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Scheduled Courses
CVEN 3525: Structural Analysis
​(3 Credits) Course Description: Studies structural analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate systems, deflections, energy methods, and force and stiffness methods. (Prereq.: CVEN 3161 or MCEN 2063; minimum grade C- / Restricted to CVEN, EVEN, AREN, IDEN or AMEN majors only)
CVEN 4525/5525: Computational Structural Analysis 1
​(3 Credits) Course Description: Covers the principles and formulations of the direct stiffness method and its transition to the finite element method with the computational modelling and analysis of framed structures in 2D plane and 3D space. The dynamic analysis and the introduction to the nonlinear structural problems are provided. Familiarity with the modern computing and programming environments is increased to address the needs in the structural engineering and mechanics area. Computer programming is applied to the solution of problems in structural analysis. (Prereq. for CVEN 4525: CVEN 3525; minimum grade C- / Restriction for CVEN 5525: restricted to graduate students or concurrent degree sub plans (C-AREN, C-CVEN, C-ARENCVEN, C-EVENCVEN or C-EVEN) only)
Previous Courses
CVEN 2121: Analytical Mechanics 1 – Statics
​(3 Credits / Fall 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 / Spring 2023, 2024) Course Description: Applies mechanics to the study of static equilibrium of rigid and elastic bodies. Includes composition/resolution of forces; moments/couples; equivalent force systems; free-body diagrams; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; forces in trusses/beams; frictional forces; first/second moments of area; moments and products of inertia.(Prereq.: PHYS 1110; minimum grade C- / Prereq. or Coreq.: APPM2350 or MATH 2400; minimum grade C- / Restricted CVEN or EVEN or AREN or AMEN or EPEN or IDEN majors with a CIV, ENR or ARC subplan.)
CVEN 3111: Analytical Mechanics 2 – Dynamics
​(3 Credits / Spring 2015-2021) Course Description: Studies the motion (kinematics) of particles and rigid bodies, and the forces that cause the motion (kinetics). Newton’s laws, as well as energy methods, are used to study the motion of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. (Prereq.: CVEN 2121. and Coreq.: APPM 2360)
CVEN 3525: Structural Analysis
​(3 Credits / Spring 2023) Course Description: Studies structural analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate systems, deflections, energy methods, and force and stiffness methods. (Prereq.: CVEN 3161 or MCEN 2063; minimum grade C- / Restricted to CVEN, EVEN, AREN, IDEN or AMEN majors only)
CVEN 4511/5511: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
​(3 Credits / Fall 2016, 2018, 2020) Course Description: Systematic formulation of finite element approximation and isoparametric interpolation (weighted residual and energy methods, triangular and quadrilateral elements). Includes computation applications to the solution of one- and two-dimensional stress deformation problems, steady and transient heat conduction, and viscous flow. (Prereq. for CVEN 4511: CVEN 3161, CVEN 3525, APPM 2360 or MATH 3130 and MATH 4430; all minimum grade C- / Restriction for CVEN 5511: restricted to College of Engineering (ENGR) graduate students or seniors or students with concurrent degree sub plans C-AREN, C-CVEN, C-MCEN or C-ASEN)
CVEN 4525/5525: Computational Structural Analysis 1
​(3 Credits / Fall 2015, 2023) Course Description: Covers the principles and formulations of the direct stiffness method and its transition to the finite element method with the computational modelling and analysis of framed structures in 2D plane and 3D space. The dynamic analysis and the introduction to the nonlinear structural problems are provided. Familiarity with the modern computing and programming environments is increased to address the needs in the structural engineering and mechanics area. Computer programming is applied to the solution of problems in structural analysis. (Prereq. for CVEN 4525: CVEN 3525; minimum grade C- / Restriction for CVEN 5525: restricted to graduate students or concurrent degree sub plans (C-AREN, C-CVEN, C-ARENCVEN, C-EVENCVEN or C-EVEN) only)
CVEN 6511: Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Porous Media
​(3 Credits / Spring 2018, 2020) Course Description: Covers constitutive modeling, multiphase mechanics, and finite element implementation of constitutive models and coupled solid-fluid mechanical governing equations for inelastic porous media at small strain. Considers transient and steady state conditions. Analyzes structural, geotechnical, geological, mechanical, biomechanical, and other related modern engineering problems. Uses general purpose finite element software program for implementation and analysis. (Prereq.: CVEN 5511 and Coreq.: CVEN 5131, or their equivalents. Some knowledge of Matlab and C or Fortran programming or instructor’s consent)
CVEN 6525: Computational Structural Analysis 2
(3 Credits / Spring 2024) Course Description: Covers theoretical underpinnings of nonlinear analysis of framed structure in terms of the direct stiffness method along with its transition to the finite element method. Computational modelling and nonlinear analysis of geometric and material nonlinearities are explored. Familiarity with the modern computing and programming environments is increased to address the needs in the structural engineering and mechanics area. Computer programming is applied to the solution of problems in nonlinear structural analysis. (Restriction for CVEN 6525: restricted to graduate students only)
CVEN 6831: Special Topics – Advanced Computational Failure Analysis
​(3 Credits / Fall 2015) Course Description: For the last decades, several types of computational failure analysis methods have been developed. However, computational modeling of failure and reliable predictions are still highly problematic and one of the biggest challenges in computational mechanics. The primary motivation of this course is to introduce recently developed strong discontinuity-based computational failure analysis methods that can model arbitrary crack growths in 2D, 3D and shells independent from the initial mesh topologies. Also, a new multiscale analysis method for predicting failure will be introduced with particular emphasis on the situation where the coarse scale model loses its ellipticity, which is always the case with failure. (Prereq.: CVEN 5131, CVEN 5511 and CVEN 6511)