What are people saying about
CVEN 483?
“As newly hired practicing structural engineers, our seniors will be asked to analyze and design structures similar to those done in the capstone project."
- Dr. Joseph Bracci, Professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
"I have been participating in the CVEN 483 capstone class for the past 7 years. I come up twice a semester to review the projects with the students and try to give them a sense of real world construction and design techniques."
- Dennis M. Wittry, P.E., S.E. ’91, Principal, Managing Director of Houston Structural Engineering Services, WALTER P MOORE
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CVEN 483: Analysis and Design of Structures
Usually taught by:
Dr. Joseph Bracci, Dr. Peter Keating
Average class size:
18 students
For students specializing in:
Structural engineering
Course description:
Overall procedure of design including structural analysis, load determination, codes and standards, structural systems, design drawings and specifications and cost comparisons as applied to buildings, bridges, or special structures.
Course objectives:
- Prepare students to analyze and design structural elements and systems according to the ASCE/SEI 7-05 standard and specific material codes such as the ACI building code requirements for Structural Concrete and the AISC Steel Construction manual.
- Apply knowledge of basic mathematics, science and engineering.
- Design a civil or ocean engineering system.
- Formulate and solve civil or ocean engineering problems.
- Understand professional and ethical responsibility.
- Develop effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Recognize the need to engage in life-long learning.
Professional objectives:
- Major engineering design experience that incorporates engineering standards as well as realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, safety, and health.
Industry participants have included:
- Dennis Wittry, Ryan Seckinger, and Kara Hartlieb-WALTER P MOORE
Course projects have inlcuded:
Project details:
- Students work in groups of 3-4.
- Students first develop a schematic of their building from a generic building plan and architectural layout.
- After about one month, students make an initial presentation of their building schematic to participating structural engineers and the instructor.
- Students continue work and finalize their project.
- Students give a 30 minute presentation and submit a technical report to the class, the participating engineers, invited faculty, and the instructor.
Sample course projects:
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