Teaching

CEE 452/598 Foundations

The objective of the course is to apply the concepts and principles of soil mechanics in designing geotechnical engineering structures, mainly including,

  • shallow foundations
  • deep foundations
  • retaining wall structures

CEE 550 Soil Behavior

This course provides the student with an in-depth understanding of the factors determining and controlling the engineering properties and behavior of soils under different conditions. Topics covered include:

  • Part I: Physicochemical Properties of Soil
    • Formation, mineralogy, composition, structure, soil water, inter-particle forces, effective stress
  • Part II: Engineering Behaviors of Soil
    • strength behavior, volume change behaviors, deformation, critical state soil mechanics, time effects on strength and deformation, transport phenomena

CEE 494/598 Bio-inspired Design

The objectives of the course are:

  • To provide the student with an overall understanding of bio-inspired design: principles, philosophies, methodologies, and tools;
  • To introduce emerging civil engineering challenges regarding sustainability and resilience concerns;
  • To show case and discuss example bio-inspired solutions to address some challenges;
  • To guide students to complete a conceptual bio-inspired design to address a chosen civil engineering challenge.