AC 2011-1019: ADDRESSING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ISSUES WITHINTHE CURRICULUMRonald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler Ron Welch is Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Until 2 Jan 2007, Ron was an Academy Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). Ron received a BS degree in Engineering Mechanics from the USMA in 1982 and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990 and 1999, respectively. Ronald Welch@uttyler.edu. Page 22.141.1
AC 2012-4533: ONLINE MODULES FOR WOOD DESIGN COURSES THROUGHNEESHUBProf. Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., is a Professional Practice Professor, Chair, Wood Education Institute (WEI), Civil Engineering Department California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif.Dr. Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Charles B. Chadwell is an Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 25.1007.1 c American Society for
AC 2010-134: EXCEED II: ADVANCED TRAINING FOR EVEN BETTERTEACHINGDebra Larson, Northern Arizona University Debra S. Larson is a Professor and Associate Dean for the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. She served as department chair for civil and environmental engineering at NAU for four years. Prior to her faculty appointment at NAU, Debra worked as a structural and civil engineer for various companies. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Arizona. Debra received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Arizona State
AC 2012-3494: TEN YEARS OF ABET EC 2000: ONE PERSON’S RE-FLECTIONSDr. Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until Jan. 2007, Estes was the Director of the Civil En- gineering program at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Estes received a B.S. degree from USMA in 1978, M.S. degrees in structural engineering and in construction management from Stanford University in 1987, and a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1997
AC 2011-1802: TRANS-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN TEACHING FOR CIVILENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTUREPLANSSinead MacNamara, Syracuse University Page 22.1541.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 TRANS-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN TEACHING FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS – LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE PLANSIntroductionThis paper describes ongoing efforts at Syracuse University to institute a trans-disciplinarycourse that brings together architecture and structural engineering students for a joint designseminar. This course forms part of a larger NSF funded project aimed at increasing innovationand
AC 2010-184: STORY-CENTERED LEARNING IN A COMPUTER-BASEDSIMULATED ENVIRONMENTLuis Godoy, University of Puerto Rico Prof. Luis A. Godoy graduated as a Civil Engineer at the National University of Córdoba, Argentina, and received his Ph. D. from University College London (University of London, UK) in 1979. He is Professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez since 1994. Godoy has published three books: Thin Walled Structures with Structural Imperfections (Pergamon Press, 1996), and Theory of Elastic Stability (Taylor and Francis, 2000), and Stability of Structures: A historical perspective (CIMNE, 2009). His research interests include engineering education, structural stability
AC 2010-2132: CAPSTONES WITH AN INDUSTRY MODELMichael McGinnis, University of Texas, Tyler Dr. Michael McGinnis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. His research interests include fire behavior of structures and non-structural materials, nondestructive evaluation and K-12 math and science education.Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler Ronald W. Welch is Professor and Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler in Tyler, Texas. Until Jan 2007
the Colorado School of Mines in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Water Resources and Planning, Environmental Science, and Environmental Engineering Technologies.Major Nathaniel Sheehan, United States Military Academy Nathaniel Sheehan is a Major in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He is a 2010 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and a 2013 Graduate from the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville with an M.S. in Engineering. He teaches Physical and Chemical Treatment, Environmental Science, and Environmental Engineering Technologies.Lt. Col
AC 2010-1522: ASSESSING THE STANDARDS FOR ASSESSMENT: IS IT TIMETO UPDATE CRITERION 3?Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy Page 15.209.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessing the Standards for Assessment: Is it Time to Update Criterion 3?PurposeThe ABET engineering accreditation criteria specify that engineering programs must implementcontinuous quality improvement processes to ensure that they remain relevant and effective overtime. But how does ABET ensure that its criteria remain relevant and effective over time? In2009, the Criteria Committee of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission
AC 2012-3868: CIVIL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE CONSULTANTS: FROMRFP TO REALITYMr. William P. Manion, University of Maine William P. Manion, M.S., P.E., is an instructor in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine in Orono. He has taught courses in materials, soil mechanics, computer applications, graphics, and project management since 1998. He has also performed laboratory research, worked for a heavy earthwork construction company, captained charter boats, and managed a land development project. Al- ways interested in new effective teaching strategies, he employs many different pedagogical methods and techniques.Ms. Judith A. Hakola, University of Maine
AC 2012-5489: CORE CONCEPTS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES IN ANINTRODUCTORY TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING COURSE: AN EVAL-UATION OF PILOT IMPLEMENTATIONSDr. Rhonda K. Young, University of WyomingDr. Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette CollegeDr. Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University Since 2007, Shashi Nambisan has been the Director, Institute for Transportation (InTrans) and a professor of civil engineering at Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames, Iowa. He previously served on the faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for more than 17 years. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Nevada. One of Nambisan’s passions is the development of the future transportation work- force. He enjoys working
AC 2012-3876: THE ”RAISE THE BAR” INITIATIVE: CHARTING THEFUTURE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO THE PRESENT - MOD-IFYING THE MODEL LAWS AND RULES FOR ENGINEERING LICEN-SUREMr. Jon D. Nelson P.E., Tetra Tech, Inc Jon D. Nelson, P.E. is Senior Vice President of the central region of the Engineering and Architectural Services group of Tetra Tech, Inc. in Tulsa, Okla. He has been a consulting engineer for 34 years, focusing on municipal water and wastewater projects. He has been with Tetra Tech for 27 years. He holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Kansas State University and a M.S. degree in environmental engineering from Oklahoma State University. Nelson is licensed as a professional engineer in four states and
AC 2009-131: CHINA MEGASTRUCTURES: LEARNING BY EXPERIENCERichard Balling, Brigham Young University Page 14.320.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 CHINA MEGA-STRUCTURES: LEARNING BY EXPERIENCEAbstractA study abroad program for senior and graduate civil engineering students is described. Theprogram provides an opportunity for students to learn by experience. The program includes atwo-week trip to China to study mega-structures such as skyscrapers, bridges, and complexes(stadiums, airports, etc). The program objectives and the methods for achieving those objectivesare described. The relationships between the program objectives and the college educationalemphases
AC 2012-5392: MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL TEAMING EXERCISES IN AGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORYDr. James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Cal PolyDr. David J. Elton, Auburn University David J. Elton, Ph.D., S.M., P.E., is a professor, Civil Engineering Department, Auburn University, AL 36849. Page 25.957.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Multi-institutional Teaming Exercises in a Geotechnical Engineering LaboratoryAbstractA teaching methodology was developed incorporating
AC 2010-1193: A REPEATED EXPOSURE EXPERIMENT TO IMPROVEKNOWLEDGE RETENTIONDeborah McAvoy, Ohio University Deborah McAvoy is an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department within the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University. Her research interests are in the field of traffic engineering, specifically driver behaviors, human factors, highway safety and traffic operations. Page 15.81.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Repeated Exposure Experiment to Improve Knowledge RetentionIntroduction and BackgroundImproving
AC 2010-1381: EFFORTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENT PREPARATION AND SUCCESS ONTHE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMJames Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Page 15.448.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Efforts to Better Understand the Relationship Between Civil Engineering Student Preparation and Success on the Fundamentals of Engineering ExamAbstract Like many other programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering, the majority ofstudents at our University take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. While not currentlyrequired for graduation, students
AC 2010-69: ENGINEERS OF THE ROUND TABLE: UTILIZING A DISCUSSIONFORUM TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING IN GEOTECHNICALENGINEERINGTanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. TANYA KUNBERGER is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering in the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Dr. Kunberger received her B.C.E. and certificate in Geochemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Soil Science from North Carolina State University. Her area of specialization is geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering.Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr
AC 2010-1454: ADDRESSING AND ASSESSING PROGRAM OUTCOMES IN ACIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SEMINAR COURSEM. Brett Borup, Brigham Young UniversityJessica Hanson, Brigham Young UniversityGabriel Smith, Brigham Young University Page 15.125.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Addressing and Assessing Program Outcomes in a Civil Engineering Department Seminar CourseAbstractFour of the twelve Program Outcomes established for the Brigham Young University Civil andEnvironmental Engineering Department are: Be able to communicate ideas effectively, work in teams and lead others Be familiar with professional practice, business
AC 2011-2667: HOW THE NEW ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING PRO-GRAM CRITERIA DIFFERS FROM THE NEW CIVIL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM CRITERIAAllen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a Professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until January 2007, Dr. Estes was the Director of the Civil Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Al Estes received a B.S. degree from USMA in 1978, M.S. degrees in Structural Engineering and in Construction Management from Stanford University in 1987 and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of
AC 2010-405: WERE THE INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES EFFECTIVE?ASSESSMENT OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES – CIVILENGINEERING MATERIALS AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERINGYusuf Mehta, Rowan University Page 15.1361.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Were the Pedagogical Techniques Effective? Assessment of the Civil Engineering Materials and Transportation EngineeringAbstractThe author had presented an innovative technique in civil engineering materials andtransportation engineering at the past ASEE conferences. In the civil engineering materialscourse, lectures were modified to address the concepts required to conduct laboratoryexperiments and its practical
AC 2010-482: ENHANCING OUTREACH THROUGH A SUMMER HANDS-ONENGINEERING WORKSHOPRobert Rabb, United States Military AcademyJohn Rogers, United States Military Academy Page 15.512.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Enhancing Outreach through a Summer Hands-On Engineering WorkshopAbstractThe United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point conducts a week long outreachprogram to approximately 800 high school juniors every summer. Students enjoy the academicofferings and see USMA’s programs in action through current students who help coordinate theseminar activities. The overall goal is to give potential students an inside look at the institution’sstudent life in all
AC 2010-1951: INSPIRING INNOVATIONSinead Mac Namara, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITYClare Olsen, Syracuse UniversityLaura Steinberg, Syracuse UniversitySamuel Clemence, Syracuse University Page 15.746.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Inspiring Innovation1. IntroductionThis paper describes a course at Syracuse University that brings together architecture andstructural engineering students for a joint architecture and engineering design seminar.This course forms part of a larger NSF funded project aimed at increasing innovation andcreativity in engineering curricula. The principal aim of the overall project is to findstrategies to foster and reward
AC 2010-2267: INCORPORATING VERY POWERFUL STRUCTURAL ANALYSISAND DESIGN SOFTWARE PACKAGES INTO CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSESMohammad Alhassan, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort WayneJames Welch, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) Page 15.717.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Incorporating Very Powerful Structural Analysis and Design Software Packages into Civil Engineering CoursesAbstractExtensively used in the continuous series of undergraduate structural analysis and designcourses, SAP2000 and ETABS have helped the civil engineering students gain real worldexperience with some of the most powerful software
AC 2010-2330: STRUCTURAL EVALUATION OF A TRUSS PEDESTRIANBRIDGEJorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston, DowntownAlberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston, Downtown Page 15.1108.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Structural Evaluation of a Truss Pedestrian BridgeAbstractThe superstructure of a steel pedestrian bridge located near the University of Houston Downtowncampus was selected to expose the students of the Structural Analysis and Design program to theevaluation of an existing structure. The bridge is a continuous structure of 304’0” making threespans with support-to-support distances of 57’0”-190’0”-57’0”. The steel superstructure
AC 2012-3785: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN ARCHITECTURAL,CIVIL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ PERCEP-TIONS OF THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGEDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has served as the ABET Assess- ment Coordinator for the department since 2007, and recently completed the ABET self-study report for reaccreditation of the civil engineering B.S. degree. She teaches the first year Introduction to Civil Engineering course, the capstone design course for environmental engineering, and other environmental
AC 2010-639: WORK IN PROGRESS: DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION,AND PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF AN INTRODUCTION TOINFRASTRUCTURE COURSEMatthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, PlattevillePhilip Parker, University of Wisconsin, PlattevilleMichael Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Page 15.1381.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Work in Progress: Development, Implementation, and Preliminary Assessment of an Introduction to Infrastructure Engineering CourseAbstractAn “Introduction to Infrastructure Engineering” course has been developed in the Civil and En-vironmental Engineering Department at The
Engineering. Upon completing multidisciplinary PhD on Structural Health Monitoring Using Computer Vision, he joined UCF in 2010 as a Lecturer at the Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering (CECE) Depart- ment. He has published computer vision related research work in prominent journals and still mentors graduate students in this particular area. Dr. Zaurin has been very active in the STEM area as he is one of the selected faculty members for the NSF funded EXCEL and NSF funded COMPASS programs at UCF. Dr. Zaurin received College Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award in 2015 and 2019, TIP Award in 2016, and also received 4 Golden Apple Awards for Undergraduate Teaching for a record four years in a row
AC 2010-1392: HOW JUST IN TIME LEARNING SHOULD BECOME THE NORM!Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler Ronald W. Welch is Professor and Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler in Tyler, Texas. Until Jan 2007, Dr. Welch was at the United States Military Academy (USMA) where he held numerous leadership positions within the Civil Engineering Program and the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Ron Welch received a B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from USMA in 1982 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana IL in 1990 and 1999
AC 2012-3327: THE RAISE THE BAR EFFORT: CHARTING THE FU-TURE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO THE PRESENT - THE BOKAND LESSONS LEARNEDDr. Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE, and F.NSPE, is an independent consultant provid- ing management, engineering, education/training, and marketing services. Prior to beginning his consul- tancy, he worked in the public, private, and academic sectors serving as a Project Engineer and Manager, Department Head, Discipline Manager, marketer, legal expert, professor, and Dean of an engineering college. Walesh authored or co-authored six books and many engineering and education publications and presentations. His most recent
AC 2010-2187: INTRODUCING DATAFLOW PROGRAMMING IN A FRESHMANENGINEERING COURSE WITH APPLICATIONS IN SUSTAINABILITYEDUCATIONParhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech PARHUM DELGOSHAEI is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Western Michigan University. His PhD research involves developing real-time remote monitoring systems and their application in enhancing sustainability education.Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod K Lohani is an associate professor in the Engineering Education Department and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a PhD in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in