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CAE 301
Hydraulics and Hydrology
Collection and distribution of water.
Flow of fluids through orifices,
weirs, venturi meters. Laminar and
turbulent flow in closed conduits.
Open channel flow. Model analysis
using the principles of dimensional
analysis. Rainfall and runoff.
Corequisite: MATH 252. (2-3-3)
CAE 302
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
Fundamental concepts; fluid statics;
properties of fluid in motion; fluid
flows through orifices, weirs and venturi
meters; laminar and turbulent flow
in closed conduits; flow in open channels;
turbomachinery; measurement in
fluid mechanics and hydraulics.
Prerequisite: MATH 252. (3-0-3)
CAE 303
Structural Design I
Design loads: factors of safety; load
and resistance factors for steel and
timber structures. Experimental and
analytical study of steel and timber
materials subjected to various states
of stress. Failure theories, yield and
post-yield criteria are treated. Fatigue
and fracture mechanics phenomena are
related to design practice. The design of
tension member, beams and columns in
steel and timber. Prerequisite: MMAE
202. (2-3-3) (D) (C)
CAE 304
Structural Analysis I
The analysis of statically determinate
trusses and frames. Determination
of internal forces and calculation of
deflections. Application of the principle
of virtual work and energy methods.
Column stability. Prerequisites:
MMAE 202, MATH 252. (3-0-3)
CAE 307
Structural Design II
Design loads, factor of safety, load and
resistance factors for concrete structures.
Properties of concrete-making materials
and the proportioning of concrete mixtures.
Experimental and analytical study
of plain and reinforced concrete subjected
to various states of stress. Failure
theories and the ultimate strength of
plain and reinforced concrete structural
components. The design of beams,
columns and slabs in reinforced con-
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crete. Prerequisites: MMAE 202,
CAE 304. (2-3-3) (D) (C)
CAE 310
Structural Analysis II
The analysis of statically indeterminate
frames. Application of classical methods
including superposition, slope deflection
and moment distribution. Introduction
to the direct stiffness method and computer
analysis of structures. Prerequisite:
CAE 304. (3-0-3)
CAE 312
Engineering Systems Analysis
Applications of engineering and
economic concepts and analysis to
civil engineering systems; practical
applications of elementary probability
and statistics, operations research
and economics in civil engineering.
Prerequisite: MATH 251. (3-0-3) (C)
CAE 315
Materials of Construction
Physical principles of elastic and plastic
deformation of construction. Mechanical
testing methods including tensile, compressive,
toughness, creep and fatigue.
Properties of aggregates, concrete,
masonry, wood, bituminous material,
iron and steel, and other construction
materials. The emphasis is on concepts
from solid mechanics which explain
the behavior of materials to the extent
needed in the design of load-bearing
constructs. Prerequisite: MMAE 202.
(2-3-3) (C)
CAE 323
Soil Mechanics
Physical and mechanical properties
of soils; elementary principles of soil
identification and testing. Principles
of soil permeability and seepage,
consolidation, failure theories, earth
pressures, and bearing capacity.
Laboratory included. Prerequisites:
MMAE 202, CAE 301. (2-3-3) (C)
CAE 351*
Structures II:
Steel and limber Design
Strength and behavior of structural
steel. Design of steel tension, compression
and bending members. Steel truss
and frame-connection design and
details. Beam-column design, base-plate
design, and details. Strength and behavior
of timber. Design of timber tension,
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bending and compression members.
Timber connections and details.
Prerequisite: CAE 287. (3-0-3)
CAE 352*
Structures III: Reinforced Concrete
and Masonry Design
Concrete as a material, behavior of
reinforced concrete. Design of concrete
beams, columns, one-way slabs and
simple footings. Detail of reinforcement.
Deflection and cracking of
concrete. Masonry structures, design
of masonry load-bearing walls, reinforced
and unreinforced masonry members.
Prerequisite: CAE 287. (3-0-3)
CAE 401
Building Systems Integration Studio I
Principles and elements of design;
synthesis of structural, mechanical,
electrical, sanitary and construction,
considering interrelationship in performance
and economics. Emphasis will
be given to system identification,
typical usage and manner or means
of integration. Prerequisites: CAE 111,
112, and senior standing. (1-3-2) (D)
CAE 402
Building Systems Integration
Studio II
Continuation of CAE 401. An in-depth
review of interference design. Design
and detailed development of a major
architectural project integrating all
aspects of architecture and related
disciplines in a professional manner
and milieu. Prerequisite: CAE 401.
(0-6-2) (D)
CAE 408
Bridge and Structural Design
Design of modern bridges and other
structures of steel and reinforced concrete.
Prerequisite: CAE 437. (2-3-3) (D)
CAE 410
Introduction to Wind and
Earthquake Engineering
Kinematics of Particles, Newtons laws
of motion, energy and momentum.
Kinematics of rigid bodies. Fundamentals
of free, forced and transient vibration of
single and multi-degree of freedom structures.
Analysis and design of structures for
wind and earthquake loadings. Building
code requirements. Prerequisite: CAE 310.
(3-0-3)