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Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Hernandez, Michigan Technological University; Stanley Vitton, Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

-orientated laboratorythat enhances student learning.Current Teaching StrategiesHistorically, soil mechanics has been taught through a lecture-laboratory approach since theintroduction of the laboratory component during the 1930s. One of the first soil mechanicslaboratory manuals published in 1939 by William S. Housel at the University of Michiganillustrated a systematic and discrete approach of teaching by introducing important test methodscommon to soil mechanics1.As the 1950s emerged authors developed manuals where there is little change to the overallstructure and content in comparison to the first texts. Authors seem to have written theselaboratory manuals to accommodate the teaching strategies desired at each institution or toinclude regional

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Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Burian, University of Utah; Alfred Kalyanapu, University of Utah; Dasch Houdeshel, University of Utah; David Judi, University of Utah; Christine Pomeroy, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

course at the University of Utah hashighlighted the need to specifically improve the linkage of lab experiments to class examples andprofessional practice. The virtual laboratory concept may be configured to meet this need inaddition to facilitating distance education and providing review of laboratory procedures andconcepts.The idea of a virtual lab environment to aid teaching and learning makes sense, but to beeffectively integrated into an existing course it must not substantially increase student timecommitment to the course. The laboratory core objectives related to data analysis andcommunications (writing) must remain the focus of the report writing outside of the lab session.A virtual lab environment must be streamlined to provide

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Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nurdan Beyenal, Washington State University; Cara Poor, Washington State University; Paul Golter, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University

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Civil Engineering

with two children.Paul Golter, Washington State University Paul B.Golter obtained an MS from Washington State University and is currently pursuing his PhD while working as the Laboratory Supervisor in the Chemical Engineering Department at WSU.He is married with two children.Gary Brown, Washington State University Gary R Brown obtained a PhD in Education from Washington State University in 1994 and is currently the Director Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology at Washington State University. He is happily married.David Thiessen, Washington State University David B.Thiessen received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado and has been at

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Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Richards, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

, J. 2006. “Classroom response systems: a review of the literature,” Journal of ScienceEducation and Technology, 15(1), 101-109.7. Van Dijk, L.A., Van Den Berg, G.C., and Van Keulen, H. 2001. “Interactive lectures in engineering education,”European Journal of Engineering Education, 26(1), 15-28.8. Nicol, D.J. and Boyle, J.T. 2003. “Peer instruction versus class-wide discussion in large classes: a comparison oftwo interaction methods in the wired classroom,” Studies in Higher Education, 28(4), 457-473.9. Beatty, I.D., Gerace, W.J., Leonard, W.J., and Dufresne, R.J. (2006). Designing effective questions for ClassroomResponse System Teaching. American Journal of Physics, 74(1), 31

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Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

Teaching Methods for Surveying and EngineeringGraphics,” Proceedings of Mi-Atlantic Conference, Kean University, NJ 2003b.5. Mehta, Y. A. “Innovative Techniques To Teach Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory,” Proceedings of theASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT 2004.5. Mehta, Y. A. “Innovative Techniques to Teach Transportation Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE AnnualConference, Chicago, IL 2006.6. Mehta, Y. A and Riddell, W. “Dynamics Course for Sections with both Civil and Mechanical Engineers”Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA 2007. Page 14.517.7

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International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

modern engineering textbooks and course notes from West Point, access to a widerange of engineering laboratory equipment at NMAA, and exposure to modern teachingtechnology such as whiteboards, smart boards, video projectors, and a computer aided designlab.4 Figure 1: Civil Engineering Faculty—Spring 2008Despite the many benefits for Kabul University and their faculty from teaching part time atNMAA, the rapidly expanding reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan have also created a hugedemand for qualified engineers. Kabul University also struggles to attract and retain high qualityinstructors in this environment. Salaries offered by private engineering firms range from $700 to$3,500 per month depending on the degree of the

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Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

are introducedwithin the freshman engineering experience, cultivated during the sophomore and junioryears, and analyzed and applied through senior year and senior design. It is through thisintegration across the curriculum that students develop a fuller understanding of theseprofessional and design topics.IntroductionBased on experience teaching the senior design course and as an ABET programevaluator (PEV), students applying engineering constraints for the first time in thecurriculum during the senior design will not attain the level of performance andintegration desired in ABET Outcome 3.c – “ability to design a system, component orprocess to meet needs within realistic constraints such as…”. The same is true forprofessional topics such as

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Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

undergraduate students as the main target but also admittinggraduate student. The classes were to be delivered in both in-class and virtual real-time distance-teaching/learning format. Last but not least, a 9-day trip to Istanbul during the mid-semester wasincluded to punctuate the course and give the students to observe how earthquake engineeringprinciples are used to mitigate earthquake risks in a megapolis housing over 12 million people2.The course was offered in Spring 2008 semester. 19 undergraduate and two graduate studentsfrom five academic institutes and five engineering majors took the course as a 3-credit technicalelective civil engineering study-abroad course. 17 of the students were from the LAI and theother four were from four other

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

West Point and theUnited States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado have helped to create, develop andbuild an undergraduate academic program at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan(NMAA). One of the most successful parts of the program development has been the creation ofthe Civil Engineering core curriculum and major. The authors, all West Point engineeringinstructors involved with NMAA’s civil engineering development, discovered many benefitsfrom providing this academic assistance which improved their teaching abilities. While ouroriginal mission was focused on faculty, curriculum, and course development, we soonencountered numerous challenges that ultimately improved our educational skills. We quicklyfound ourselves deeply

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Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1953: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AT UNDERGRADUATE SITES FORTOMORROW’S ENGINEERSAnant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati ANANT R. KUKRETI, Ph.D., is an Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He joined UC on 8/15/00 and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field

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Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tomasz Arciszewski, George Mason University; Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; Mark Houck, George Mason University

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Civil Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) in the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and is also the Chair of the CEIE Department. Prior positions include Director of the Center for Transportation Analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Penn State University, Director of the Transportation Center and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee, and Assistant professor of Civil engineering at Georgia Tech. Bronzini holds the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State and a B.S. degree from Stanford University, all in Civil Engineering. He has 42 years of experience in

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Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Chou, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Civil Engineering

, pp. 253-262.2. “Real-World Experience Can Revitalize Teaching”, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, http://www.nwrel.org/nwreport/dec98/article.html, retrieved 3/18/2009.3. Uluatam, S. S. (1992) “Civil Engineering Experience and Education”, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 118, No. 1, January, pp. 71-76.4. “Civil Engineering Overview”, Sloan Career Cornerstone Center, www.careercornerstone.org, retrieved Feb. 3, 2009.5. Akili, W. (2006) “Case Studies in Geotechnical/Foundation Engineering: Engaging Students and Bringing the Practice into the Classroom”, Conference Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. June 18-21, Chicago, IL.6

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Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

environmental data which can be used to teach sustainability concepts; thedetails of this application are covered in the section “LabVIEW Enabled Watershed Assessment Page 14.762.2System (LEWAS)”.   No formal assessment of students’ learning experiences was conducted until the beginning ofDLR project in 2004. Several assessment tools are developed and implemented by DLRinvestigators to assess the outcomes of learning activities6,7,8. Rest of the paper is organized asfollows. First we share our experiences with Alice programming briefly along with the lessonslearned. Then we discuss how lessons learned

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clara Fang, University of Hartford

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Civil Engineering

. Page 14.342.2 1INTRODUCTIONService learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities thataddress human and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionallydesigned to promote student learning and development1. Past studies have shown that integrationof service learning into academic teaching can benefit students and their learning in ways thatother pedagogies do not. Though debated, the value of service learning includes higher studentengagement in the material, expanded skill development, exposure to diversity and newexperiences, and increased self-reflection.Service learning has long been known

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Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

students to pursue both knowledge and wisdom, and to aspire to ethical and moral leadership within their chosen careers, their community, and the world. We value a spirit of community among all members of the college that respects academic freedom and inquiry, the discovery and cultivation of new knowledge, and continued innovation in all that we do.The mission statement of the University is reflected in these mission statements. In addition,these mission statements guided the development of our objectives, which are presented later inthis paper.FacultyA full-time teaching load in the College of Engineering at Villanova is 12 contact hours persemester. If a faculty member is an active scholar, this load is reduced to 9

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ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Nelson, American Society of Civil Engineers; David Hornbeck, Southern Polytechnic State University; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joe Manous, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc; Leo Titus, ECS, Ltd; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

engineering firm specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction testing and inspection and environmental consulting. He has over 17 years experience in geotechnical engineering and special inspections. He currently is very active on several ASTM committees and serves as Vice Chairman of ASTM E36 main committee which has governance over several related standards including ASTM E329: “The Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection and/or Testing”. He has served two terms as president of WACEL, a regional organization that accredits testing laboratories and certifies field technicians. He has served as a task group chairman for NICET’s development of new soil

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Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

program received local approval to hire two tenure-track assistantprofessors to start in August 2007 and one tenured-track assistant professor to start inAugust 2008 to replace the visiting associate professor.The August 2008 hire brought the faculty total to six with an average time of nine monthsat UT Tyler when the self-study was submitted. The faculty team had an average time offive months at UT Tyler when the ABET record year began. Can a program successfullyprepare and pass an ABET visit in one and one-half years with no current assessmentprocess in place, one tenure track assistant professor on staff, and teaching the seniorlevel courses for the first time during the ABET record year? This paper does not presenttraditional educational

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International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Lambert, Arup; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

.V. Project ScopeThe initial step in the architectural design process was the development of a list of the types offacilities required to support the functions of the school and provide the necessaryaccommodations for the student body. Once this list was compiled, a required size needed to beassigned to each category of building. The size was determined from the requirements of thespecific task the particular building needed to support and the number of individuals intended touse the building.The technical college is intended to provide training in computer science, auto mechanics,construction, and hotel management. Each of these areas requires space for classrooms,shops/laboratories, a library, storage, and faculty offices totaling