EM
Engineering Mechanics
Department of Civil Engineering
(406) 994-2111
EGEN 105 INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL ENGINEERING EGEN 125CS TECHNOLOGY,INNOVATION, AND SOCIETY EGEN 200 DESIGNING OUR COMMUNITY EGEN 201 ENGINEERING MECHANICS:STATICS EGEN 202 ENGINEERING MECHANICS:DYNAMICS EGEN 203 APPLIED MECHANICS EGEN 205 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS EGEN 208 APPLIED STRENGTH OF MATERIALS EGEN 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EGEN 291 SPECIAL TOPICS EGEN 292 INDEPENDENT STUDY EGEN 310R MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN EGEN 331 APPLIED MECHANICS OF FLUIDS EGEN 335 FLUID MECHANICS EGEN 415 ADVANCED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS EGEN 435 FLUID DYNAMICS EGEN 488 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAM EGEN 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EGEN 491 (formerly EM 480) SPECIAL TOPICS EGEN 491 (formerly ENGR 480) SPECIAL TOPICS EGEN 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY EM 506 ADVANCED DYNAMICS EM 510 ELASTIC AND INELASTIC ANALYSIS I EM 512 ELASTIC AND INELASTIC ANALYSIS II EM 518 THEORY OF PLATES & SHELLS EM 525 CONTINUUM MECHANICS EM 526 ADVANCED CONTINUUM MECHANICS EM 560 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS IN ENGINEERING EM 591 SPECIAL TOPICS EM 592 INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS ENGR 610 RESEARCH AND METHODS IN ENGINEERING ENGR 685 MENTORED TEACHING FOR PHD CANDIDATES ENGR 694 SEMINAR
EGEN 105 INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL ENGINEERING
F,S 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
-- Provides students an opportunity to explore the fields
of engineering, engineering technology, and computer
science. Other topics include engineering design, career
opportunities, professionalism, and ethics.
EGEN 125CS TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION,
AND SOCIETY
F,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
-- This course explores the innovative engineering processes
that connect the creative elements of science and engineering
with solving problems of everyday life. Topics include
understanding the role of creativity, public safety
and ethics in creating technological solutions. Case
studies are investigated, including applying critical
thinking to exploring how innovation can help society.
EGEN 200 DESIGNING OUR COMMUNITY
F,S 1 cr. SEM 1
-- This course is designed to explore issues in engineering
and college academics for American Indian students in
the Designing Our Community Program. The course will
provide a learning community among students to ensure
success in achieving their professional goals. Spring
semester focuses on service learning projects.
EGEN
201 ENGINEERING MECHANICS:STATICS
F,S,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PHSX 220.
COREQUISITE: M 273.
-- Equilibrium of particles
and rigid bodies; static analysis
of structures including trusses,
beams, frames and machines;
coulomb friction; area and
mass centroids, moments and
products of inertia.
EGEN
202 ENGINEERING MCECHANICS:DYNAMICS
F,S,Su On Demand 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 201.
-- Kinematics, kinetics, work-energy,
and impulse-momentum for particles
and rigid bodies.
EGEN
203 APPLIED MECHANICS
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PHSX 205.
COREQUISITE: M 166.
-- Force systems in equilibrium
and applications to structural
trusses and frames; section
properties; distributed force
systems; shear and moment
distributions in beams; basic
particle dynamics.
EGEN
205 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
F,S,Su On Demand 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 201.
-- Stress and strain, Hooke's
Law, thermal strain, torsion,
bending of beams, combined
stress, limit analysis, energy
methods, virtual work, column
theory.
EGEN
208 APPLIED STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 203.
-- Equilibrium and deformation
of structural elements; concepts
of stress and strain and interrelationship;
representation and transformation
of combined stress states;
axial, torsional and flexural
stresses and deformation;
column buckling.
EGEN
290 R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate
research/creative activity
which may culminate in a written
work or other creative project.
Course will address responsible
conduct of research.
EGEN
291 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required
but some may be determined
necessary by each offering
department.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one-time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
EGEN
292 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 2 cr. IND Maximum
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor
and approval of department
head.
-- Directed research and study
on an individual basis.
EGEN
331 APPLIED MECHANICS OF FLUID
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 208 or
EGEN 205.
-- Basic principles of fluid
mechanics: pressure measurement,
forces on submerged areas,
fluid flow through conduits,
parallel pipe systems, open
channel flow, forces caused
by fluids in motion, pumps,
flow of air in ducts.
EGEN
335 FLUID MECHANICS
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 202, EGEN
205.
-- Introduction to modern
fluid mechanics.
EGEN
415 ADVANCED MECHANICS OF
SOLIDS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 205.
-- Advanced topics in deformational
mechanics of materials; application
to contemporary engineering
problems. Computer applications.
EGEN 310R MULTIDISC ENGINEERING DESIGN
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing in an Engineering curriculum
or consent of instructor.
-- Introduces engineering students to topics such as
design process, creative design, project management,
teamwork, and technical leadership while highlighting
the skills needed to work in an multi-disciplinary environment.
EGEN
435 FLUID DYNAMICS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 335.
-- Equations governing steady
and unsteady fluid flow; applications
to contemporary engineering
problems. Computer applications.
EGEN 488 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING
EXAM
F,S 0 cr. IND 0
PREREQUISITE: Must be in final two semesters of program.
-- Student participation in engineering program assessment.
Requirement to complete the Fundamentals of Engineering
(FE) examination or the Major Field Test in Computer
Science (CS majors only). Applications for the exams
must be obtained from the students' departments. Application
deadlines: fall semester - May 15th; spring semester
- December 15th.
EGEN
490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1 - 4 cr. IND May be
repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate
research/creative activity
which may culminate in a research
paper, journal article, or
undergraduate thesis.
EGEN
491 SPECIAL TOPICS (formerly EM 480)
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites
as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one-time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
EGEN 491 SPECIAL TOPICS(formerly ENGR 480)
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for
each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which
there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial
basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
EGEN
492 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum
4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing,
consent of instructor, and
approval of Department Head.
-- Directed research and study
on an individual basis.
EM
506 ADVANCED DYNAMICS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 335.
-- Kinematics of particles,
rigid bodies, and mechanisms.
Lagrange's equations, constraints,
applications, and numerical
solutions.
EM
510 ELASTIC AND INELASTIC
ANALYSIS I
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EM 525 or EGEN
415.
-- Fundamentals of linear
elasticity, linear viscoelasticity
and plasticity. A previous
knowledge of Cartesian tensors
in conjunction with small
deformation stress and strain
theory are expected. Correspondence
principles for elastic and
viscoelastic materials and
analogy between elastic and
inelastic materials will be
presented. Constitutive theories
of linear elasticity, linear
viscoelasticity, and plasticity.
Application to static structural
theories for beams, torsion,
plane stress, and plane strain
will be covered for elastic
and inelastic behavior.
EM
512 ELASTIC AND INELASTIC
ANALYSIS II
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EM 510.
-- Topics in two and three
dimensional linear and nonlinear
elasticity, viscoelasticity,
and plasticity, including
large deformation theory,
computer applications.
EM
518 THEORY OF PLATES & SHELLS
S alternate years, to be offered
even years 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 415.
-- Theory of small plate deformations,
membrane shell theory, shell
bending.
EM
525 CONTINUUM MECHANICS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 415.
-- Solid and fluid mechanics,
laws of vector and tensor
transformations, vector and
tensor calculus using cartesian
tensors, theory of deformation,
principles of thermodynamics,
constitutive equations for
elastic solids and viscous
fluids.
EM
526 ADVANCED CONTINUUM MECHANICS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EM 525.
-- Laws of vector and tensor
transformations using non-orthogonal
tensors. Large deformation
theory, constitutive equations
for nonlinear solids and fluids.
EM
560 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
IN ENGINEERING
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 415 or
EGEN 435.
-- General finite element
analysis. Application to the
classical equations of fluid,
solid, and thermal mechanics.
EM
591 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division
courses and others as determined
for each offering.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one-time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
EM
592 INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum
4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing,
consent of instructor, approval
of Department Head and Dean
of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study
on an individual basis.
ENGR 610 RESEARCH AND METHODS
IN ENGINEERING
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
-- Exploration of experimental design, statistical methods,
models, and teaching issues. Methods of modern information
access will also be covered.
ENGR 685 MENTORED TEACHING FOR PHD CANDIDATES
F 1 cr. IND 1
PREREQUISITE: PhD student standing in the College of Engineering and EGEN 610.
-- Students desiring a mentored teaching experience at the college level will have primary responsibility for a portion of a course and will be mentored and assisted by the instructor of the course. Students will develop assignments, deliver lectures, meet students in the practicum course, and receive intensive mentoring from the faculty.
ENGR 694 SEMINAR
S 1-2 cr. SEM Required, 2 cr. total
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing or consent of instructor.
-- Seminar experience. For students enrolled before
8/07, initial enrollment immediately follows completion
of ENGR 610. First time students will present and defend
their thesis topics (1 credit). The second enrollment
will be taken the semester prior to the student's comprehensive
exam where they will prepare and defend a formal research
proposal (1 credit). For students enrolling after 8/07,
ENGR 600 will be taken once as a two credit class the
semester prior to scheduling the comprehensive exam;
the course is designed to help the student prepare their
proposal
