Classes
Civil Engineering Department
Texas A&M University







This page is a listing of some of the courses, which I have taught while at Texas A&M University. I am making the material available to my students and anyone else who would be interested. The pages are going through a major transformation, so please be patient.



Last Class - Summer 2003
ENGR 221
I have been asked to lecture a section this week (10/16) for ENGR 221. The layout page. The solutions to example problems can be found on the main class page.


CVEN 444
CVEN 444 - Structural Concrete Design. The class deals with using reinforced concrete in the design of buildings. The concrete code (ACI 318-02) has changed and most of my past examples and problems will be changed from past semesters.

The link will connect you the class page, which will give you a listing of lectures, homework problems, exam information and class blog.




Past Classes

CVEN 302 - Computer Applications in Engineering and Construction

I have taught a numerical methods course for civil and construction engineers and have taught it, Spring 2001, Summer 2001, Fall 2001, and Summer 2002. The course material covers basics on MATLAB, matrix and vector manipulations, solving for roots, nonlinear equations, LU decomposition, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, differentiation, integration, IVP, BVP, and systems of equations.


CVEN 305 - Mechanics of Materials

I have been teaching mechanics of materials off and on for the last 4 years. I started teaching the class was known as CVEN 205, which I taught in the Fall of 1998 using the web as tool. Since then, I have taught it, Fall 1999, Summer 2000, MWF-Fall 2000, TTh-Fall 2000, Fall 2001, and Spring 2001. The course covers the axial loads and stresses, torsion stresses and deflections, indeterminate torsion, Mohr's circle, moments of inertia, material properties, shear and bending moment diagrams, bending stresses, beam deflections, indeterminate beams, and column buckling.


CVEN 345 - Theory of Structures

I taught this course in the Spring 2000. The course covers beams, truss, indeterminate structures, influence lines, moment distributions, slope deflection method, and virtual work.


ENGR 221 - Statics and Dynamics

I taught this course in the Spring 2003. The course covers an introduction to statics and dynamics.


MEEN 363 - Dynamics and Vibrations

I taught this course in the Spring 2002. The course covers modeling of dynamic systems, using analytical and numerical approaches for solving systems of equations and linear systems.


ENGR 111 & ENGR 112 - Engineering Foundations(I)

I taught this course in the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003. The course is an introductory course for freshmen engineers. It gives an overview of engineering ranging from computer programing, engineering graphics, team work, projects and introduction to basics of engineering.


CE 202 - Engineering Statics

I taught this course in the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005. This course is an introductory course of statics for engineers. It gives an overview simple statics, free-body diagrams, vectors, summation of forces and moments, shear and bending moment diagrams, moments of inertia and fluids.


CVEN 444 - Reinforced Concrete Design

I have taught this course in the Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2003, and Summer 2003. The course covers the design of reinforced concrete members including the design of beams for torsion, two-way slabs, slender columns, biaxial bending of columns, and serviceability of concrete structures.



Last modified: 15:30 January 6, 2003

Dr. E.W. Sandt
Civil Engineering Department
Texas A&M University

esandt@stommel.tamu.edu