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Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering


 

Structural and Earthquake Engineering (M.S. Civil Engineering)

Sample Program

Required Core Courses (6 credit hours)

CIE 511 Advanced Mechanics of Solids (F)

CIE 516 Advanced Mathematics for Civil Engineers (F)

Required Courses (12 Credit Hours)

CIE 519 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering I (F)

CIE 524 Steel Structures (S) or CIE 521 Plastic Analysis

CIE 525 Concrete Structures (S)

CIE 526 Finite Element Structural Analysis (F)

Electives (minimum 6 credit hours)

CIE 508 Probabilistic Analysis and Design (S)

CIE 512 Structural Reliability and Safety

CIE 513 Stability

CIE 517 Plates and Shells

CIE 520 Random Vibrations

CIE 528 Composite Structures

CIE 530 Mechanical Behavior of Materials (F)

CIE 533 Structural Design and Construction of Foundations (S)

CIE 534 Earthquake Engineering & Foundation Dynamics (S)

CIE 596 Expert Systems in Civil Engineering

CIE 616 Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering

CIE 617 Advanced Finite Element Analysis (S)

CIE 619 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering II (S)

CIE 621 Elasticity

CIE 623 Plastic Behavior of Materials (S)

CIE 625 Aseismic Base Isolation

CIE 626 Passive and Active Structural Control (S)

CIE 644 Seismology (S)

CIE 645 Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (S)

Student may select electives from the suggested list or from other approved university graduate courses with advice and consent of advisor

Research (up to 6 credit hours)

Either:

(1) CIE 559 and/or 560 Thesis (3 to 6 credit hours)

(2) Electives (6 credit hours) and comprehensive examination

(3) CIE 557 or CIE 558 Project (3 credit hours)



HIGHLIGHT

Great Lakes Program

UB's Great Lakes Program develops, evaluates, and synthesizes scientific and technical knowledge of the Great Lakes ecosystem. GLP researchers are working on the development and application of mathematical models to support understanding of a variety of Great Lakes basin issues.

THE FACES OF CSEE

Michel Bruneau
Professor
Director, MCEER

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