Prerequisites: department approval or consent of instructor.
Use of computer resources. Program or materials fees may apply. This course aims at introducing concepts of machine learning and its applications to structural engineering.
Topics include analysis of shell structures, design optimization, computational vibration analysis. Introduction to aerospace computer-aided design and analysis tools.
Statistics, data analysis and inferential statistics, distributions, confidence intervals. Time-dependent and independent properties of concrete and reinforcing material.
Advanced topics, with prerequisite being SE 253A, or equivalent. Detailed structural design of aircraft and space vehicles. Performance based seismic design. Soil exploration, sampling, and in-situ testing techniques. Linearization of the equations of motion. The Senior Seminar is designed to allow senior undergraduates to meet with faculty members to explore an intellectual topic in structural engineering. SE 3. Lecturing one hour per week in either a problem-solving section or regular lecture. Design of Steel Structures II (4). Turbulence modeling will also be covered. Application to static and dynamic heat conduction and stress analysis. Code design fundamentals. SE 276C. (P/NP grades only.) Nonlinear Finite Element Methods for Solid Mechanics (4).
Basic solution methods for the nonlinear equations are developed and applied to problems in plasticity and hyperelasticity.
Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics (4). Modal analysis.
Teaching and tutorial assistance in a SE course under supervision of instructor. Models of plasticity, viscoplasticity, viscoelasticity.
Recommended preparation: students should have experience with computer aided design (CAD). SE 277.
Prerequisites: SE 101C (or MAE 130C) and SE 110A. Advanced Structural Analysis (4). Fracture mechanics. Engineering graphics, solid modeling, CAD applications including 2-D and 3-D transformations, 3-D viewing, wire frame and solid models, Hidden surface elimination. Finite element methods for linear problems in structural dynamics. Soil exploration, sampling, and in situ testing techniques.
All undergraduate students enrolled in structural engineering courses or admitted into the structural engineering program are expected to meet prerequisite and performance standards. A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty in which topics of current interest in structural engineering will be presented.
SE 140B. SE 9. Nonlinear time history analyses. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in SE 110A (or MAE 131A). Design procedures for sizing the structural components of aircraft and spacecraft will be reviewed. Fracture Mechanics of Materials and Structures (4). Use of computer resources. Program or materials fees may apply. Prerequisites: open to first-year students only.
Coupled walls. Use of computer resources.
Advanced Foundation Engineering (4). Concepts underpinning mechanical, hydraulic, chemical and inclusion-based methods of ground improvement will be discussed.
Concept and application of prestressed concrete. Use of computer resources. Seismic Design and Performance of Nonstructural Components and Systems (4).
Design of Reinforced Concrete (4). SE 270.
Solution methods: exact, approximate (Ritz, Galerkin) and finite element method. SE 286. Soil classification and identification methods. Strategies for eliminating shear locking problems are introduced. Recommended preparation: SE 151A-B, SE 201A, SE 211, SE 223, or equivalent courses.
Minimum-weight design of primary structures based upon mission requirements and configuration constraints.
Design of beam-column. Algorithms and Programming for Structural Engineering (4). Topics include sensors and sensing mechanisms; measurement uncertainty; signal conditioning and interface circuits; data acquisition; analog/digital circuits; and emerging sensors. Structural System Testing and Model Correlation (4).
A broad range of imaging techniques are studied, enabling multidimensional analysis of engineered artifacts and detection of conditions that may lead to undesirable performance characteristics or failure, identify the onset of failure, failure progression, and failure mechanisms overall.
Seismic design philosophy. Structural materials. Phase plane analysis instability, and bifurcations. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Written reports. Prerequisites: SE 131A (or SE 131), SE 101C (or MAE 130C), and SE 130B.
SE 168. Advanced analytical techniques to understand nonlinearity in mechanical vibration. Requirements for strain measurements, electrical resistance strain gages, fiberoptic strain gages, wave propagation, ultrasonic testing, impact-echo, acoustic emission, infrared thermography, vibrational testing. SE 266. Solid Mechanics for Structural and Aerospace Engineering (4). Weak form. Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only.
Application of finite element method to static and dynamic analysis of geotechnical structures. Use of computer resources. Base isolation. SE 268. Load and resistance factor design concept and loadings for structural systems. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Meshfree approximation theories (moving least-squares, reproducing kernel, partition of unity, radial basis), Galerkin meshfree methods, collocation meshfree methods, imposition of boundary conditions, domain integration, stability, nonlinear meshfree method for hyperelasticity and plasticity, meshfree methods for fracture and plate/shell problems. SE 280. Corequisite: SE 103. Written reports. SE 267A. SE 207. May be coscheduled with SE 263. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Wave Propagation in Elastic Media (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. Term project.
Prerequisites: B average in major, upper-division standing, and consent of department chair.
Free and forced vibrations of multi degree-of-freedom structures. Identification of structural/corrosion distress, fatigue cracking, damage tolerance, integrity and durability of built-up members, patching, health monitoring. Advanced Structural Steel Design (4). Deflections and slopes of beams from integration methods.
Cement and concrete, wood, aluminum alloys, steel, engineering plastics, and composite materials.
Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis (4). Signal Processing and Spectral Analysis for Structural Engineering (4). SE 160A.
Numerical Methods in Geomechanics (4).
Fundamentals of structural reliability theory. UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 (858) 534-2230. Earthquake resistant design. Material models for 3-D solids and rods, beams, shells: elasticity, plasticity, viscoplasticity. This course is designed to give beginning students the basic preparation in mathematical methods required for graduate Structural Engineering courses. Formulation of initial boundary value problem models, development of finite element formulas, solution methods, and error analysis and interpretation of results. Lectures and labs on structural properties of engineering materials. Prerequisites: SE 101C (or MAE 130C) and SE 131A (or SE 131). Prerequisites: SE 143A. Introduction to Structures and Design (4). Analysis of aerospace structures via work-energy principles and finite element analysis. SE 274.
A modern paradigm of structural health monitoring as it applies to structural and mechanical systems is presented. SE 222.
Identification of structural/corrosion distress, fatigue cracking, damage tolerance, integrity and durability of built-up members, patching, health monitoring. Applications in earthquake engineering, offshore engineering, wind engineering, and aerospace engineering.
Load paths and distribution of dead and live loads. Prerequisites: background in structural dynamics, or consent of instructor. SE 120. Analysis and design of unreinforced and reinforced masonry structure using advanced analytical techniques and design philosophies. Use of computer resources.
This course covers methods to verify and validate numerical simulations, including the analysis of verification tests, asymptotic convergence of solutions, validation metrics for test-analysis correlation, global sensitivity analysis, propagation of uncertainty through numerical models, and model calibration.
Materials testing for cement and concrete, metals and alloys, polymers and composites, and wood. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Introduction to fundamentals of structures and how structures work.
Design of tension members, compression members, beams, beam-columns, simple bolted, and welded connections. Torsion of circular shafts. Graduate-level introduction to advanced composite materials and their applications. Differential equation of the deflection curve. Use of computer resources required.
SE 201A. Prerequisites: department approval required, graduate standing.
P/NP grades only. Rupture mechanism, measures of magnitude and intensity, earthquake occurrence and relation to geologic, tectonic processes. Bending of metallic and laminated composite plates and shells. Conservation laws on general moving domains. Analysis of aerospace structures via work-energy principles and finite element analysis. Prerequisites: SE 9 (or MAE 8), SE 110A (or MAE 131A), and SE 125 (or MAE 108). Fluid statics, hydrostatic forces; integral and differential forms of conservation equations for mass, momentum, and energy; Bernoulli equation; dimensional analysis; viscous pipe flow; external flow, boundary layers; open channel flow. Analysis of discrete MDOF systems using matrix representation; normal mode of frequencies and modal matrix formulation. Systems of particles. The First-year Student 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. Process induced defects and environmental considerations.
Nonlinear response spectra. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Design of Prestressed Concrete (4).
All rights reserved. Students are advised that they may be dropped at any time from course rosters if prerequisites and/or performance standards have not been met. SE 276B. Prerequisites: graduate standing or approval of instructor.
Additional details are given under the various program outlines, course descriptions, and admission procedures for the School of Engineering in this catalog. Model/test correlation assessment in industrial practice. Reliability studies related to first excursion and fatigue failures. Fourier signal processing, liquid penetrant, elastic wave propagation, ultrasonic testing, impact-echo, acoustic emission testing, vibrational testing, infrared thermography. Design of prestressed concrete bridges.
Prerequisites: SE 3, SE 142, and SE 160B. Beam design. Use of computer resources. An approximate strength-of-materials approach is used to consider propagation of elastic waves in these elements and obtain the dynamic response to transient loads. Graphical Communication for Engineering Design (4), Use of computer graphics (CAD software) to communicate engineering designs. Prerequisites: SE 200 and SE 203, graduate standing. Design of shear walls.
Prerequisites: MATH 18 (or MATH 31AH) and MATH 20D. May be repeated for credit. Knowledge of MATLAB strongly encouraged. SE 115. Program or materials fees may apply. SE 132.
SE 200. Toolboxes and libraries. Introduction to structural reliability and random phenomena. Properties of reinforcing steels; concrete technology; creep, shrinkage and relaxation; Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria for concrete; confinement, moment curvature and force-displacement responses; plastic design; code compliant seismic design philosophy; code compliant seismic design of structural walls. Use of computer resources. Lab activity will involve design, analysis, fabrication, and testing of composite structure.
Concepts in data acquisition, feature extraction, data normalization, and statistical modeling will be introduced in an integrated context. Theories: thin-plate (classical lamination theory), first-and third- order shear-deformable (Reissner-Mindlin and Reddy) thick plates, and refined layer-wise theories. Advanced Seismic Design of Structures (4). The course emphasizes the principles behind modern nonlinear structural analysis software. Advanced treatment of the dynamic interaction between soils and structures. Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) philosophy. SE 102.
Computing Projects in Structural Engineering (4). Seismic hazards.
Free and forced vibrations of damped 1-DOF systems; vibrations isolation, impact and packaging problems. Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only.
Seismic detailing.
Program or materials fees may apply.
Variables and types, statements, functions, blocks, loops, and branches. Shear stresses in beams. Ordinary differential equations. Kinematics and kinetics of particles in two- and three-dimensional motion.
Engineering Properties of Soils (4). Professionalism, technical communication, project management, teamwork, and ethics in engineering practice. Experimental methods applied through team-based projects. Energy and momentum methods. Topics include regression, classification, support vector machines, clustering, tree-based methods, model selections and regularizations, cross-validation and bootstrapping, neural networks, and Python programming. SE 260B. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department. Dynamic analysis of structures underground motion. MATLAB-based exercise. Stability of Earth Slopes and Retaining Walls (4). Prerequisites: SE 260A, graduate standing. Mechanics and Design of Composite Structures (4).
Stress distribution and settlement of structures. Prerequisites: PHYS 2A and MATH 20D, or consent of instructor.
SE 164.
Representation of data in the computer.
Introduction to engineering computing.
Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only. Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in regular department curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member. Model/test correlation assessment in industrial practice. Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only. Recommended preparation:SE 151A and SE 151B or equivalent background in basic RC/PC design. Compaction and construction control. Use of plane stress and plane strain formulation, solution of typical boundary value problems. Lessons learned from structural failures.
Spatial visualization is the ability to manipulate 2D and 3D shapes in ones mind.
This project-based, systems engineering course explores robotics in the context of next-generation layered manufacturing techniques (3D printing). SE 252. Introduction to processing and fabrication methods of polymers and composite materials. Dynamic/model testing of structures: test planning/execution, actuation, sensing, and data acquisition, signal processing, data conditioning, test troubleshooting. Service and ultimate limit state analysis and design. Renumbered from SE 131. Weekly seminar and discussion by faculty, visitors, postdoctoral research fellows and graduate students concerning research topics in earthquake engineering and related subjects. SE 151A. Prerequisites: SE 1. (S/U grades only.) Prerequisites:graduate standing. Prerequisites: MATH 18 and SE 101B (or MAE 130B). Program or materials fees may apply. Nonlinear algebraic equations. Prerequisites: SE 102 and SE 103. Independent reading or research on a problem by special arrangement with a faculty member.
Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Aircraft and spacecraft flight loads and operational envelopes, three-dimensional stress/strain relations, metallic and composite materials, failure theories, three-dimensional space trusses and stiffened shear panels, combined extension-bend-twist behavior of thin-walled multicell aircraft and space vehicle structures, modulus-weighted section properties, shear center. Students may not receive credit for SE 233 and MAE 235. Static vibration and buckling analysis of simple and built-up aircraft structures.
Shear center. Use of computer resources. Elements of seismicity and seismology. Applied Mathematics in Structural Engineering (4). Prerequisites: graduate standing. Topics include sensors and sensing mechanisms; measurement uncertainty; signal conditioning and interface circuits; data acquisition; analog/digital circuits; and emerging sensors.
Materials measurement techniques. Prerequisites: MAE 232A or SE 276A or consent of instructor, graduate standing. Processing techniques; facilities and equipment; material-processing-microstructure interaction; materials selection; form and quality control. Prerequisites: none. Stability analysis of columns, lateral buckling. Prerequisites: consent of instructor or department stamp. Materials selection and structural design to meet functional and cost requirements. Analysis of axial and lateral capacity of deep foundations, including drilled piers and driven piles. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Enrollment restricted to MC25, MC27, and SE27 majors only. Recommended preparation: grade of B+ or higher in SE 211 and SE 201B. Stain measurement. Development, formulation, and application of field equations of elasticity and variational principles for structural applications in civil and aerospace area. Emphasis on primary load-bearing airframe structures and analysis/design of substantiate repairs. Design of Civil Structures I (4). Department stamp and/or consent of instructor. Mechanics of Laminated Anisotropy Plates and Shells (4). Specifically, this course will cover 1) classification and sources of damage, 2) case histories, 3) experimental advancements, 4) methods in practice (force- and displacement-based), 5) methods of analysis, 6) anchorage design, and 7) protection of NCSs. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Team projects include the analysis, fabrication, and testing of a flight vehicle component.
Hands-on exercises with commercial and open-source software. Recommended preparation: SE 101A-C and SE 110A or equivalent background in solid mechanics and structural dynamics.
Propagation of elastic waves in thin structural elements such as strings, rods, beams, membranes, plates, and shells. SE 125. Students will design, model, simulate, optimize, 3D print, test, and refine a remotely controllable robotic system as member of a multidisciplinary team. Prerequisites:graduate standing. Unsymmetrical bending of symmetrical and unsymmetrical sections. Program or materials fees may apply.
SE 276A. Cross-listed with MATS 261B. Lagranges equations.
SE 167. Experimental Mechanics and NDE (4). SE 279. Torsion of thin-walled members. Modification of these models to consider thermal effects.
Use of computer resources.
Use of computer resources. Students may not receive credit for SE 131A and SE 131. Prerequisites: SE 253A, graduate standing. This course will provide an overview of the latest technology for evaluating and improving the accuracy and validity of linear and nonlinear finite element models, solution verification, finite element model validation, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, and test-analysis correlation. This course discusses theory, design, and applications of sensor technologies in the context of structural engineering and structural health monitoring. Prerequisites: department approval and graduate standing. Material science-oriented course on polymers and composites. Development and application of advanced computational techniques for fluid flow. Impulsive motion and impact. Design Optimization for Additive Manufacturing (4).
SE 224.
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. Kinematic and inertial interaction. Bending of metallic and laminated composite plates and shells. Fundamental aspects of elastodynamics. Calibration of constitutive models for stress-strain behavior of soils, including hyperbolic, Mohr-Coulomb/Cam-Clay models.
SE 278B. Students may not receive credit for SE 7 and MAE 7.
SE 251A.
Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Advanced topics in the design of weight-critical aerospace structures. Fourier signal processing, liquid penetrant, elastic wave propagation, ultrasonic testing, impact-echo, acoustic emission testing, vibrational testing, infrared thermography. Experimental techniques and methodologies presented; students will be able to perform key tests.
Fundamental and advanced concepts of stability analysis for earth slopes and retaining walls with soil backfill. SE 150B. Processes and models of the failure of materials. Prerequisites: SE 140A, SE 151A, and SE 181. Seismic design of steel moment frames and braced frames.
Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only. Weighted residual method.
This course discusses techniques to analyze signals (or data), particularly related to structural dynamic response focusing on time/frequency domain data analyses (Fourier transform, digital filtering, and feature extraction).
Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation (4). General computational and approximate analytical methods of analysis.
Concepts in course reinforced by laboratory experiments. Materials measurement techniques. Oral presentations.
SE 140A. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Material properties, stability, and buckling of unreinforced masonry.
Prerequisites: department approval required, graduate standing.
Department stamp required. Recommended preparation: SE 101A, SE 110A or MAE 131A, and SE 110B or MAE 131B. Engineering topics include excavations, foundations, stresses around the circular hole in rock, principles of hydraulic fracturing. Aerospace Structural Mechanics I (4). Finite element methods for linear problems in solid mechanics. This course covers topics in fracture mechanics, including theoretical strength; stress concentration; strain energy release rate; linear and nonlinear fracture mechanics: stress singularity, fracture modes, crack tip plastic zone, Dugdale model, R-curve, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, the J-integral; experimental techniques; and special topics.
Newtons equations of motion. Prerequisites: graduate standing and SE 276A or MAE 232A and MAE 231A or SE 271. Prerequisites: SE 130A. Static vibration and buckling analysis of simple and built-up aircraft structures. (P/NP grades only.) Structural construction and testing. 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: grade of C or better in SE 110A or MAE 131A. Ductility concepts. Topics include static, dynamic, and environmental load definitions; metallics and polymeric composite material selection; semimonocoque analysis techniques; and bolted/bonded connections. Teaching experience in an appropriate SE undergraduate course under direction of the faculty member in charge of the course.
Program or materials fees may apply. Preprocessing (geometry, mesh generation, boundary conditions), solution methods (statics including contact, dynamics, buckling), and postprocessing (visualization, error estimation, interpretation of results). Structural construction and testing. Overview of structural behavior and structural design process through hands-on projects.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Prerequisites: graduate standing. Mechanical properties of polymers; micromechanisms of elastic and plastic deformations, fracture, and fatigue of polymers and composites. SE 235.
Classical methods of analysis for statically indeterminate structures. Strengthening of existing reinforced concrete structures with fiber reinforced composites. Students will be able to understand the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of the various methods; and develop a conceptual design for the most appropriate improvement strategy. One-, 2-, and 3-D static and seismic response of earth structures/slopes/Foundation systems. Structural idealization. Prerequisites: MATH 20D and MATH 18. Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Structural Design (4). Rock Mechanics and Engineering (4).
SE 1. Use of computer resources. Consent of instructor or department stamp.
Materials selection and structural design to meet functional and cost requirements. SE 143B.
Structural System Testing and Model Correlation (4). Use of computer resources. Prerequisites: SE 253A or equivalent, graduate standing. Elements of theory are presented as needed. Prerequisites: SE 181. The theoretical and practical aspects of the application of cables to moorings, guyed structures, suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, and suspended membranes are discussed. Reliability sensitivity measures.
Use of computer resources. Students will be able to understand the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of the various methods; and develop a conceptual design for the most appropriate improvement strategy. SE 226.
Construction methods.
Multidisciplinary design optimization.
Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I (4). Prerequisites: SE 9 (or MAE 8) and SE 101A (or MAE 130A). Multicriteria decision making. SE 151B. Methods of updating finite element structural models to correlate with dynamic test results. Finite Element Computations in Solid Mechanics (4). Topics include soil-air-water interactions, measurement of hydraulic properties, water flow analysis, effective stress theory, and elasto-plastic constitutive modeling. Prerequisites:SE 101C (or MAE 130C). Practical application of the finite element method to problems in solid mechanics. Application in nonlinear structural resonance. Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics III (4). Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only.
Methods of analysis. May be coscheduled with SE 167.
Concepts, advantages, and limitations of seismic isolation techniques; fundamentals of dynamic response under seismic excitation; spectral analysis; damping; energy approach; application to buildings and structures. General introduction to physical and engineering properties of soils. SE 220.
Prerequisites: SE 181. A modern paradigm of structural health monitoring as it applies to structural and mechanical systems is presented.
This course covers the hydraulic and mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils. SE 242. Statically determinate and indeterminate problems.
Use of computer resources. Program or materials fees may apply. This course aims at introducing concepts of machine learning and its applications to structural engineering.
Topics include analysis of shell structures, design optimization, computational vibration analysis. Introduction to aerospace computer-aided design and analysis tools.
Statistics, data analysis and inferential statistics, distributions, confidence intervals. Time-dependent and independent properties of concrete and reinforcing material.
Advanced topics, with prerequisite being SE 253A, or equivalent. Detailed structural design of aircraft and space vehicles. Performance based seismic design. Soil exploration, sampling, and in-situ testing techniques. Linearization of the equations of motion. The Senior Seminar is designed to allow senior undergraduates to meet with faculty members to explore an intellectual topic in structural engineering. SE 3. Lecturing one hour per week in either a problem-solving section or regular lecture. Design of Steel Structures II (4). Turbulence modeling will also be covered. Application to static and dynamic heat conduction and stress analysis. Code design fundamentals. SE 276C. (P/NP grades only.) Nonlinear Finite Element Methods for Solid Mechanics (4).
Basic solution methods for the nonlinear equations are developed and applied to problems in plasticity and hyperelasticity.
Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics (4). Modal analysis.
Teaching and tutorial assistance in a SE course under supervision of instructor. Models of plasticity, viscoplasticity, viscoelasticity.
Recommended preparation: students should have experience with computer aided design (CAD). SE 277.
Prerequisites: SE 101C (or MAE 130C) and SE 110A. Advanced Structural Analysis (4). Fracture mechanics. Engineering graphics, solid modeling, CAD applications including 2-D and 3-D transformations, 3-D viewing, wire frame and solid models, Hidden surface elimination. Finite element methods for linear problems in structural dynamics. Soil exploration, sampling, and in situ testing techniques.
All undergraduate students enrolled in structural engineering courses or admitted into the structural engineering program are expected to meet prerequisite and performance standards. A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty in which topics of current interest in structural engineering will be presented.
SE 140B. SE 9. Nonlinear time history analyses. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in SE 110A (or MAE 131A). Design procedures for sizing the structural components of aircraft and spacecraft will be reviewed. Fracture Mechanics of Materials and Structures (4). Use of computer resources. Program or materials fees may apply. Prerequisites: open to first-year students only.
Coupled walls. Use of computer resources.
Advanced Foundation Engineering (4). Concepts underpinning mechanical, hydraulic, chemical and inclusion-based methods of ground improvement will be discussed.
Concept and application of prestressed concrete. Use of computer resources. Seismic Design and Performance of Nonstructural Components and Systems (4).
Design of Reinforced Concrete (4). SE 270.
Solution methods: exact, approximate (Ritz, Galerkin) and finite element method. SE 286. Soil classification and identification methods. Strategies for eliminating shear locking problems are introduced. Recommended preparation: SE 151A-B, SE 201A, SE 211, SE 223, or equivalent courses.
Minimum-weight design of primary structures based upon mission requirements and configuration constraints.
Design of beam-column. Algorithms and Programming for Structural Engineering (4). Topics include sensors and sensing mechanisms; measurement uncertainty; signal conditioning and interface circuits; data acquisition; analog/digital circuits; and emerging sensors. Structural System Testing and Model Correlation (4).
A broad range of imaging techniques are studied, enabling multidimensional analysis of engineered artifacts and detection of conditions that may lead to undesirable performance characteristics or failure, identify the onset of failure, failure progression, and failure mechanisms overall.
Seismic design philosophy. Structural materials. Phase plane analysis instability, and bifurcations. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Written reports. Prerequisites: SE 131A (or SE 131), SE 101C (or MAE 130C), and SE 130B.
SE 168. Advanced analytical techniques to understand nonlinearity in mechanical vibration. Requirements for strain measurements, electrical resistance strain gages, fiberoptic strain gages, wave propagation, ultrasonic testing, impact-echo, acoustic emission, infrared thermography, vibrational testing. SE 266. Solid Mechanics for Structural and Aerospace Engineering (4). Weak form. Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only.
Application of finite element method to static and dynamic analysis of geotechnical structures. Use of computer resources. Base isolation. SE 268. Load and resistance factor design concept and loadings for structural systems. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Meshfree approximation theories (moving least-squares, reproducing kernel, partition of unity, radial basis), Galerkin meshfree methods, collocation meshfree methods, imposition of boundary conditions, domain integration, stability, nonlinear meshfree method for hyperelasticity and plasticity, meshfree methods for fracture and plate/shell problems. SE 280. Corequisite: SE 103. Written reports. SE 267A. SE 207. May be coscheduled with SE 263. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Wave Propagation in Elastic Media (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. Term project.
Prerequisites: B average in major, upper-division standing, and consent of department chair.
Free and forced vibrations of multi degree-of-freedom structures. Identification of structural/corrosion distress, fatigue cracking, damage tolerance, integrity and durability of built-up members, patching, health monitoring. Advanced Structural Steel Design (4). Deflections and slopes of beams from integration methods.
Cement and concrete, wood, aluminum alloys, steel, engineering plastics, and composite materials.
Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis (4). Signal Processing and Spectral Analysis for Structural Engineering (4). SE 160A.
Numerical Methods in Geomechanics (4).
Fundamentals of structural reliability theory. UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 (858) 534-2230. Earthquake resistant design. Material models for 3-D solids and rods, beams, shells: elasticity, plasticity, viscoplasticity. This course is designed to give beginning students the basic preparation in mathematical methods required for graduate Structural Engineering courses. Formulation of initial boundary value problem models, development of finite element formulas, solution methods, and error analysis and interpretation of results. Lectures and labs on structural properties of engineering materials. Prerequisites: SE 101C (or MAE 130C) and SE 131A (or SE 131). Prerequisites: SE 143A. Introduction to Structures and Design (4). Analysis of aerospace structures via work-energy principles and finite element analysis. SE 274.
A modern paradigm of structural health monitoring as it applies to structural and mechanical systems is presented. SE 222.
Identification of structural/corrosion distress, fatigue cracking, damage tolerance, integrity and durability of built-up members, patching, health monitoring. Applications in earthquake engineering, offshore engineering, wind engineering, and aerospace engineering.
Load paths and distribution of dead and live loads. Prerequisites: background in structural dynamics, or consent of instructor. SE 120. Analysis and design of unreinforced and reinforced masonry structure using advanced analytical techniques and design philosophies. Use of computer resources.
This course covers methods to verify and validate numerical simulations, including the analysis of verification tests, asymptotic convergence of solutions, validation metrics for test-analysis correlation, global sensitivity analysis, propagation of uncertainty through numerical models, and model calibration.
Materials testing for cement and concrete, metals and alloys, polymers and composites, and wood. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Introduction to fundamentals of structures and how structures work.
Design of tension members, compression members, beams, beam-columns, simple bolted, and welded connections. Torsion of circular shafts. Graduate-level introduction to advanced composite materials and their applications. Differential equation of the deflection curve. Use of computer resources required.
SE 201A. Prerequisites: department approval required, graduate standing.
P/NP grades only. Rupture mechanism, measures of magnitude and intensity, earthquake occurrence and relation to geologic, tectonic processes. Bending of metallic and laminated composite plates and shells. Conservation laws on general moving domains. Analysis of aerospace structures via work-energy principles and finite element analysis. Prerequisites: SE 9 (or MAE 8), SE 110A (or MAE 131A), and SE 125 (or MAE 108). Fluid statics, hydrostatic forces; integral and differential forms of conservation equations for mass, momentum, and energy; Bernoulli equation; dimensional analysis; viscous pipe flow; external flow, boundary layers; open channel flow. Analysis of discrete MDOF systems using matrix representation; normal mode of frequencies and modal matrix formulation. Systems of particles. The First-year Student 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. Process induced defects and environmental considerations.
Nonlinear response spectra. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Design of Prestressed Concrete (4).
All rights reserved. Students are advised that they may be dropped at any time from course rosters if prerequisites and/or performance standards have not been met. SE 276B. Prerequisites: graduate standing or approval of instructor.
Additional details are given under the various program outlines, course descriptions, and admission procedures for the School of Engineering in this catalog. Model/test correlation assessment in industrial practice. Reliability studies related to first excursion and fatigue failures. Fourier signal processing, liquid penetrant, elastic wave propagation, ultrasonic testing, impact-echo, acoustic emission testing, vibrational testing, infrared thermography. Design of prestressed concrete bridges.
Prerequisites: SE 3, SE 142, and SE 160B. Beam design. Use of computer resources. An approximate strength-of-materials approach is used to consider propagation of elastic waves in these elements and obtain the dynamic response to transient loads. Graphical Communication for Engineering Design (4), Use of computer graphics (CAD software) to communicate engineering designs. Prerequisites: SE 200 and SE 203, graduate standing. Design of shear walls.
Prerequisites: MATH 18 (or MATH 31AH) and MATH 20D. May be repeated for credit. Knowledge of MATLAB strongly encouraged. SE 115. Program or materials fees may apply. SE 132.
SE 200. Toolboxes and libraries. Introduction to structural reliability and random phenomena. Properties of reinforcing steels; concrete technology; creep, shrinkage and relaxation; Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria for concrete; confinement, moment curvature and force-displacement responses; plastic design; code compliant seismic design philosophy; code compliant seismic design of structural walls. Use of computer resources. Lab activity will involve design, analysis, fabrication, and testing of composite structure.
Concepts in data acquisition, feature extraction, data normalization, and statistical modeling will be introduced in an integrated context. Theories: thin-plate (classical lamination theory), first-and third- order shear-deformable (Reissner-Mindlin and Reddy) thick plates, and refined layer-wise theories. Advanced Seismic Design of Structures (4). The course emphasizes the principles behind modern nonlinear structural analysis software. Advanced treatment of the dynamic interaction between soils and structures. Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) philosophy. SE 102.
Computing Projects in Structural Engineering (4). Seismic hazards.
Free and forced vibrations of damped 1-DOF systems; vibrations isolation, impact and packaging problems. Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only.
Seismic detailing.
Program or materials fees may apply.
Variables and types, statements, functions, blocks, loops, and branches. Shear stresses in beams. Ordinary differential equations. Kinematics and kinetics of particles in two- and three-dimensional motion.
Engineering Properties of Soils (4). Professionalism, technical communication, project management, teamwork, and ethics in engineering practice. Experimental methods applied through team-based projects. Energy and momentum methods. Topics include regression, classification, support vector machines, clustering, tree-based methods, model selections and regularizations, cross-validation and bootstrapping, neural networks, and Python programming. SE 260B. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department. Dynamic analysis of structures underground motion. MATLAB-based exercise. Stability of Earth Slopes and Retaining Walls (4). Prerequisites: SE 260A, graduate standing. Mechanics and Design of Composite Structures (4).
Stress distribution and settlement of structures. Prerequisites: PHYS 2A and MATH 20D, or consent of instructor.
SE 164.
Representation of data in the computer.
Introduction to engineering computing.
Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only. Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in regular department curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member. Model/test correlation assessment in industrial practice. Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only. Recommended preparation:SE 151A and SE 151B or equivalent background in basic RC/PC design. Compaction and construction control. Use of plane stress and plane strain formulation, solution of typical boundary value problems. Lessons learned from structural failures.
Spatial visualization is the ability to manipulate 2D and 3D shapes in ones mind.
This project-based, systems engineering course explores robotics in the context of next-generation layered manufacturing techniques (3D printing). SE 252. Introduction to processing and fabrication methods of polymers and composite materials. Dynamic/model testing of structures: test planning/execution, actuation, sensing, and data acquisition, signal processing, data conditioning, test troubleshooting. Service and ultimate limit state analysis and design. Renumbered from SE 131. Weekly seminar and discussion by faculty, visitors, postdoctoral research fellows and graduate students concerning research topics in earthquake engineering and related subjects. SE 151A. Prerequisites: SE 1. (S/U grades only.) Prerequisites:graduate standing. Prerequisites: MATH 18 and SE 101B (or MAE 130B). Program or materials fees may apply. Nonlinear algebraic equations. Prerequisites: SE 102 and SE 103. Independent reading or research on a problem by special arrangement with a faculty member.
Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Aircraft and spacecraft flight loads and operational envelopes, three-dimensional stress/strain relations, metallic and composite materials, failure theories, three-dimensional space trusses and stiffened shear panels, combined extension-bend-twist behavior of thin-walled multicell aircraft and space vehicle structures, modulus-weighted section properties, shear center. Students may not receive credit for SE 233 and MAE 235. Static vibration and buckling analysis of simple and built-up aircraft structures.
Shear center. Use of computer resources. Elements of seismicity and seismology. Applied Mathematics in Structural Engineering (4). Prerequisites: graduate standing. Topics include sensors and sensing mechanisms; measurement uncertainty; signal conditioning and interface circuits; data acquisition; analog/digital circuits; and emerging sensors.
Materials measurement techniques. Prerequisites: MAE 232A or SE 276A or consent of instructor, graduate standing. Processing techniques; facilities and equipment; material-processing-microstructure interaction; materials selection; form and quality control. Prerequisites: none. Stability analysis of columns, lateral buckling. Prerequisites: consent of instructor or department stamp. Materials selection and structural design to meet functional and cost requirements. Analysis of axial and lateral capacity of deep foundations, including drilled piers and driven piles. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Enrollment restricted to MC25, MC27, and SE27 majors only. Recommended preparation: grade of B+ or higher in SE 211 and SE 201B. Stain measurement. Development, formulation, and application of field equations of elasticity and variational principles for structural applications in civil and aerospace area. Emphasis on primary load-bearing airframe structures and analysis/design of substantiate repairs. Design of Civil Structures I (4). Department stamp and/or consent of instructor. Mechanics of Laminated Anisotropy Plates and Shells (4). Specifically, this course will cover 1) classification and sources of damage, 2) case histories, 3) experimental advancements, 4) methods in practice (force- and displacement-based), 5) methods of analysis, 6) anchorage design, and 7) protection of NCSs. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Team projects include the analysis, fabrication, and testing of a flight vehicle component.
Hands-on exercises with commercial and open-source software. Recommended preparation: SE 101A-C and SE 110A or equivalent background in solid mechanics and structural dynamics.
Propagation of elastic waves in thin structural elements such as strings, rods, beams, membranes, plates, and shells. SE 125. Students will design, model, simulate, optimize, 3D print, test, and refine a remotely controllable robotic system as member of a multidisciplinary team. Prerequisites:graduate standing. Unsymmetrical bending of symmetrical and unsymmetrical sections. Program or materials fees may apply.
SE 276A. Cross-listed with MATS 261B. Lagranges equations.
SE 167. Experimental Mechanics and NDE (4). SE 279. Torsion of thin-walled members. Modification of these models to consider thermal effects.
Use of computer resources.
Use of computer resources. Students may not receive credit for SE 131A and SE 131. Prerequisites: SE 253A, graduate standing. This course will provide an overview of the latest technology for evaluating and improving the accuracy and validity of linear and nonlinear finite element models, solution verification, finite element model validation, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, and test-analysis correlation. This course discusses theory, design, and applications of sensor technologies in the context of structural engineering and structural health monitoring. Prerequisites: department approval and graduate standing. Material science-oriented course on polymers and composites. Development and application of advanced computational techniques for fluid flow. Impulsive motion and impact. Design Optimization for Additive Manufacturing (4).
SE 224.
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. Kinematic and inertial interaction. Bending of metallic and laminated composite plates and shells. Fundamental aspects of elastodynamics. Calibration of constitutive models for stress-strain behavior of soils, including hyperbolic, Mohr-Coulomb/Cam-Clay models.
SE 278B. Students may not receive credit for SE 7 and MAE 7.
SE 251A.
Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Advanced topics in the design of weight-critical aerospace structures. Fourier signal processing, liquid penetrant, elastic wave propagation, ultrasonic testing, impact-echo, acoustic emission testing, vibrational testing, infrared thermography. Experimental techniques and methodologies presented; students will be able to perform key tests.
Fundamental and advanced concepts of stability analysis for earth slopes and retaining walls with soil backfill. SE 150B. Processes and models of the failure of materials. Prerequisites: SE 140A, SE 151A, and SE 181. Seismic design of steel moment frames and braced frames.
Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only. Weighted residual method.
This course discusses techniques to analyze signals (or data), particularly related to structural dynamic response focusing on time/frequency domain data analyses (Fourier transform, digital filtering, and feature extraction).
Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation (4). General computational and approximate analytical methods of analysis.
Concepts in course reinforced by laboratory experiments. Materials measurement techniques. Oral presentations.
SE 140A. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Material properties, stability, and buckling of unreinforced masonry.
Prerequisites: department approval required, graduate standing.
Department stamp required. Recommended preparation: SE 101A, SE 110A or MAE 131A, and SE 110B or MAE 131B. Engineering topics include excavations, foundations, stresses around the circular hole in rock, principles of hydraulic fracturing. Aerospace Structural Mechanics I (4). Finite element methods for linear problems in solid mechanics. This course covers topics in fracture mechanics, including theoretical strength; stress concentration; strain energy release rate; linear and nonlinear fracture mechanics: stress singularity, fracture modes, crack tip plastic zone, Dugdale model, R-curve, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, the J-integral; experimental techniques; and special topics.
Newtons equations of motion. Prerequisites: graduate standing and SE 276A or MAE 232A and MAE 231A or SE 271. Prerequisites: SE 130A. Static vibration and buckling analysis of simple and built-up aircraft structures. (P/NP grades only.) Structural construction and testing. 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: grade of C or better in SE 110A or MAE 131A. Ductility concepts. Topics include static, dynamic, and environmental load definitions; metallics and polymeric composite material selection; semimonocoque analysis techniques; and bolted/bonded connections. Teaching experience in an appropriate SE undergraduate course under direction of the faculty member in charge of the course.
Program or materials fees may apply. Preprocessing (geometry, mesh generation, boundary conditions), solution methods (statics including contact, dynamics, buckling), and postprocessing (visualization, error estimation, interpretation of results). Structural construction and testing. Overview of structural behavior and structural design process through hands-on projects.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Prerequisites: graduate standing. Mechanical properties of polymers; micromechanisms of elastic and plastic deformations, fracture, and fatigue of polymers and composites. SE 235.
Classical methods of analysis for statically indeterminate structures. Strengthening of existing reinforced concrete structures with fiber reinforced composites. Students will be able to understand the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of the various methods; and develop a conceptual design for the most appropriate improvement strategy. One-, 2-, and 3-D static and seismic response of earth structures/slopes/Foundation systems. Structural idealization. Prerequisites: MATH 20D and MATH 18. Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Structural Design (4). Rock Mechanics and Engineering (4).
SE 1. Use of computer resources. Consent of instructor or department stamp.
Materials selection and structural design to meet functional and cost requirements. SE 143B.
Structural System Testing and Model Correlation (4). Use of computer resources. Prerequisites: SE 253A or equivalent, graduate standing. Elements of theory are presented as needed. Prerequisites: SE 181. The theoretical and practical aspects of the application of cables to moorings, guyed structures, suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, and suspended membranes are discussed. Reliability sensitivity measures.
Use of computer resources. Students will be able to understand the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of the various methods; and develop a conceptual design for the most appropriate improvement strategy. SE 226.
Construction methods.
Multidisciplinary design optimization.
Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I (4). Prerequisites: SE 9 (or MAE 8) and SE 101A (or MAE 130A). Multicriteria decision making. SE 151B. Methods of updating finite element structural models to correlate with dynamic test results. Finite Element Computations in Solid Mechanics (4). Topics include soil-air-water interactions, measurement of hydraulic properties, water flow analysis, effective stress theory, and elasto-plastic constitutive modeling. Prerequisites:SE 101C (or MAE 130C). Practical application of the finite element method to problems in solid mechanics. Application in nonlinear structural resonance. Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics III (4). Enrollment restricted to SE27 majors only.
Methods of analysis. May be coscheduled with SE 167.
Concepts, advantages, and limitations of seismic isolation techniques; fundamentals of dynamic response under seismic excitation; spectral analysis; damping; energy approach; application to buildings and structures. General introduction to physical and engineering properties of soils. SE 220.
Prerequisites: SE 181. A modern paradigm of structural health monitoring as it applies to structural and mechanical systems is presented.
This course covers the hydraulic and mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils. SE 242. Statically determinate and indeterminate problems.