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Dwight Look College of Engineering
The courses which carry the ENGR designation
are offered in support of graduate programs throughout the college,
especially the Doctor of Engineering degree. There is no degree
offered at the master's or doctoral level entitled engineering.
The Doctor of Engineering degree and Interdisciplinary Engineering
degrees (see specific degree) are administered through the respective
departments. Courses in the area of systems engineering (SYEN),
listed on page Systems
Engineering, are open to students in any degree program.
(ENGR)
681. Professional Development
Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1.
Topics of interest related to
the professional practice of engineering.
684. Professional Internship.
Credit 1 or more each semester.
Supervised experience of one
academic year in industry where students can learn to apply
their textbook-based skills to problems in the real-world
environment. Prerequisites: Admission to the Doctor of Engineering
program and graduate classification.
685. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 6.
Design or research problems
executed either individually or as a team. Prerequisites:
Graduate classification; approval of graduate advisor.
Interdisciplinary Engineering
The interdisciplinary engineering
program was originated to accommodate outstanding students
who wish to major in fields that cross departmental lines.
All the faculty for this program are regular members of other
engineering departments. The principal areas of interest under
interdisciplinary engineering include mechanics and materials
and systems engineering. Other areas of interest which cross
disciplinary boundaries may be tailored to suit a student's
desires subject to the Office of Graduate Studies regulations
and the approval of the student's committee. Students interested
in this program should contact the dean of the Dwight Look
College of Engineering, Zachry 204.
(ITDE)
681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit
1.
Reports and discussion of current
research and of selected published technical articles. May
not be taken for credit more than once in master's degree
program nor twice in PhD program.
685. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 12.
Research problems of limited
scope designed primarily to develop research technique.
691. Research. Credit 1
or more.
Research for thesis or dissertation.
Mechanics and Materials
The mechanics and materials course
offerings perform three major functions. First, and most importantly,
they are interdisciplinary vehicles for staff and students
who study and conduct research in those increasingly important
areas requiring a blending of mechanics and materials. Second,
they provide the support base for graduate students to pursue
studies in the traditional areas of either applied mechanics
or materials science. Third, they provide a coordinated set
of service courses for the engineering departments. Interested
students should contact the head of the Department of Mechanical
Engineering.
(MEMA)
601. Theory of Elasticity.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Analysis of stress and strain
in two and three dimensions, equilibrium and compatibility
equations, strain energy methods; torsion of noncircular
sections; flexure; axially symmetric problems. Prerequisite:
MATH 601 or registration therein.
602. Continuum Mechanics.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Development of field equations
for analysis of continua (solids as well as fluids); conservation
laws; kinematics, constitutive behavior of solids and fluids;
applications to aerospace engineering problems involving
solids and fluids. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
Cross-listed with AERO 603.
604. Mathematical Foundations
of Continuum Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.
Mathematical description of
continuum mechanics principles, including: tensor analysis,
generalized description of kinematics and motion, conservation
laws for mass and momentum; invariance and symmetry principles;
application to generalized formulation of constitutive expressions
for various fluids and solids. Prerequisites: MATH 410; MATH
451 or equivalent. Cross-listed with MATH 604.
605. Energy Methods. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Principles of virtual work,
minimum total potential energy and extremum mixed variational
principles; energy theorems of structural mechanics; Hamilton's
principle for dynamical systems; Rayleigh-Ritz Galerkin,
and weighted-residual methods; applications to linear and
nonlinear problems in mechanics (bars, beams, frames, plates
and general boundary value problems). Prerequisite: MATH
601 or registration therein.
607. Flow and Fracture of
Polymeric Solids. (3-0). Credit 3.
Relationship of molecular structure
to flow and fracture in polymeric materials; introduction
to viscoelastic fracture mechanics; micromechanisms of fracture
including crazing; fatigue behavior of polymeric materials.
609. Materials Science.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Structure and properties of
solid materials. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and
approval of instructor.
610. Applied Polymer Science.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Macromolecular concepts, molecular
weight, tacticity, theory of solutions, rubber elasticity,
thermal transitions, rheology, crystallinity, heterogeneous
systems and the relation of mechanical and physical characteristics
to chemical structure; applications to polymer blends, thermosetting
resins, structural adhesives and composites; design and processing
of fibrous composites. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
611. Fundamentals of Engineering
Fracture Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.
Understanding of the failure
of structures containing cracks with emphasis on mechanics;
linear elastic fracture mechanics, complex potentials of
Muskhelishvili and Westergaard, J -integral,
energy release rate, R -curve
analysis, crack opening displacement, plane strain fracture
toughness testing, fatigue crack propagation, fracture criteria,
fracture of composite materials. Prerequisite: MEMA 601 or
AERO 603.
612. Wave Propagation in
Isotropic and Anisotropic Solids. (3-0). Credit 3.
Mathematical and experimental
methods of studying stress waves with emphasis on anisotropic
solids, e.g., fiber-reinforced composite materials; waves
in an unbounded medium, in a half-space, in rods; waves in
a general anisotropic medium; wave surface, slowness surface,
velocity surface, energy velocity and group velocity. Prerequisite:
MEMA 601 or AERO 603.
613. Principles of Composite
Materials. (3-0). Credit 3.
Classification and characteristics
of composite materials; micromechanical and macromechanical
behavior of composite laminae; macromechanical behavior of
laminates using classical laminate theory; interlaminar stresses
and failure modes; structural design concepts, testing and
manufacturing techniques. Prerequisite: MEMA 601 or 602.
614. Physical Phenomena
in Materials. (3-0). Credit 3.
Physical principles governing
behavior in materials; emphasis on crystalline materials,
particularly in metals; includes crystal structures, vacancies,
solid diagrams, diffusion and transformations. Prerequisite:
MEEN 340 or equivalent.
625. Micromechanics. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Eigenstrains; inclusions, and
inhomogeneities; Eshelby's solution for an ellipsoidal inclusion;
Eshelby's equivalent inclusion method. Effective elastic
properties of composites; composite spheres and cylinders
models; bounds on effective moduli; Hashin-Shtrikman bounds;
applications to fiber, whisker and particulate reinforced
composites; introduction to micromechanics of inelastic composites
and solids with damage. Prerequisite: MEMA 601 or 602.
626. Mechanics of Active
Materials. (3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction
to coupled field theories: constitutive response of materials
with thermal and electromagnetic coupling; microstructural
changes due to phase transformations; shape memory alloys;
piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials; active polymers
and solutions. Micromechanics of active composites. Prerequisite:
MEMA 601 or 602.
633. Theory of Plates and
Shells. (3-0). Credit 3.
Theoretical formulations of
thin and thick plates (classical and shear deformation theories);
analytical solutions of plates and various shapes and support
conditions, bending, vibration and stability of plates; numerical
solutions using the energy methods and the finite element
method; theory and analysis of cylindrical shells. Prerequisite:
MEMA 601, 602 or 605.
635. Structural Analysis
of Composites. (3-0). Credit 3.
Formulation and analysis structural
response of laminated composite components; bending, vibration
and stability of laminated composite plates; interlaminar
stresses, effect of shear deformation on structural response;
numerical modeling of laminated plates. Prerequisite: MEMA
613.
641. Plasticity Theory.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Theory of plastic yield and
flow of two and three-dimensional bodies; classical plasticity
theories, unified viscoplastic theories, numerical considerations;
applications and comparisons of theory to experiment. Prerequisite:
MEMA 601 or 602.
646. Introduction to the
Finite Element Method. (3-0). Credit 3.
Weak or variational formulation
of differential equations governing one- and two-dimensional
problems of engineering; finite element model development
and analysis of standard problems of solid mechanics (bars,
beams and plane elasticity), heat transfer and fluidmechanics;
time-dependent problems; computer implementation and use
of simple finite element codes in solving engineering problems.
Prerequisite: Senior or graduate classification.
647. Theory of Finite Element
Analysis. (3-0). Credit 3.
Finite elements models of a
continuum; virtual work principle; plane stress and plane
strain finite element models; bending of plates; axisymmetric
problems; three-dimensional stress analysis; isoparametric
formulations; finite element computer programs to solve typical
structural problems. Prerequisite: Graduate classification
or approval of instructor.
648. Nonlinear Finite Element
Methods in Structural Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.
Tensor definitions of stress
and strain, finite strain, geometric and material nonlinearities;
development of nonlinear finite element equations from virtual
work; total and updated Lagrangian formulations; solution
methods for nonlinear equations; computational considerations;
applications using existing computer programs. Prerequisite:
MEMA 647 or equivalent.
651. Viscoelasticity of
Solids and Structures I. (3-0). Credit 3.
Linear,
viscoelastic mechanical property characterization methods,
time-temperature equivalence, multiaxial stress-strain
equations; viscoelastic stress analysis: the correspondence
principle, approximate methods of analysis and Laplace
transform inversion, special methods; static and dynamic
engineering applications; nonlinear behavior. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
689. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified
area of mechanics and materials. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
Systems Engineering
Systems engineering is an organized,
systematic approach for the application of technology to complex
engineering problems. Such applications will invariably involve
many considerations and constraints which are not purely technological.
The human, sociological, economic, business and political factors
are combined with the creative design aspects of engineering.
Areas of special career interest can be developed by combining
graduate courses in an engineering specialty or business with
systems engineering to respond to the growing demand of industry
and government for systems oriented graduates. Persons interested
in this program should contact the dean of the Dwight Look
College of Engineering, Zachry 204. No graduate degrees in
systems engineering are offered; the courses are in support
of other programs.
(SYEN)
603. Practices in Systems
Engineering. (2-2). Credit 3.
Interdisciplinary
course with review of engineering principles; develop processes
and techniques to show how engineering practices are used
to create systems; study of important fundamental aspects
of systems engineering such as need analysis, requirements,
interface determination, technology selection, communications
and cost analysis. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
Computer Engineering
R. Bettati, L. Bhuyan, P. E. Cantrell, S.
B. Childs, S. G. Choi, S. H. K. Embabi, J. S. Liu, W. M. Lively,
M. Lu, M. R. Mercer, U. W. Pooch, J. N. Reddy, J. C. Trinkle,
N. Vaidya, R. A. Volz, D. Walker, L. C. Wang, K. L. Watson,
W. Zhao
The programs offered in computer
engineering include the research-oriented Master of Science
and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and the professional Master
of Engineering degree. The MS and the PhD degrees include a
research (thesis or dissertation) requirement.
Computer Engineering is an interdisciplinary
field of study involving both the Computer Science and the
Electrical Engineering Departments. The Computer Engineering
curriculum provides a balanced view of hardware, software,
and hardware-software tradeoffs, analysis, design, and implementation
techniques. The last decade has seen Computer Engineering emerge
as a major discipline, distinct from both Computer Science
and Electrical Engineering. It is a dynamic and broadly interdisciplinary
field that continues to experience rapid professional growth
that impacts almost every area of human endeavor.
Well equipped laboratories are available
for work in this program. Special laboratory facilities are
available to graduate students in artificial intelligence,
computer architectures, computer vision, distributed processing,
graphics, integrated circuit design, parallel processing, real-time
computing, robotics, software engineering, and testing and
fault-tolerant computing.
There is no foreign language requirement
for the PhD program in computer engineering.
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