Courses Taught
CE8760 Inelastic Material Modeling
Course description: Many natural and engineered materials such as soils, concrete, metals, composite materials, and biomaterials generally exhibit an irreversible (inelastic) behavior such that when an applied load is removed, only a fraction of the deformation is recovered. This course will focus on constitutive models developed for inelastic materials, their implementation within nonlinear finite element programs, and applications in various engineering disciplines. Equal emphasis will be placed on the theory behind inelastic material models and their computational implementation and applications.
CE8930 Computational Modeling of Porous Materials
Course description: This course deals with the numerical solution of mechanical and multi-physics problems in dry and fluid-infiltrated porous media such as geomaterials, biological tissue, etc. Both continuum and particle-based numerical methods will be introduced and discussed. In the first part of this course, the balance of mass and linear momentum equations in multi-phased media (e.g., solid and fluids) will be derived from continuum mechanics principles and solved using finite element procedures. In the second part, the particle-based discrete element method (DEM) will be introduced. Governing equations for particle motion and common constitutive laws for contact force calculation will be discussed. DEM modeling procedure will be presented. In addition, students will have hands-on experience using modeling software and will complete a final project related to their research discipline.
CE3210: Geotechnical Engineering
Course description: In this course, students will learn the mechanical and physical properties of soils and their relation to soil action in problems of engineering, such as classification, permeability, shearing strength, and consolidation. Selected geotechnical engineering applications will also be discussed.
Recommended textbook: B.M. Des and K. Sobhan, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (latest edition), Cengage Learning.
CE2010 Statics
Course description: This is an undergraduate introduction course to engineering mechanics. Students will learn the basic principles of the mechanics of rigid bodies; be able to analyze problems in a simple and logic manner; and use free-body diagrams and vector methods in problem solving.
Recommended textbook: R.C. Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Staticcs (latest edition), Prentice Hall.