Structural Engineering
Courses
All students enrolled in Structural Engineering courses or admitted into
a Structural Engineering program are expected to meet prerequisite and
performance standards, i.e., students may not enroll in any SE courses
or courses in another department which are required for the major prior
to having satisfied prerequisite courses with a C or better. (The
department does not consider D or F grades as adequate preparation for
subsequent material.) Additional details are given under the various program
outlines, course descriptions, and admission procedures for the School
of Engineering in this catalog. Furthermore, the majority of SE courses
have enrollment restrictions which give priority to, or are open only
to, declared pre-engineering students and/or to students who have been
admitted to an engineering major. Where these restrictions apply, the
registrar will not enroll other students except by department stamp on
class enrollment cards. The department expects that students will adhere
to these policies on their own volition and enroll in courses accordingly.
Students are advised that they may be dropped at any time from course
rosters if prerequisites and/or performance standards have not been met.
While some lower-division courses may be offered more than once each year,
most SE upper-division courses are taught only once per year, and courses
are scheduled to be consistent with the curricula as shown in the tables.
When possible, SE does offer selected large enrollment courses more than
once each year. A tentative schedule of course offerings is available
from the department each spring for the following academic year.
LOWER-DIVISION
SE 1. Introduction to Structures and Design (4) Introduction
to structural components, systems from aerospace, civil, mechanical,
marine and offshore areas. Structural action, the design process. History
of structural engineering. Role and responsibility of structural engineers
in society. Engineering economics, costs-benefits analysis. Implications
on safety. Professional ethics. Prerequisite: priority enrollment
given to structural engineering majors.
SE 2. Structural Materials (4) Structure
of engineering materials (metals, ceramics, concrete, composites) tailoring
to produce desired properties and response in structural components
and systems. Mechanical tests, elasticity, plastic deformation, fracture,
toughness, creep and fatigue. Selection based on performance requirements/application.
Laboratory demonstrations and tests. Prerequisites: Chem. 6A, Phys.
2A. Priority enrollment given to structural engineering majors and mechanical
and aerospace engineering majors.
SE 87. Freshman Seminar (1) The freshman
seminar program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity
to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar
setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and undergraduate
colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Prerequisite: open
to freshmen only.
UPPER-DIVISION
SE 101A. Mechanics I: Statics (4) Principles
of statics using vectors. Two- and three-dimensional equilibrium of
statically determinate structures under discrete and distributed loading
including hydrostatics; internal forces and concept of stress; free
body diagrams; moment, product of inertia; analysis of trusses and beams.
Prerequisites: grades of C or better in Math. 20C and Phys.
2A.
SE 101B. Mechanics II: Dynamics (4) Kinematics
and kinetics of particles in two- and three-dimensional motion using
vector representation. Orbital mechanics. Work, energy, and power. Conservative
forces, conservation principles. Momentum, impulsive motion, and impact.
Rigid body kinetics and kinematics; Coriolis acceleration, Eulerian
angles. Undamped vibrating systems. Prerequisites: grades of C
or better in Math. 21D, and SE 101A, or MAE 130A.
SE 101C. Structural Mechanics III: Structural Dynamics (4) Free
and forced vibrations of damped 1-DOF systems; vibrations isolation,
impact and packaging problems. Analysis of discrete MDOF systems using
matrix representation; normal mode of frequencies and modal matrix formulation.
Lagrange's equations. Modal superposition for analysis of continuous
vibrating systems. Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in SE 101B
(or MAE 130B) and SE 130B; SE major.
SE 102. Numerical, Computational, and Graphical Tools (4) Introduction
to engineering graphics and computer-aided design (CAD). Introduction
to numerical computer algorithms and symbolic computation. Introduction
to the development of methods for assessing the accuracy of numerical
methods. Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in MAE 9 and SE 101A
or MAE 130A; SE major.
SE 103. Conceptual Structural Design (4) Introduction
to design principles and structural action. Development of design theories,
approaches and methodology. Concepts of load and resistance factors,
factors of safety, limit and ultimate states, design allowables. Simple
design examples from aerospace, civil, marine, offshore and mechanical
structural systems. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in
SE 2, SE 101A. Priority enrollment given to structural engineering
majors.
SE 110A. Solid Mechanics I (4) Mechanics
of deformable bodies under axial, torsional, shearing, and bending loads.
Elastic and plastic uniaxial material response as well as 3-D Hookes
law. Mohrs circle for stress and strain. Problems of design for
rods, shafts, beams, columns, pressure vessels, and thin walled members.
Prerequisites: grades of C or better in Math. 20D, 20F, SE
101A. Priority enrollment given to structural engineering majors.
SE 110B. Solid Mechanics II (4) Advanced
concepts in the mechanics of deformable bodies. Unsymmetrical bending
of symmetrical and unsymmetrical sections. Bending of curved beams.
Shear center and torsional analysis of open and closed sections. Stability
analysis of columns, lateral buckling. Application of the theory of
elasticity in rectangular coordinates. Prerequisite: grade of C
or better in SE 110A. Priority enrollment given to structural engineering
majors.
SE 120. Engineering Graphics & Computer Aided Structural Design
(4) Engineering graphics, solid modeling,
CAD applications including 2-D and 3-D transformations, 3-D viewing,
wire frame and solid models, Hidden surface elimination. Prerequisite:
grade of C or better in MAE 9. Priority enrollment given to
structural engineering majors.
SE 121. Numerical Methods in Engineering (4) Advanced
numerical methods for applications for engineering problems. Solution
of systems of linear and nonlinear equations, function interpolation
and curve fitting, function approximation, computation of integrals,
numerical differentiation, and solution of systems of ordinary differential
equations. Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in SE 102 or MAE
107, and Math. 20F; SE major.
SE 125. Statistics, Probability and Reliability (4) Probability
theory. Statistics, data analysis and inferential statistics, distributions,
confidence intervals. Introduction to structural reliability and random
phenomena. Applications to components and systems. Priority enrollment
given to structural engineering majors.
SE 130A-B. Structural Analysis (4) Classical
methods of analysis for statically indeterminate structures. Development
of computer codes for the analysis of civil, mechanical, and aerospace
structures from the matrix formulation of the classical structural theory,
through the direct stiffness formulation, to production-type structural
analysis programs. Prerequisites: grades of C or better in
SE 110 A, SE 121, and SE 130A for SE 130B. Priority enrollment given
to structural engineering majors.
SE 131. Finite Element Analysis (4) Development
of stiffness and mass matrices based upon virtual work and variational
principles. Application to static and dynamic problems in structural
and solid mechanics. The use of general purpose finite element structural
analysis codes. Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in SE 103, SE
130B, MAE 170, and senior standing in the major.
SE 140. Structures and Materials Laboratory (4) Introduction
to instrumentation and testing techniques. Discussion of standard tension
and compression tests. Similitude relationships for structural models.
Term project in model structure including complete engineering report
on theory, design and results of the term project. Prerequisites:
grade of C or better in SE 103, SE 130B, MAE 170, and senior standing
in the major.
SE 142 . Design of Composite Structures (4) Design
and analysis of lightweight structures composed of laminated composite
materials. Stiffness, strength, failure mechanisms, micromechanics,
and hygrothermal behavior. Fabrication and experimental testing. Design
projects that involve computer implementation. Prerequisites: grade
of C or better in SE 110A-B; priority given to engineering majors.
SE 144 . Aerospace Structural Analysis (4) Aspects
of structural analysis pertinent to the design of flight vehicles; aerodynamic/inertial
loadings, aerospace laminated materials, elements of plate theory, aeroelastic
divergence, introduction of matrix methods for structural dynamics and
buckling. Prerequisites: grades of C or better in SE 101C,
SE 110A-B. Priority enrollment given to structural engineering majors
and mechanical and aerospace engineering majors.
SE 150. Design of Steel Structures (4) Design
concepts and loadings for structural systems. Working stress and ultimate
strength design theories. Properties of structural steel. Elastic design
of tension members, beams, and columns. Design of bolted and welded
concentric and eccentric connections. Design of composite floors. Introduction
to plastic design. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in SE
103, and SE 130A. Priority enrollment given to structural engineering
majors.
SE 151A-B. Design of Structural Concrete (4-4) Concrete
and reinforcement properties. Service and ultimate limit state analysis
and design. Design and detailing of structural components. Concept of
prestressing. Design and application of prestressed structures and components.
Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in SE 103, SE 130A and SE 130B.
SE 151A for SE 151B; SE major.
SE 152. Seismic Design of Structures (4) Seismic
design philosophy. Ductility concepts. Lateral force resisting systems.
Mechanisms of nonlinear deformation. Methods of analysis. Detailing
of structural steel and reinforced concrete elements. Lessons learned
from past earthquakes. Multistory building design project. Prerequisites:
grade of C- or better in SE 103, SE 130A, SE 130B, SE 150 and SE 151A;
concurrent enrollment in SE 151B; SE major.
SE 154. Design of Timber Structures (4) Properties
of wood and lumber grades. Beam design. Design of axially loaded members.
Design of beam-column. Properties of plywood and structural-use panels.
Design of horizontal diaphragms. Design of shear walls. Design of nailed
and bolted connections. Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in SE
103 and SE 130A; SE major.
SE 160A. Aerospace Structural Design (4) Aircraft
and spacecraft flight load definition and operational envelopes, metallic
and composite material selection and comparison, applied elasticity,
failure theories, stiffened shear panels, thin-wall open and closed-cell
torsion pressure vessels, unsymmetical beam bending, shear center, and
bending of plates. Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in SE 101B
(or MAE 130B) and SE 110A (or MAE 131A); priority given to engineering
majors.
SE 160B. Aerospace Structural Design (4) Work-energy
principles, statically indeterminate structures, matrix methods, application
of finite element method to aerospace structures, sandwich composite
structures, structural dynamics of space structures, structural stability
of beams, and shells, tension field beams, wing divergence and control
reversal, flutter, fasteners, and structural joints. Prerequisites:
grade of C- or better in SE 160A, and SE 101C or MAE 130C; priority
given to engineering majors.
SE 162. Composites Materials and Manufacturing (4) Introduction
to fibers, resins, composite types, manufacturing methods, stiffness,
strength, failure mechanisms, lamination theory, testing. Prerequisites:
grades of C or better in SE 110A, SE 121, and Math 20F. Priority
enrollment given to structural engineering majors.
SE 163. Nondestructive Evaluation (4) Damage
detection, materials characterization. Introduction to nondestructive
evaluation. Impedance-based methods, ultrasonics, acoustic, thermography,
shearography, liquid penetrant, proof testing, stress coatings, vibrational
techniques. Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in SE 110A and SE
110B or consent of instructor; SE major.
SE 170. Civil Structures Rehabilitation (4) Identification
of structural distress, lessons from past history, materials and structural
concepts related to rehabilitation, seismic retrofit. Strengthening
of beams, slabs and walls, design detailing, safety factors, fabrication/installation
methods. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in SE 103, SE
110A, SE 130A-B, and SE 151. Priority enrollment given to structural
engineering majors.
SE 171. Aerospace Structures Repair (4) Identification
of structural distress, corrosion/stress corrosion cracking, fatigue
cracking, damage tolerance, integrity and durability of built-up members,
patching, health monitoring. Prerequisites: grade of C or better
in SE 103 and SE 130A-B. Priority enrollment given to structural
engineering majors.
SE 180. Earthquake Engineering (4) Elements
of seismicity and seismology. Seismic hazards. Dynamic analysis of structures
underground motion. Elastic and inelastic response spectra. Modal analysis,
nonlinear time-history analysis. Earthquake resistant design. Seismic
detailing. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in SE 110A,
and SE 130A. Priority enrollment given to structural engineering
majors.
SE 181. Geotechnical Engineering (4) General
introduction to physical and engineering properties of soils. Soil classification
and identification methods. Compaction and construction control. Total
and effective stress. Permeability, seepage, and consolidation phenomena.
Shear strength of sand and clay. Prerequisites: grade of C- or better
in SE 110A or MAE 131A; SE major.
SE 182. Foundation Engineering (4) Application
of soil mechanics to the analysis, design, and construction of foundations
for structures. Soil exploration, sampling, and in-situ testing techniques.
Stress distribution and settlement of structures. Bearing capacities
of shallow foundations. Axial and lateral capacity of deep foundations,
earth pressures on retaining walls. Prerequisites: grade of C- or
better in SE 181; SE major.
SE 195. Teaching (2-4) Teaching and tutorial
assistance in a SE course under supervision of instructor. Not more
than four units may be used to satisfy graduation requirements. (P/NP
grades only.) Prerequisites: B average in major, upper-division standing
and consent of department chair. Department stamp required.
SE 197. Engineering Internship (1-4) An
enrichment program, available to a limited number of undergraduate students,
which provides work experience with industry, government offices, etc.,
under the supervision of a faculty member and industrial supervisor.
Coordination of the Engineering Internship is conducted through UCSDs
Academic Internship Program. Prerequisites: completion of ninety
units with a 2.5 GPA and consent of department chair. Department stamp
required.
SE 198. Directed Study Group (4) Directed
group study, on a topic or in a field not included in the regular department
curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member. (P/NP grades
only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor or department stamp.
SE 199. Independent Study (4) Independent
reading or research on a problem by special arrangement with a faculty
member. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor or
department stamp.
GRADUATE
SE 201. Advanced Structural Analysis (4) Applications
of advanced analytical concepts to structural engineering problems.
Effects of approximations in the descretization and the type of finite
elements under consideration. An introduction is given to the nonlinear
behavior of structural systems focusing on basic concepts and computational
techniques. Prerequisites: SE 130A-B or equivalent, or consent of
instructor.
SE 202. Structural Stability (4) Static,
dynamic, and energy-based techniques and predicting elastic stability.
Linear and nonlinear analysis of classical and shear deformable beams
and plates. Ritz, Galerkin, and finite element approaches for frames
and reinforced shells. Nonconservative aerodynamic (divergence flutter)
and follower forces. Prerequisite: SE 110B or consent of instructor.
SE 203. Structural Dynamics (4) Response
of the linear systems to harmonic, periodic and transient excitations.
Duhamels integral response spectra. Principles of dynamics, Hamiltons
principle and Lagranges equations. Linearization of the equations
of motion. Free and forced vibrations. Matrix iteration, Jacobi, normal
mode and frequency response method. Prerequisites: MAE 231A-B or
consent of instructor.
SE 204. Advanced Structural Dynamics (4) Free-
and forced-vibration response of continuous systems including axial
and torsional vibrations of bars and transverse vibrations of beams,
membranes and plates. Differential and integral formulations of the
eigenvalue problem. Perturbation and iteration methods. Introduction
to structural control.
SE 205. Random Vibrations (4) Introduction
to probability theory and random processes. Correlation and power spectral
density functions. Estimation of correlation functions and ergodicity.
Stochastic dynamic analysis of structures subjected to stationary and
non-stationary random excitations. Crossings, first-excursion probability,
and distributions of peaks and extremes.
SE 207. Topics in Structural Engineering (4) A
course to be given at the discretion of the faculty in which topics
of current interest in structural engineering will be presented.
SE 211. Advanced Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design (4) Advanced
topics in concrete design, including frame and shear wall structures,
design of connections. reinforced and prestressed concrete system evaluation
for seismic resistance including confinement and ductility requirements.
Upper and lower bound theories for slab design. Prerequisites: SE
151, or equivalent background in basic RC/PC design, or consent of instructor.
SE 212. Advanced Structural Steel Design (4) (Formerly
AMES 245) Load and resistance factor design (LRFD) philosophy. Behavior
and design of steel elements for global and local buckling. Bracing
requirements for stability. Conventional and advanced analysis techniques
for P-delta effects. Cyclic behavior. Ductility requirement for seismic
design. Composite construction. Prerequisites: SE 201 and SE 150,
or equivalent course, or consent of instructor.
SE 213. Bridge Design (4) Design and
analysis of bridge structures, construction methods, load conditions.
Special problems in analysisbox girders, curved and skewed bridges,
environmental and seismic loads. Bearings and expansion joints. Time-
temperature-dependent superstructure deformations. Conceptual/preliminary
bridge design project. Prerequisites: SE 201, and fundamental courses
in RC and PC design, or consent of instructor.
SE 214. Masonry Structures (4) Analysis
and design of unreinforced and reinforced masonry structures using advanced
analytical techniques and design philosophies. Material properties,
stability, and buckling of unreinforced masonry. Flexural strength,
shear strength, stiffness, and ductility of reinforced masonry elements.
Design for seismic loads. Prerequisites: SE 151, or equivalent basic
reinforced concrete course, or consent of instructor.
SE 221. Earthquake Engineering (4) Introduction
to plate tectonics and seismology. Rupture mechanism, measures of magnitude
and intensity, earthquake occurrence and relation to geologic, tectonic
processes. Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis. Strong earthquake
ground motion; site effects on ground motion; structural response; soil-structure
interaction; design criteria; code requirements.
SE 222. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (4) Influence
of soil conditions on ground motion characteristics; dynamic behavior
of soils, computation of ground response using wave propagation analysis
and finite element analysis; evaluation and mitigation of soil liquefaction;
soil-structure interaction; lateral pressures on earth retaining structures;
analysis of slope stability
SE 223. Advanced Seismic Design of Structures (4) Introduction
to fundamental concepts in seismic design of structures. Ductility.
Elastic and inelastic response. Time-history analysis. Response spectral
analysis. Force- and displacement-based design. Capacity design principles.
Learning from earthquake damage. Performance-based design concepts.
SE 234. Plates and Shells (4) General
mathematical formulation of the theory of thin elastic shells; linear
membrane and bending theories; finite strain and rotation theories;
shells of revolution; shallow shells; selected static and dynamic problems;
survey of recent advances.
SE 241. Advanced Soil Mechanics (4) Advanced
treatment of topics in soil mechanics, including state of stress, pore
pressure, consolidation and settlement analysis, shear strength of cohesionless
and cohesive soils, mechanisms of ground improvement, and slope stability
analysis. Concepts in course reinforced by laboratory experiments.
SE 242. Advanced Foundation Engineering (4) Advanced
treatment of topics in foundation engineering, including earth pressure
theories, design of earth retaining structures, bearing capacity, ground
improvement for foundation support, analysis and design of shallow and
deep foundations, including drilled piers and driven piles.
SE 243. Soil-Structure Interaction (4) Advanced
treatment of soils interaction with structures, including shallow and
deep foundations, bridge abutments, retaining walls, and buried structures
subjected to static and dynamic loading. Elastic approximation. Linear
and nonlinear Winkler models p-y and t-z curves.
SE 244. Numerical Methods in Geomechanics (4) Application
of the finite element method to static and dynamic analysis of geotechnical
structures. One-, 2-, and 3-D seismic site response of earth structures
and slopes. Pore-pressure generation and effects during cyclic loading.
System identification using strong motion array data.
SE 245. Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Implementation (4) Development
and numerical implementation of procedures to model the nonlinear behavior
of engineering materials, including soil and concrete. Inelastic hyperbolic
and elasto-plastic modeling of hysteretic response to cyclic loading.
Behavior of soil-structure systems under transient loading, such as
seismic earthquake excitation, will be discussed.
SE 251. Processing Science of Composites (4) Introduction
to processing, fabrication methods; process models; materials-process-microstructure
interaction; materials selection; form and quality control. Wet layup/sprayup,
autoclave cure, SMC; injection molding, RTM; resin infusion; winding
and fiber placement; pultrusion. Process induced defects, environmental
considerations.
SE 252. Experimental Mechanics and NDE (4) Theory
of electrical resistance strain gages, full-field coherent optical methods
including photoelasticity, moire and speckle interferometry, ultrasonics,
thermography and fiberoptic sensing. Applications to materials characterization,
defect detection and health monitoring of structures with emphasis on
fiber-reinforced composites. Prerequisites: SE 101A, SE 110A, and
MAE 131B, or consent of the instructor.
SE 253. Mechanics of Laminated Composite Structures (4) Macro-
and micro-material modeling. Classical and shear deformable laminate
beam and plate theories developed via energy principles. Ritz, Galerkin,
and finite element-based solutions to static, vibration, and stability
problems. Assignments include computer program development and use of
existing commercial programs. Prerequisites: SE 101C, SE 110B, and
SE 162 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
SE 255. Textile Composite Structures (4) Introduction
to textile structure and behavior, mechanics of yarns and fabrics as
relevant to structural composites and geotechnical applications. Mechanics
of textiles and fabric-based composites. Applications in fiber reinforced
composites, coated textile structures, geotextiles.
SE 261. Aerospace Engineering Design (4) Advanced
topics in the design of weight-critical aerospace structures. Topics
include: static, dynamic and environmental load definitions; metallics
and polymeric composite material selection; semi-monocoque analysis
techniques, and bolted/bonded connections. Design procedures for sizing
the structural components of aircraft and spacecraft will be reviewed.
SE 262. Aerospace Structures Repair (4) Design
and analysis for repairing weight-critical aerospace structures. Identification
of primary and secondary structural components, review of NASA/FAA approved
repair techniques for metallic and composite structural components.
SE 271. Solid Mechanics for Structural and Aerospace Engineering
(4) Application of principles of solid mechanics
to structural components and systems, description of stresses, strains,
and deformation. Use of conservation equations and principle of minimum
potential energy. Development of constitutive equations for metallic
cementitious and polymeric materials. Prerequisites: SE 110A, or
consent of instructor.
SE 272. Theory of Elasticity (4) Development,
formulation, and application of field equations of elasticity and variational
principles for structural applications in civil and aerospace area.
Use of plane stress and plane strain formulation, solution of typical
boundary value problems. Prerequisites: SE 271, or consent of instructor.
SE 273. Theory of Plasticity and Viscoelasticity (4) Mechanical
models of viscoelastic, plastic, and viscoplastic behavior in simple
shear or uniaxial stress. Constitutive relations for three-dimensional
states of stress and strain. Application to selected technological problems
for civil and aerospace structural applications. Prerequisites: SE
272, or consent of instructor.
SE 290. Seminar in Earthquake Engineering (2) Weekly
seminar and discussion by faculty, visitors, postdoctoral research fellows
and graduate students concerning research topics in earthquake engineering
and related subjects. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent
of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
SE 291. Seminar in Advanced Composite Structures (2) Weekly
seminar and discussion by faculty, visitors, postdoctoral research fellows
and graduate students concerning research topics in advanced composite
structures and related subjects. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
SE 296. Independent Study (4) Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.
SE 298. Directed Group Study (1-4) Directed
group study on a topic or in a field not included in regular department
curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.
SE 299. Graduate Research (1-12) (S/U
grades permitted.)
SE 501. Teaching Experience (2) Teaching
experience in an appropriate SE undergraduate course under direction
of the faculty member in charge of the course. Lecturing one hour per
week in either a problem-solving section or regular lecture. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor and the department. (S/U grades permitted.)
Structural Engineering Courses
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