2008-2009 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

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Laboratory and field test methods in assessment
of structures for rehabilitation and to determine
causes of failure; ASTM and other applicable
standards; case histories of failures and rehabilitation
in wood, steel, masonry, and concrete
structures.
CIEN E4213x Elastic and inelastic buckling
of structures
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Laufs.
Stability of framed structures in the elastic and
inelastic ranges. Lateral buckling of beams.
Torsional buckling of compression members.
Buckling of plates of plate-stiffener combinations.
Linear stability analysis of cylindrical shells and
discussion of its limitations. Discussion of the
semi-empirical nature of the elastoplastic relations
used in the case of plates and shells.
CIEN E4226y Advanced design of steel
structures
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Harris.
Prerequisite: CIEN E3125 or the equivalent.
Review of loads and structural design approaches.
Material considerations in structural steel
design. Behavior and design of rolled steel, welded,
cold-formed light-gauge, and composite concrete/
steel members. Design of multi-story buildings
and space structures.
CIEN E4232y Advanced design of concrete
structures
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced.
Prerequisite: CIEN E3125 or the equivalent.
Design of concrete slabs, deep beams, walls,
and other plane structures; introduction to design
of prestressed concrete structures.
CIEN E4233x Design of large-scale bridges
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Zoli.
Prerequisites: CIEN E3121 or the equivalent and
CIEN E3127 or the equivalent. Design of largescale
and complex bridges, with emphasis on
cable-supported structures. Static and dynamic
loads, component design of towers, superstructures,
and cables; conceptual design of major
bridge types, including arches, cable-stayed
bridges, and suspension bridges.
CIEN E4234y Design of large-scale building
structures
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professors Tomasetti, Brazil,
Panariello, and Gottlieb.
Prerequisites: CIEN E3121 and CIEN E3127.
Modern challenges in the design of large-scale
building structures will be studied. Tall buildings,
large convention centers, and major sports
stadiums present major opportunities for creative
solutions and leadership on the part of engineers.
This course is designed to expose the students
to this environment by having them undertake the
complete design of a large structure from initial
design concepts on through all the major design
decisions. The students work as members of a
design team to overcome the challenges inherent
in major projects. Topics include overview of major
projects, project criteria, and interface with architecture,
design of foundations and structural systems,
design challenges in the post 9/11 environment
and roles, responsibilities, and legal issues.
CIEN E4241x Geotechnical engineering
fundamentals
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Mohammad.
Prerequisite: CIEN E3141 or the instructor’s
permission. Bearing capacity and settlement of
shallow and deep foundations; earth pressure
theories; retaining walls and reinforced soil retaining
walls; sheet pile walls; braced excavation;
slope stability.
CIEN E4242x Geotechnical earthquake
engineering
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor LIng.
Prerequisite: CIEN E3141 or the equivalent.
Seismicity, earthquake intensity, propagation of
seismic waves, design of earthquake motion,
seismic site response analysis, in situ and laboratory
evaluation of dynamic soil properties, seismic
performance of underground structures, seismic
performance of port and harbor facilities, evaluation
and mitigation of soil liquefaction and its consequences.
Seismic earth pressures, slope stability,
safety of dams and embankments, seismic code
provisions and practice. To alternate with E4244.
CIEN E4243x Foundation engineering
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Burke.
Prerequisite: CIEN E3141 or the equivalent.
Conventional types of foundations and foundation
problems: subsurface exploration and testing.
Performance of shallow and deep foundations
and evaluation by field measurements. Case histories
to illustrate typical design and construction
problems. To alternate with CIEN E4246.
CIEN E4244y Geosynthetics and waste
containment
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Brant.
Prerequisite: CIEN E4241 or the equivalent.
Properties of geosynthetics. Geosynthetic design
for soil reinforcement. Geosynthetic applications
in solid waste containment system. To alternate
with CIEN E4242.
CIEN E4246x Earth retaining structures
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Leifer.
Prerequisite: CIEN E3141. Retaining structures,
bulkheads, cellular cofferdams, and braced excavations.
Construction dewatering and underpinning.
Instrumentation to monitor actual performances.
Ground improvement techniques, including earth
reinforcement, geotextiles, and grouting. To alternate
with CIEN E4243.
CIEN E4250y Waste containment design
and practice
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Not given in 2008–2009.
Prerequisites: CIEN E3141 or the equivalent;
ENME E3161 or the equivalent. Strategies for the
containment of buried wastes. Municipal and hazardous
waste landfill design; bioreactor landfills;
vertical barriers, evapo-transpiration barriers and
capillary barriers; hydraulic containment; in situ
stabilization and solidification techniques; site
investigation; monitoring and stewardship of buried
wastes; options for land reuse/redevelopment.
CIEE E4252x Environmental engineering
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Gong.
Prerequisites: CHEM C1403, or the equivalent;
ENME E3161 or the equivalent. Engineering
aspects of problems involving human interaction
with the natural environment. Review of fundamental
principles that underlie the discipline of
environmental engineering, i.e., constituent transport
and transformation processes in environmental
media such as water, air, and ecosystems.
Engineering applications for addressing environmental
problems such as water quality and treatment,
air pollutant emissions, and hazardous
waste remediation. Presented in the context of
current issues facing practicing engineers and
government agencies, including legal and regulatory
framework, environmental impact assessments,
and natural resource management.
CIEN E4253y Finite elements in geotechnical
engineering
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Not given in 2008–2009.
Prerequisites: CIEN E3141 and CIEN E4332.
State-of-the-art computer solutions in geotechnical
engineering; 3-D consolidation, seepage
flows, and soil-structure interaction; element and
mesh instabilities. To be offered in alternate years
with CIEN E4254.
CIEN E4255y Flow in porous media
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Not given in 2008–2009.
Prerequisite: CIEE E3250 or the equivalent.
Principles of groundwater flow, steady and transient
flow through porous media; pumping tests,
well hydraulics, potential theory; parameter identification
and calibration of groundwater flow models;
stochastic description of heterogeneous
porous media; physically based numerical models
for solution of groundwater problems; geostatistical
simulation applications to groundwater problems;
unsaturated flow problems.
CIEN E4257y Contaminant transport in
subsurface systems
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Mutch.
Prerequisite: CIEE E3250 or the equivalent.
Single and multiple phase transport in porous
media; contaminant transport in variably saturated
heterogeneous geologic media; physically based
numerical models of such processes.
CIEE E4260x Urban ecology studio
Lect: 3. Lab: 3. 4 pts. Professors Culligan
and Lall.
Prerequisite: Senior standing or the instructor’s
permission. Joint studio run with the Graduate
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
SEAS 2008–2009