Program ID: CIVE 3007P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday), Online e-course
CEUs: 1.0 |
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Program Administrator |
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Cost |
Online Course
(No hotel required.) |
Dr. David Scott |
Online e-course |  |
$495.00 |
Section ID: 90749/Online
This is a self-paced online course.
Registration is open now, but course
access will not begin until September 14th.
Students may register any time until May 28, 2010. Once registered, students will have 4 weeks to complete the course. |
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Course Description
This 8-week on-line course provides a brief review of basic structural analysis techniques used in civil engineering, and an introduction to more advanced concepts including 3-D indeterminate structures, stability, and nonlinear analysis. The instruction is self-paced but must be completed within the 4-week time period after registration.
Learning Objectives
- Review basic structural analysis techniques and solution strategies
- Analyze 3-dimensional structures
- Develop techniques for rapid checking of computational results and output
- Understand the fundamental concepts of advanced analysis topics such as stability of structures and the Finite Element Method
Course Agenda
The course is broken up into 20 online learning modules, each approximately one-half hour in length. Students will view the modules, with their comprehension assessed using periodic online quizzes. Students will be required to take the online quizzes at the appropriate stages before moving to the next block of learning modules. The course content will be broken down into seven primary areas:
- Review of Basic Determinancy/Stability (1/2 hour)
- Review of Indeterminate Analysis Techniques and Extension to 3-D Structures
- Flexibility versus Stiffness Approaches (2 hours)
- Application to 3-D Structures: Grids, Space Trusses, Space Frames (1-1/2 hours)
- Influence Lines and Moving Loads (1 hour)
- Approximate Analysis Techniques
- Gravity Loads on Frames (1/2 hour)
- Lateral Loads - Portal and Cantilever Methods (1/2 hour)
- Moment Distribution (1 hour)
- Material Nonlinearity
- Elastic / Plastic Analysis (1 hour)
- Structural Stability (1 hour)
- Introduction to the Finite Element Method (1 hour)
Instructor
Dr. David W. Scott received his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. After graduation, Dr. Scott accepted a position as a Research Engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research And Development Center (ERDC). Dr. Scott's primary duties were to perform and direct basic and applied research in support of U.S. Army civilian and military missions in the United States and abroad. In August of 2000, Dr. Scott left federal service to join Georgia Tech Savannah as an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering. Dr. Scott's major research focus is the analysis and design of fiber-reinforced polymeric (FRP) materials in civil engineering. He has authored several papers in a variety of technical journals, and has served as an invited presenter at conferences both in the United States and abroad. He is a recipient of the Dow Chemical Award for Excellence in Composites Research, as well as a Commendation for Technical Excellence from the U.S. Army. In 2003, he received a Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from the Georgia Institute of Technology Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. Additional information about Dr. Scott is available on his web site.
Student Requirements
All students are required to have the following computer software/hardware:
- Personal computer: minimum Pentium 4, 2.66GHz processor with 0.5Gb of RAM and 1 Gb of free disk space
- Windows XP, Vista operating systems
- Video resolution of 1024 x768 recommended, 32-bit color
- Internet connection at DSL or Cable speeds
- Windows compatible sound card
- Internet Browser: most recent version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla
- Windows Media Player 9, 10, or 11
Online Delivery Instructions
Once students have registered and paid the course fee, the Georgia Tech Distance Learning Support Office will provide online access instructions. |
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