Courses
Undergraduate Courses:
Structural Engineering I (CIE 323):
- Statically Determinate Structural Analysis
- Introduction to Structural Design in Steel and Concrete
Structural Engineering II (CIE 324):
- Statically Indeterminate Structural Analysis
- Bridge and building analysis and design project
Structural Engineering III (CIE 423):
- Matrix Structural Analysis with accompanying Matlab utilities
- Elements of Structural Stability Theory
- Introduction to SDOF and MDOF Structural Dynamics with accompanying Matlab utilities and interactive animation tutorials
Civil Engineering Planning and Management (CIE 415):
- Planning, Scheduling, and Estimating Projects
- Engineering Economics and Optimization
CAD (Computer Aided Design) in Civil Engineering (CIE 424):
- Hands-on computer aided drafting and design, incorporating each year’s software upgrades into the course.
- Design Projects and Reports (3D Modeling and Rendering, Roadway Geometric Alignment using InRoads SelectCAD as employed by NYSDOT
- "CAD Futures" Research Reports
Structural Steel Design (CIE 428):
- 3 units of ABET-recognized design content
- Bridge and Building Design Projects.
- Incorporated use of instructional and analysis software.
- Incorporation of field trips to fabrication and erection sites to cultivate the systems perspective in which design should occur
Special Topic (CIE 499):
- Hands-on Design-Build project experience for structural engineering undergraduates
- Acquired financial support (administered through UBF-Civil Engineering) from ASCE, AISC, ABCD, NYS Thruway Authority, NSPE, AGC, local consulting engineers, UB Dept. of Civil Engineering, UB Student Association, SEAS Alumni Association, and material support from Buffalo Structural Steel Corp and Stanley Steel Service.
Graduate Courses
EDI in Civil Engineering (CIE 500):
- Theoretical and hands-on exploration of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) issues
- Class projects in integrated design and fabrication information management for fabricated steel buildings and bridges
- Hands-on use of industrial-strength software for integrated design, detailing and fabrication information management for steel structures (SAP 2000, XSteel, and FabTrol)
Expert Systems (CIE 596):
- Expert Systems software acquisition and usage
- Emphasized hands-on knowledge engineering in a project context
Metal Structures (CIE 524):
- Updated the curriculum to include material on the new Load and Resistance Factor Design methods, design and fabrication of structural connections, fatigue and fracture, and laboratory test procedures
- Supervised both design- and research- oriented term projects.
Steel Bridge Engineering (CIE 500/557 and CIE 584/585):
- Intensive 6-credit project-oriented course developed on the analysis, design, fabrication and construction of straight and curved girder bridges according to new and emerging codes (AASHTO LRFD) and standards of practice
- Delivered to practitioners from 18 state Departments of Transportation and graduate students from 24 universities
Design and Construction of Structural Systems (CIE 527):
- Focus on Bridge Engineering for steel plate girder and prestressed concrete structures on straight and horizontally curved alignments
- Wholistic consideration of design and construction issues
Master of Engineering Project (CIE 557/558):
- Focus on Bridge Engineering, Design, and Construction
- Intensive 9-month Multidisciplinary Consideration of Design Alternatives, Earthquake Engineering, and Construction Management of a Medium Span Bridge Replacement over a Gorge (1999 - 2000) and major interstate interchange (2002 - 2003) and 3D-centric grade separation replacement (2003-2004) and of major bridge crossings over the Niagara River (2001 - 2002) and over the Genessee River (2004 – 2005)