Program for Spring 2011

Areas of Research Activity

A wide variety of technical topics have been researched within the Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
area. Below is a general list of research interests:

Soil Properties and Behavior (Aggour, Aydilek, Goodings)

• Expansive soils. 
• Centrifuge modelling of soils. 
• Characterization of unsaturated soil strength. 
• High gradient seepage through soil. 
• Grain size effects in soil strength measurement. 
• Characteristics of dredged materials.

Earth Retaining Structures (Aggour)

• Effects of compaction on retaining walls. 
• Reinforced soil retaining wall-strip and geotextile. 
• Tieback systems.

Geomechanics (Aydilek, Schwartz)

• Computational mechanics (e.g., finite element, boundary element, • coupled boundary element-finite
element techniques)
• Dynamic/non-linear fracture mechanics. 
• Unsaturated groundwater flow analysis. 
• Constitutive modeling for geomaterials
• Image analysis applications in geotechnical engineering. 

Highway and Airfield Pavement Engineering (Goulias, Schwartz)

• Design of layered pavement systems
• Nondestructive field evaluation of pavements
• Pavement deterioration modeling
• Pavement management systems (project/network analysis). 
• Pavement rehabilitation methodologies. 

Materials Characterization/Behavior (Goulias, Schwartz) 

• Characterization of pavement materials (bituminous, cement stabilized, granular, soils). 

• Advanced constitutive model formulation and calibration 
• Rational asphalt mix design. 
• Fatigue of stabilized materials. 
• Repeated load-permanent deformation behavior for asphalt concrete and unbound materials. 
• Aggregate, Mortars and Portland Cement Concrete evaluation.
• Maturity, Fatigue, Shrinkage and Durability Modeling of Concrete Materials
• Design and Performance of Low Shrinkage, Fiber Reinforced, High Fly Ash Volume and High Performance
Concrete. 

Foundations (Aggour)

• Piles under static and dynamic loading. 

• Settlement of footing on residual soils. 
• Soil provisions for approaches to bridges. 
• Settlement of bridge. 
• Disposal of utility wastes. 
• Soil improvements. 
• Compaction grouting. 

Dynamics (Aggour, Goodings)

• Dynamic moduli characterization. 

• Cratering in soils. 
• Lunar soil excavation. 
• Machine foundations. 

Earthquake Engineering (Aggour)

• Soil response under random loads. 

• Dynamic earth pressure. 
• Damping of soils and structures. 
• Liquefaction of soils. 
• Soil-structure interaction. 
• Time effect on dynamic soil properties. 
• Effect of loading type on dynamic soil properties. 
• Specimen size effects in simple shear testing. 

Nondestructive Evaluation (Aggour, Goulias)

• Nondestructive testing of foundation. 

• Non Destructive testing of Concrete and Composites
• Ultrasonic testing of timber piles. 
• Instrumentation for NDT evaluations. 

Geoenvironmental Engineering (Aydilek) 

• Design of waste containment systems. 

• Soil remediation and stabilization. 
• Geosynthetics. 
• Beneficial re-use of industrial by-products. 
• Waste materials in construction. 

A wide variety of graduate level courses are offered on a permanent basis in the geotechnical and materials
and supporting areas to afford a Master's or Ph.D. applicant a highly versatile and flexible plan of study to
meet his or her particular interests. Because of the extreme importance of a well balanced academic
program, a plan of study is individually formulated by each student with his or her faculty advisor. Within
the geotechnical and materials area, several concentrations exist that may easily be developed.
Geotechnical and Materials Course Descriptions
The following is a list of present course offerings and a brief course abstract for Geotechnical and Material
courses.
ENCE 441 -FOUNDATION DESIGN (3) 
Critical review of classical lateral earth pressure theories, analysis of retaining walls and reinforced earth
walls, subsurface explorations, bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations, design of deep
foundations that includes both pile foundations and drilled shafts.
ENCE 444 – LABORATORY CHARACTERIZATION OF GEOMATERIALS (3)
Review of major soil tests and their interpretation for engineering purposes. Engineering classification tests
(Atterberg limits and grain size distribution), permeability, in-situ and lab density-moisture test, soil
strength (CBR, unconfined compression, direct shear test and triaxial) and compressibility characteristics.
ENCE 447 - PAVEMENT ENGINEERING (3) 
Fundamental principles underlying the design, construction, maintenance and repair, and management of
highway and airfield pavement systems. Pavement performance (functional/structural; elevation); pavement
mechanics (multi-layered elastic theory; slab theory); pavement materials (properties and characterization);
environmental effects; current rigid and flexible design methods (new/rehabilitation); construction (new
construction; maintenance/repair; rehabilitation); economic evaluation; pavement management. 
ENCE 640 - ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS (3) 
Introduction to the use of elastic theory in stress and displacement solutions to geotechnical engineering
(soil and rock mechanics). Classical settlement (consolidation) and compressibility theories, including finite
difference solution for vertical and radial drainage. 
ENCE 641 - ADVANCED FOUNDATION SYSTEMS (3) 
Review of soil properties and subsurface exploration, evaluation and design of shallow foundations, including
settlement and bearing capacity of spread footings and mats. Discussion of methods of soil improvement.
Analysis and design of deep foundations including single pile, pile load testing, pile group actions, and drilled
shaft foundation for both vertical and horizontal loads. Load and resistance factor design concepts applied to
these systems. 
ENCE 643 - THEORY OF SOIL STRENGTH (3) 
Shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils is analyzed using the Critical State Soil Mechanics theory
of soil strength. Conventional laboratory strength tests and Mohr-Coulomb representation of soil strength
are also discussed, ending with recommended design parameters. 

ENCE 644- ADVANCED PAVEMENT AND CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS (3) 

Dynamic material characterization. Elastic, plastic and viscoelastic behavior, energy analysis. Physical and
mechanical properties, NDT. Performance analysis such creep, fatigue, and durability. Recent developments
in aggregate evaluation. Portland cement concrete, high performance concrete, conventional and modifield
asphalt binders and mixture. Polymers and composites, geotextiles, smart and self-healing materials,
recycled and reclaimed materials. 
ENCE 645- GEOTECHNICS OF WASTE DISPOSAL (3)
Fundamental aspects of geotechnical engineering that apply to problems of waste containment and
remediation, basic principles of containment systems, compacted clay liners and clay mineralogy, hydraulic
conductivity of compacted soils, methods of laboratory and field hydraulic conductivity measurements,
design of waste containment systems, landfill settlement, geosynthetic liners, waste compatibility,
contaminant transport through liners, leachate collection systems, gas collection systems, covers and caps.
ENCE 646- GEOSYNTHETICS ENGINEERING (3) 
Use of geosynthetics in geotechnical and geoenviromental construction, evaluation of fundamental, long
lasting principles related to the geosynthetics that can be employed in the design, design methodologies
with geosynthetics, discussion of properties and behavior of geosynthetics in a laboratory setting,
measurement and quantification of geomechanical and hydraulic behavior of various geosynthetics. 
ENCE 647 – SLOPE STABILITY AND SEEPAGE (3) 
Theoretical and practical aspects of seepage effects, and groundwater flow, review of shear strength
principles, flow through porous media, hydraulic conductivity, flow nets, determination of water pressure,
seepage forces and quantity of seepage, laboratory and field tests for shear strength, infinite slopes, block
analysis, method of slices, seismic analysis of slopes, effective and total stress analysis, computer program
for slope stability analysis, slope stability problems in waste disposal, construction excavations, reinforced
embankments, embankments on soft ground.
ENCE 740 - COMPUTATIONAL GEOMECHANICS (3) 
In-depth treatment of standard numerical analysis techniques for stress analysis and fluid flow problems in
geomechanics. Emphasis on the underlying theoretical formulations, practical applications, and potential
pitfalls in each numerical technique. A variety of realistic geomechanics problems is solved using student-
developed and existing computer programs.
ENCE741 – EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES (3)
Introduction to types and uses of earth retaining structures, and lateral earth pressure concepts and
theories. Analysis and design of retaining walls and shoring structures and their bracing systems. These
include retaining walls, mechanically stabilized earth walls, cantilever and anchored sheet piling, cellular
cofferdams, braced cuts, soil nailing, and the design of tiebacks and anchors. Load and resistance factor
design concepts applied to these systems. 
ENCE742 - EMBANKMENT DAM DESIGN (3) 
An overview of embankment dam engineering, including: planning; design (basic design requirements;
typical cross-sections; seepage control; embankment stability; freeboard and riprap); construction
considerations; surveillance, safety and maintenance; and special dams (small dams; rockfill dams; mine
waste; dams in cold climates). Speakers from engineering practice are included in the lecture series.
ENCE 743- SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING (3) 
Review of theory of vibration and wave propagation in elastic media. Field and laboratory methods for
determining dynamic soil properties. Analysis and design of soil-foundation systems subjected to machinery
generated vibrations and methods of foundation isolation. Earthquake causes, magnitude and intensity,
seismic hazard evaluation, NEHRP site classification, site response analyses and ground motion
amplification, liquefaction and response of earth structures.
ENCE 744- QA/QC AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY MATERIALS (3)
Factorial Experiments and Analysis. Materials, Variability Components: Inherent and Testing Variability.
Quality, Control/ Quality Assurance: Analysis Methods, Assurance Plans and Components. Specifications for
Asphalt and Concrete Materials: Method, End-Result, Performance Based. Life Cycle Analysis and
Performance Modeling Techniques. Use of Advanced Statistical Analysis for Material Properties Monitoring
and Performance Predictions: ANOVA, Time Series, Spatial Data Analysis. Advanced Highway Materials
including Polymer Modified and High Performance Asphalt and Concrete
ENCE 745- GEOENVIROMENTAL SITE REMEDIATION (3) 
Analysis of various techniques for remediation of contaminated media, applicable regulations and methods
of field reconnaissance, invasive and non-invasive methods of site characterization, geophysical techniques,
geoenvironmental monitoring, monitoring in the unsaturated zone, vertical cut-off walls, caps, soil vapor
extraction systems, air sparging, permeable reactive walls, waste stabilization and solidification systems,
electro-kinetic remediation.
ENCE 747 – INFRASTRUCTURE AND PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (3) 
Pavement and infrastructure management, system engineering. Condition evaluation and rating, non-
destructive methods, performance evaluation and modeling, economic analysis, cost and benefits. Pavement
management systems (PMS): overview, a framework for system design, project and network PMS,
pavement condition and SHRP surveys, costs and benefits of improved levels of pavement management,
PMS case studies. Use of geographic information systems (GIS), system concepts applied to design.
Implementation of maintenance management systems. Bridge management systems: inspection, rating,
benefits. Building management systems: critical issues, private and public ownership, life cycle cost.
Infrastructure management systems
ENCE 489 - SPECIAL PROBLEMS (1-3)
Prerequisite: Senior Standing 
ENCE 688 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING 
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. May be taken for repeated credit when identified by topic title. 
ENCE 689 – ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY
Credit in accordance with work outlined by the Department. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department of Civil
Engineering. 
ENCE 799 - THESIS RESEARCH (Master's level) 
Credit in accordance with work done each semester, but to total over all semesters, 6 credit hours toward
the total of thirty credit hours needed for the MS. 
ENCE 899 - DISSERTATION RESEARCH (Doctoral level)
ENCE Engineering, Civil ( The A. James Clark School
of Engineering)
ENCE600 Global Project Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Recommended: ENCE662. For ENCE or ENPM majors only or permission of department. An overview of
global project management from initiation through planning, execution, closing and with general emphasis
on control will be provided. It is designed to augment the basics of domestic project management with
information pertinent to the global project environment working in multiple countries, culture,s, time zones
and working virtually. 
0101(26444) A. Zeitoun (Seats=30, Open=27, Waitlist=0) Books
Tu........ 6:00pm- 8:30pm (JMP 3201)
ENCE607 Real Estate Investment and Planning for the Project Manager; (3 credits) Grade Method:
REG/AUD. 
Real estate investment and development is fundamentally the acquisiton, financing, construction, leasing,
and disposition of land and buildings. While many courses examine the traditional elements of project
management, few courses prepare students for the complex interaction of property acquisition, financing,
design, and construction. To succeed and be valued by owners, the project manager must recognize the
mechanics and perils of real estate investment and communicate in the language of development. 
0101(26454) S. Shapiro (Seats=23, Open=12, Waitlist=0) Books
M......... 5:00pm- 7:30pm (PLS 1115)
ENCE620 Risk Analysis for Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Sources of hazards, definition of risk, system analysis, functional modeling and analysis techniques,
probabilistic risk assessment procedure, risk methods, risk acceptance, assessment of failure likelihood,
consequence assessment, risk benefit assessment, uncertainty surces and types, modeling uncertainty,
risk analysis and decision making under uncertainty, collection of data, expert-opinion elicitation, human-
machine interface and human factors engineering. 
0101(26474) B. Ayyub (Seats=20, Open=2, Waitlist=0) Books
MW........ 2:30pm- 3:45pm (CHE 2145)
ENCE624 Managing Projects in a Dynamic Environment; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Prerequisite: permission of department.  This course examines the nine principles simultaneous managers
use interdependently and presents a theory of project management that is intellectually rigorous and
consistent with pragmatic knowledge. 
PM01(26484) J. Cable and M. Cheung (Seats=30, Open=20, Waitlist=0) Books
Meets 01/29/11-05/14/11
TBA (WEB ONLINE)
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ENCE625 Project Administration; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
The principals of project administration procedures from the viewpoint of a resident project manager or
project engineer specifically addressing their responsibilities in the engineering, design, or construction
industries are examined. The course is suitable for students, engineering and design professionals,
project managers, experienced contract administrators, and owners interested in the special
administrative problems or construction. 
0101(26496) N. Schulman (Seats=45, Open=23, Waitlist=0) Books
Tu........ 6:00pm- 8:30pm (EGR 2103)
PM01(26495) N. Schulman (Seats=30, Open=8, Waitlist=0) Books
Meets 01/29/11-05/14/11
W......... 7:00pm- 7:50pm (WEB ONLINE)
TBA (WEB ONLINE)
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ENCE627 Project Risk Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. 
Not open to students who have completed ENCE627 or ENCE688Q.  Introduction to identifying,
analyzing, assessing, and managing risks inherent to engineering projects. Includes: probability modeling,
choice and value theory, schedule and cost risk, risk mitigation and transfer, and contract considerations
of project risk. Examples are drawn from construction, software development, systems integration, and
other large engineering projects; and cover probability basics, subjective probability, statistical data
analysis, introduction to decision theory, Monte Carlo simulation, value of information, and risk-based
decision making. 
PM01(26516) G. Baecher (Seats=30, Open=5, Waitlist=0) Books
Meets 01/29/11-05/14/11
Th........ 8:00am- 8:50am (WEB ONLINE)
Th........ 7:00pm- 7:50pm (WEB ONLINE)
TBA (WEB ONLINE)
This section is taught online. For more information, please visit
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ENCE645 Geotechnics of Waste Disposal; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Also offered as ENCE 489X. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE 489X, ENCE 645
or ENCE 688X. Formerly ENCE688X. Fundamental aspects of geotechnical engineering that apply to
problems of waste containment and remediation, basic principles of containment systems, compacted
clay liners and clay mineralogy, hydraulic conductivity of compacted soils, methods of laboratory and field
hydraulic conductivity measurements, design of waste containment systems, landfill stability and
settlement, geosynthetic liners, waste compatibility, contaminant transport through liners, leachate
collection systems, gas collection systems, covers and caps. 
0101(26536) A. Aydilek (Seats=25, Open=11, Waitlist=0) Books
Tu........ 5:00pm- 7:30pm (EGR 3102)
ENCE655 Environmental Behavior of Organic Pollutants; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Prerequisite: ENCE651. Introduction to the scientific data needed and methods currently available to
assess the environmental risk of organic chemicals. Applications of principles from chemical
thermodynamics will be used to study phase-transfer processes of organic pollutants in the environment
(solid/water, solid/air, water/air). Physical-chemical properties of organic pollutants will be used to
estimate partitioning. 
0101(26546) A. Torrents (Seats=15, Open=8, Waitlist=0) Books
TuTh...... 2:00pm- 3:15pm (CHE 2116)
ENCE662 Introduction to Project Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Introduction to project management including: overview and concepts of project management (principles,
body of knowledge, strategies); planning successful projects (defining, specifying, delivery options,
scheduling, budgeting); implementing (organizing the team, work assignments, team building, effective
leadership); executing (performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/mid-course
corrections, record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management); and
closeout(performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/mid-course corrections,
record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management). 
PM01(26556) J. Cable and M. Cheung (Seats=35, Open=16, Waitlist=0) Books
Meets 01/29/11-05/14/11
W......... 7:00am- 7:50am (WEB ONLINE)
W......... 6:00pm- 6:50pm (WEB ONLINE)
TBA (WEB ONLINE)
This section is taught online. For more information, please visit
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ENCE664 Legal Aspects of Engineering Design and Construction; (3 credits) Grade Method:
REG/AUD. 
Prerequisite: permission of department.  Examines ways in which the legal system affects the design and
construction process. Focuses on contract types and the relationships between the parties in different
delivery systems. Covers basics of procurement protocols along with negotiating techniques and
strategies. Topics include contract law, the relationships between the parties, tort and negligence law, and
the statutory principles affecting construction. 
0101(26566) T. Barham (Seats=50, Open=21, Waitlist=0) Books
 W......... 6:00pm- 8:30pm (EGR 2103)
ENCE665 Management of Project Teams; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Prerequisite: permission of department. For Clark School of Engineering majors only. Experience has
shown that really excellent project managers are not only technically competent but that they have above
average skills in human relations and communications. The course will prepare project managers to
optimize the utilization of their most important resource: people. Relying primarily on a wide range of
research and experience in the Project Team, this course will help guide project managers in building the
other skills needed to be truly successful in the competitive Project Team. 
PM01(26576) J. Davis and K. Britton (Seats=25, Open=5, Waitlist=0) Books
Meets 01/29/11-05/14/11
M......... 6:00pm- 6:50pm (WEB ONLINE)
TBA (WEB ONLINE)
Tu........ 7:00pm- 7:50pm (Arranged)
This section is taught online. For more information, please visit
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PM02(26577) J. Davis and K. Britton (Seats=25, Open=24, Waitlist=0) Books
Meets 01/29/11-05/14/11
M......... 6:00pm- 6:50pm (WEB ONLINE)
TBA (WEB ONLINE)
M......... 7:00pm- 7:50pm (Arranged)
ENCE667 Project Performance Measurement; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Prerequisite: permission of department.  Examination of various techniques and models used to measure
the performance of projects. Topics will include: Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation Review
Technique (PERT), Gantt charts, project crashing, resource management, capital allocation, forecasting,
hypothesis testing, regression analysis, learning curve analysis, goal programming, Monte Carlo
simulation, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Pareto optimality and tradeoff curves as well as basics
in linear programming and uncertainity modeling. 
0101(26586) G. Baecher (Seats=40, Open=12, Waitlist=0) Books
Th........ 3:30pm- 6:00pm (EGR 2103)
PM01(26587) G. Baecher (Seats=20, Open=1, Waitlist=0) Books
TBA (WEB ONLINE)
ENCE673 Urban Transportation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
The contempory methodology of urban transportation planning. The urban transportation planning
process, interdependence between the urban transportation system and the activity system, urban travel
demand models, evaluation of urban transportation alternatives and their implementation. 
0101(26597) L. Zhang (Seats=30, Open=4, Waitlist=0) Books
MW........ 5:00pm- 6:15pm (EGR 1108)
ENCE675 Airport Planning and Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Prerequisite: ENCE 471 or permission of both department and instructor.  The planning and design of
airports including site selection, runway configuration, geometric and structural design of the landing area,
and terminal facilities. Methods of financing airports, estimates of aeronautical demand, air traffic control,
and airport lighting are also studied. 
0101(26607) P. Schonfeld (Seats=28, Open=22, Waitlist=0) Books
Tu........ 5:00pm- 7:45pm (CHE 2145)
ENCE688B Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Hydrology, Climate and Water Resources; (3
credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 

0101(26616) K. Brubaker (Seats=25, Open=15, Waitlist=0) Books

MW........ 3:30pm- 4:45pm (EGR 3114)
ENCE688F Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Highway Safety Fundamentals; (3 credits) Grade
Method: REG/AUD. 

0101(26618) STAFF (Seats=30, Open=25, Waitlist=0) Books

W......... 6:30pm- 9:00pm (EGR 3106)
ENCE688M Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Hazardous Waste Management; (3
credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
0101(26636) Y. Sternberg (Seats=20, Open=20, Waitlist=0) Books
MWF.......10:00am-10:50am (EGR 1110)
ENCE688T Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Transportation Network Alogrithms and
Implementations; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 

0101(26847) E. Miller-Hooks (Seats=25, Open=11, Waitlist=0) Books

MW........10:00am-11:15am (Arranged)
ENCE688X Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Air Traffic Management; (3 credits) Grade
Method: REG/AUD. 
Management of the traffic flows in the National Airspace System. System architecture. Groud delay and
airspace flow programs. Resource alloca tion. Slot controls. Arrival and departure queue management.
Collabor ative decision making. 
0101(26638) D. Lovell (Seats=20, Open=15, Waitlist=0) Books
TuTh...... 3:30pm- 4:45pm (EGR 3114)
ENCE688Y Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Research Methodology Seminar; (1
credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 

0101(26639) G. Baecher (Seats=20, Open=8, Waitlist=0) Books

F......... 3:00pm- 3:50pm (ITV 1100)
PM01(26640) G. Baecher (Seats=20, Open=16, Waitlist=0) Books
Time and room to be arranged
ENCE688Z Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: Project Stakeholder Management; (3
credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 

0101(26646) A. Khan (Seats=30, Open=26, Waitlist=0) Books

M......... 6:00pm- 8:30pm (EGR 2103)
PM01(26647) A. Khan (Seats=30, Open=16, Waitlist=0) Books
TBA (WEB ONLINE)
ENCE689 Seminar; (1-16 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact
department or instructor to obtain section number. 
Majors only. Other majors require permission of department. 

ENCE710 Steel Structures I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 

Formerly ENCE656. Moment connections of beams and columns. Wind bracing connections. Plate
girders. Floor systems for buildings. Strengthening of beams and trusses. Corrosion control. Fatigue and
fracture. 
0101(26690) C. Fu (Seats=25, Open=1, Waitlist=0) Books
TuTh...... 5:00pm- 6:15pm (JMP 1109)
ENCE713 Concrete Structures I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Formerly ENCE753. The behavior and strength of reinforced concrete members under combined
loadings, including the effects of creep, shrinkage and temperature. Mechanisms of shear resistance and
design procedures for bond, shear and diagonal tension. Elastic and ultimate strength analysis and
design of slabs. Columns in multistory frames. Applications to reinforced concrete structures. 
0101(26700) J. Ceesay (Seats=25, Open=9, Waitlist=0) Books
Tu........ 6:30pm- 9:00pm (EGR 0108)
ENCE715 Earthquake Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Formerly ENCE755. Review of SDOF and MDOF structural
dynamics; characteristics of earthquakes; philosophies of seismic design; elastic and inelastic response
spectra; design for ductility; principles of capacity design; design of structural systems requiring special
performance criteria. 
0101(26701) Y. Zhang (FULL: Seats=20, Open=0, Waitlist=0) Books
TuTh...... 3:30pm- 4:45pm (EGR 1110)
ENCE730 Environmental and Water Resource Systems II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Prerequisite: ENCE 630 or permission of instructor.  Advanced topics in operational research. Applications
to complex environmental and water resource systems. The use of systems simulation and probabalistic
modeling. 
0101(26720) R. McCuen (Seats=20, Open=14, Waitlist=0) Books
MWF.......11:00am-11:50am (EGR 3114)
ENCE743 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENCE 642 or ENCE 743. Formerly ENCE642. Review
of theory of vibration and wave propagation in elastic media. Field and laboratory methods for determining
dynamic soil properties. Analysis and design of soil-foundation systems subjected to machinery
generated vibrations and methods of foundation isolation. Earthquake causes, magnitude and intensity,
seismic hazard evaluation, NEHRP site classification, site response analyses and ground motion
amplification, liquefaction and response of earth structures. 
0101(26730) M. Aggour (Seats=25, Open=4, Waitlist=0) Books
Th........ 5:00pm- 7:30pm (EGR 1102)
ENCE752 Theory of Aqueous Waste Treatment; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 
Theory and practical design of treating wastewater, hydraulics of plant, cost analysis. Biological oxidation
of organics and biological nutrient removal are emphasized. Stabilization and disposal of biosolids will be
discussed. 
0101(26740) O. Hao (Seats=15, Open=8, Waitlist=0) Books
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (EGR 1110)
ENCE799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course:
contact department or instructor to obtain section number. 
Majors only. Other majors require permission of department. 

ENCE898 Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course:

contact department or instructor to obtain section number. 

ENCE899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual

Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. 
Majors only. Other majors require permission of department.