Civil Engineering
The department has a 3-year course plan for the Academic Year 2008-09, 2009-00, and 2000-01. To see what courses may be offered for each of the academic year, see Civil Engineering 3-Year Course Plan. To check the latest course offerings, go to Course Schedules that are posted quarterly.
(Please note: Not all courses are offered in one quarter.)
Graduate Courses
CENG 205. Finite Element Methods I
Introduction to the finite element method. Force and stiffness methods. Matrix methods of analysis. Stiffness matrix formulation for axial and bending members. Local and global stiffness matrices. Transformation of stiffness matrices. (2 units)
CENG 206. Finite Element Methods II
Energy methods. Displacement functions for structural members. Derivation of load vectors. Analysis of plane stress and plane strain problems. Area coordinates. Constant strain triangle. Isoparametric elements. Prerequisite: CENG 205. (2 units)
CENG 207. Finite Element Methods III
Application of finite element method to dynamics of elastic and inelastic bodies. Mass matrices. Analysis of plates and shells. Development of computer code based on finite element theory. Prerequisite: CENG 206. (2 units)
CENG 211. Advanced Strength of Materials
Bending of beams with nonsymmetrical cross section. Curved beams. Shear center. Shear flow in open and closed sections. Torsion of open and closed section members. Energy theorems and their applications. Beams on elastic foundations. Beam analysis using Fourier series. Stress analysis of composite materials. (4 units)
CENG 218. Construction Engineering
Construction management. Equipment. Drawings and specifications, cost estimating, bidding. Contracts, bonds, financing, insurance. Labor. Project planning and scheduling. Cross-listed with CENG 118. Prerequisite: Junior standing. (3 units)
CENG 219. Advanced Construction Engineering
Advanced discussion of project management topics. Design of temporary construction structures. Design for construction. Crane design. Equipment selection techniques. Construction methodologies and materials selection. Materials handling and supply chain management. Risk management. Environmental issues. Cross-listed with CENG 119. Prerequisites: CENG 118. (4 units).
CENG 220. Structural Dynamics
Analysis and behavior of simple linear oscillators. Natural mode shapes and frequencies for distributed and lumped mass systems. Introduction to nonlinear vibrations. (4 units)
CENG 221. Advanced Dynamics
Continuation of CENG 220. Distributed parameter systems. Nonlinear transient dynamics. Dynamic response in the frequency domain. Component mode methods. Prerequisite: CENG 220. (2 units)
CENG 222. Advanced Structural Analysis
Advanced methods for the analysis of statically indeterminate and non-conventional structural systems. Explicit modeling of cross-sections and joints in structural systems. Hands-on experience with modern commercial analysis software. (4 units)
CENG 223. Stability of Structures
Energy methods. Elastic stability of columns under axial loads and bending moments. Introduction to inelastic stability analysis of columns. Stability analysis of frames. Stability of flat plates and cylindrical shells. Lateral buckling of beams. (4 units)
CENG 226. Plastic Theory of Structures
Concepts of plastic behavior of structures. Collapse mechanisms for beams and frames. Applications of energy methods in solution procedures. (2 units)
CENG 228. Fracture Mechanics of Solids
Elastic and elastic-plastic fracture criteria. Stress intensity solutions. Metallurgical aspects of toughness. Design and alloy selection. Failure analysis techniques applied to actual engineering problems. (2 units)
CENG 231. Bridge Engineering I
An introduction to modern bridge structural systems, bridge loading, bridge deck slab design, girders, and substructure. Prerequisite: CENG 132. (4 units)
CENG 232. Masonry Engineering
Design of unreinforced and reinforced masonry structures, including shear-wall and bearing-wall systems. (2 units)
CENG 233. Timber Engineering
Lateral design of timber structures including shear transfer around openings. Introduction to hybrid construction and structural performance requirements. Detailed design requirements for connections. (4 units) Cross-listed with CENG 133. Prerequisite: CENG 132. (4 units)
CENG 234. Structural Steel Design II
Design of lateral systems, including new and innovative systems, and connections. Introduction to hybrid and composite design. Application of performance-based design requirements for steel structures. (4 units)
CENG 236. Advanced Concrete Structures
Analysis and design of reinforced-concrete and frame-wall structures for gravity and lateral loads; use of strut and tie method for disturbed regions; and introduction to prestressed concrete. Cross-listed with CENG 136. Prerequisite: CENG 135. (4 units)
CENG 237. Earthquake Engineering Design
Introduction to seismic sources, wave propagation, and effects on structures. Spectral representations of demands. Design according to current code provisions, and using simplified pushover methods. Cross-listed with CENG 137. Prerequisite: CENG 132. (4 units)
CENG 238. Geotechnical Engineering Design
Foundation exploration; bearing capacity and settlement analysis; spread foundations; piles and caissons; earth-retaining structures; loads on underground conduits; subsurface construction. Cross-listed with CENG 138. Prerequisites: CENG 121 and 135. (4 units)
CENG 239. Earthquake Engineering II
Continuation of CENG 238. Seismic detailing. Concrete detailing-steel requirements, hooks, development lengths, anchors, shear walls, and continuity. Steel detailing-moment-resisting connections, bracing, bridge connections, cable restrainers. Example problems and case studies. Timber detailing-strong ties, tie downs, beam-column connections. Masonry design considerations. Prerequisite: CENG 137 or CENG 237. (2 units)
CENG 240. Soil-Structure Interaction
Introduction of soil-structure analysis for evaluating seismic response. Dynamic interaction between the structure and its surrounding soil. Soil-structure interaction models. Prerequisite: CENG 138 or CENG 238 (2 units)
CENG 242. Water Resources Design
Design of system components for water supply and flood control projects, including storage facilities, closed conduits, open channels, well fields, and pumping systems. Cross-listed with CENG 142. Prerequisites: CENG 140 and 141. (4 units)
CENG 246. Practical Design of Cold-Formed Steel Frame Structural Systems
Introduction to the fundamentals of cold-formed steel frame construction. Review of current design and construction practice, specifications, standards, and codes. Practical design of members and connection detailing. Understanding evaluation reports. Cross-listed with CENG 146. Prerequisites: CENG 133, 134, or 135. (4 units)
CENG 247. Pavement Design
Paving materials. Geometric and structural design of highways. Urban street layout and details. Layout and design of airport runways. Cross-listed with CENG 147. Prerequisites: CENG 121 and 135. (4 units)
CENG 248. Structural Systems
Introduction to principles for choosing structural systems and performance criteria. Fire, sound and thermal requirements for buildings. Estimation of design loads. Approximate techniques for system design and evaluation. Horizontal and vertical subsystems. Cross-listed with CENG 148. Prerequisite: CENG 132. (3 units)
CENG 249. Civil Systems Engineering
Introduction to engineering systems analysis and management technologies and their applications to civil engineering problems, such as transportation, assignment, critical path, and maximum flow problems. Topics include linear programming, nonlinear programming, probability and queuing theory, as well as relevant applications to civil engineering problems. Cross-listed with CENG 249. (4 units)
CENG 250. Traffic Engineering: Design and Operations
Basic characteristics of motor-vehicle traffic, highway and intersection capacity, applications of traffic control devices, traffic data studies, signal design, traffic safety, design of crash barriers. Cross-listed with CENG 150. Prerequisite: CENG 145. (4 units)
CENG 251. Special Topics in Transportation Engineering
Advanced analysis and design concepts in transportation engineering. Traffic flow simulation and control in urban areas. Cross-listed with CENG 151. Prerequisite: CENG 145. (4 units)
CENG 256. Public Transportation
Evolution of mass transit in the United States. Characteristics of major components of mass transit: bus, light- and rapid-rail transit. Prominent systems of mass transit in selected major U.S. cities. Paratransit systems. Financing and administering of transit and paratransit systems. New technology applications in mass transit. Course requires students to get hands-on experience on one of the major transit systems in the Bay Area as a study case. (3 units)
CENG 260. GIS in Water Resources
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology with applications in watershed analysis and hydrology. Obtaining and processing digital information for watersheds, mapping terrain, spatial analysis, computing river networks from digital elevation models, preparing data for hydrologic modeling for water supply and flood studies. Cross-listed with CENG 160. (3 units)
CENG 262. Computational Water Resources
Use of professional applications software to design and evaluate facility components and systems for water resources engineering projects. Laboratory. Cross-listed with CENG 162. Prerequisites: CENG 140 and 141. (3 units)
CENG 263. Solid Waste Management
Characterization of solid waste streams. Overview of collection, transport, processing, and disposal options. Waste stream reduction and resource recovery strategies. Cross-listed with CENG 163. (4 units)
CENG 293. Graduate Design Project
Design of an approved civil engineering system using new methods and/or materials. A formal design report is required. (3-7 units)
CENG 297. Directed Research
By special arrangement. (1-9 units)
CENG 299. Independent Study
Special/advanced topics. By special arrangement. (1-6 units)
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