Courses Taught

CE 4223: Transportation Engineering: Spring 2013, 2014, 2015

Course Description:

This course will cover the theory and application of methods and modes of transportation of goods and services and basic concepts of public policies.

Course Objectives:

• Students will better understand the fundamental procedures in locating, designing, and observing the construction of a transportation system

• Students will learn the relationship between the different methods and modes of transporting goods and services

• Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of public policies and public administration for transportation planning. This will include the political process, laws, regulations, funding mechanisms, public education and involvement in transportation planning. The government-business interaction in transportation planning/construction and the public service responsibility of professionals will also be covered in this section of the course

• Students will learn the basic concepts of traffic engineering

• Students will learn about the geometric and pavement design of roadways

• Students will design a section of a roadway as an outside of class project

Course Contents can be found here.

CE 3223 Civil Engineering Materials: Fall 2013, 2014, 2015

Course Description

This course will cover the following topics:

• Theory and application of materials used in civil engineering

• Aggregate and concrete testing

• Concrete mix design

• Asphalt mix design and testing

Course Objectives:

• Students will have a better understanding of the fundamental behavior of concrete, asphalt, and timber

• Students will be capable of designing concrete mixes for specific needs

• Students will be familiar with current asphalt mix design and testing methods

• Students will gain experience with designing and conducting experiments to achieve stated goals

• Students will further develop skills for preparing an effective technical report

Course Contents can be found here.

ENGR 2411 Mechanics of Materials Lab: Spring 2015, Fall 2015

Course Description:  

Material will be tested in the laboratory consistent with topics covered in Mechanics of Materials course, which will include strain measurement testing machines and properties of materials.

Course Objectives:

• Students will learn measurement techniques and testing procedures related to material selection, verification, and design.

ENGR 6063 Structural Analysis and Design of Pavements: Spring 2014

Course Description:

This course will cover stress and strain analyses of flexible and rigid pavements; designs of pavements using empirical and mechanistic approaches; reliability, material characterization, traffic data, and local calibration of mechanistic design of pavements; sustainable materials and technologies

Course Objectives:

• Students will be able use the pavement analyses and design tools necessary for entry-level practice and further higher study in the area of transportation engineering
• Students will use modern pavement analysis and flexible and rigid pavement design tools, such as KENLAYER, KENPAVES, and M-EPDG
• Students will be able to utilize fundamental science and technology in order to enhance the efficient and sustainable use of resources and to integrate research
• Students will have an ability to identify critical issues, formulate realistic solutions, evaluate alternatives, and carry out independent research to provide novel solutions to technical problems

         Course Contents can be found here.

CE 5293 Advanced CE Materials: Spring 2015

Course Description:

This course will cover advanced topics in civil engineering materials, design and characterization of asphalt cement and asphalt concrete mixtures, design and characterization of Portland cement concrete, and application of composite  materials to Civil Engineering Projects. A mix design design project will be assigned for gaining hands-on experience on recent design techniques and standards.

Course Objectives:

•  Students will learn classical methods as well as newly developed methods used for asphalt concrete will be discussed. In particular, the Superpave test methods and mix design procedures will be discussed in this class. Specifications of the Arkansas Highway Transportation Department (AHTD) will be followed in laboratory assignments.
• Students will be exposed to Portland cement concrete and high performance concrete.
• Students will be exposed to the base materials used in the highway infrastructure.
• Students will learn advanced topics in asphalts such as warm mix asphalt (WMA), reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) will be discussed.

ENGR 6053: Sustainable Engineering and Development: Fall 2014, 2015

Course Description: 

This course will cover introduction to sustainability; risk and life-cycle frameworks for sustainability; guiding principles of engineering; green and sustainable materials; design for sustainability; sustainable engineering best practices; a sustainable design project will be assigned for gaining hands-on experience on sustainable concepts and design.

Course Objectives:

•  Students will learn the sustainability concepts, be able to quantify sustainability and resource availability, and be able to rationalize the sustainability based on scientific merits
• Students will be able understand and apply sustainability concepts in designs, product developments and processes across various engineering disciplines and be able to make a decision in applying green engineering concepts
• Students will understand sustainability aspects of engineering problems and design from global perspective, which encompasses various issues ranging from natural resources, human impact on environment to renewable energy issues, and these issues are of global importance.;

Last modified in June, 2013