Teaching

CE 225: Mechanics of Solids

Spring 2022, Spring 2023

Elementary analysis of deformable solids subjected to force systems. Concepts of stress and strain; one, two and three-dimensional stress-strain relationships for the linear elastic solid. Statically determinate and indeterminate axial force, torsion and bending members. Stress transformations, pressure vessels, combined loadings. Introduction to column buckling.

CE 426: Structural Steel Design (Steel I)

Spring 2024

Design and behavior of structural steel members and their connections subjected to moment, shear, and axial forces. Introduction to the design of steel structures.

CE 523: Theory and Behavior of Steel Structures (Steel II)

Fall 2022, Fall 2024

Theory and behavior of steel structures leading to the development of design requirements contained in current specifications; design of simple shear and moment connections, plate girders; introduction to stability design and beam-columns.

CE 594: Advanced Topics in Structures and Mechanics – Nonlinear Structural Analysis

Spring 2025

Introduction to advanced topics in matrix analysis of structures; geometric nonlinearity; critical load analysis; force recovery and solution techniques; implementations of material nonlinearity; plastic analysis and design; practical applications.