column base plates. Design of beams with and without lateral supports. Design of members under combined axial and bending loads. Design and details of simple bolted and welded connections, and an introduction to common building connections. Introduction to plastic analysis.
CVEN 422: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Analysis and design of: irregular beams, deep beams, and continuous beams. Analysis and design of two-way floor systems (solid slabs on beam and flat slabs). Analysis and design of irregular (circular, triangular and trapezoidal) slabs and cantilever slabs. Analysis and design of framed structures. Analysis and design of uniaxial and biaxial long columns. Torsional analysis and design of reinforced concrete members. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete foundations: isolated footings, wall footings, combined footing, and strap footings. Analysis and design of retaining walls.
CVEN 481: Project Planning and Scheduling
Introduction to Project Management. Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), project planning & scheduling, AON, PERT, bar-charting, line-of-balance, and VPM techniques. Project compression analysis and control. Computer applications in project management. The Laboratory component of this course covers modern project management tools and techniques on the personal computer.