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Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rhonda K Young, University of Wyoming; Rod E. Turochy, Auburn University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Joshua Swake, Oregon State University; Andrea R. Bill, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Civil Engineering

primary areas of research are in intersection operations, traffic signal control systems, highway capacity, and transportation engineering education. Page 23.68.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Model for Collaborative Curriculum Design in Transportation Engineering EducationAbstractThe National Transportation Curriculum Project (NTCP) has been underway for four years as anad-hoc, collaborative effort to effect changes in transportation engineering education.Specifically, the NTCP had developed a set of learning outcomes and associated

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CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-1440: ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATION ? CONCRETE CANOECOMPETITIONCandace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines Candace Sulzbach is a Lecturer in the Division of Engineering where she has taught since August 1983. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. After 24 years of teaching engineering students, Candy has had the opportunity to see how their educations can be enhanced by their involvement in extra-curricular activities; specifically, participation in engineering design competitions like the National Concrete Canoe Competition and the National Student Steel Bridge Competition. Candy earned her B.S. degree in Mineral Engineering (civil specialty) at

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

in a particular institution’s program, the setting and constituent groups of the institution,as well as the experiences of the course instructor.History of this effortA Transportation Engineering Educators Conference was held at Portland State University inJune 2009 to identify strategies to address opportunities and needs as described earlier9. Theconference was designed to bring together university faculty and transportation practitioners tofocus on the introductory transportation engineering course and collaborate on ways that it canbe improved. The conference’s interactive format encouraged the exchange of innovative ideasand best practices, the discussion of current research, and the development of action plans tosustain progress on

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

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1461: IMPLEMENTING BOK2: A MODULAR POST-B.S. CIVILENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAMTomasz Arciszewski, George Mason University Tomasz Arciszewski is a Professor in the Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Department in the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering at George Mason University. He is currently involved in two areas of research: visual thinking in inventive design and engineering education. He has published more than 140 articles in various journals, books, and conference proceedings. He is also an inventor, with patents in the areas of tall buildings and spaces structures obtained in three countries. Arciszewski is active in the American

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University; Anthony Tessari; Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John E Lawler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Civil Engineering

Page 23.918.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Multi-Institutional Physical Modeling Learning Environment for Geotechnical Engineering EducationAbstractThis paper discusses the preparation and pre-evaluation for the development and implementationof an educational module that integrates major remote research facilities into undergraduateclasses. The developed educational module incorporates state-of-the-art experimental tools(geotechnical centrifuge) into the undergraduate education curriculum via web-basedtechnologies that enable real-time video monitoring, tele-control, and shared execution ofexperiments. The students' activities within the developed module are

Conference Session

Raise the Bar – Visions for the Future, Bodies of Knowledge, and Accreditation Vicissitudes.

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Killgore PE, F.ASCE, D.WRE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

scholarly paper will delve into a series of questions about the future of engineeringeducation including:  What do various visions for the future of engineering education have in common?  How are the various visions distinct from each other?  How might the various engineering societies collaborate to realize their visions of engineering education in the future (perhaps through the AAES Working Group on Engineering Education)?  Since 2020 is only six years away, is it time to take another look at the future of engineering education?In characterizing one aspect of a future state of civil engineering practice, ASCE’s roadmap toachieving Vision 2025 declares, “Civil engineering is universally recognized as a

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University; Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

geotechnical centrifuge technology are presented in a companion paper. The experimentallearning module is a collaborative effort among three universities; a host institute where thecentrifuge facility is located and two remote schools that do not have similar facilities. The goals Page 23.788.3of the project are to actively engage students in a stimulating and informative educationalenvironment. We aim to provide students with broader insight into advanced research equipmentand increase their motivation to learn about geotechnical systems by creating a learningenvironment that integrates physical modeling into geotechnical engineering education

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rod E. Turochy P.E., Auburn University

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Civil Engineering

Research Board of the National Academies. Washington, D.C.4. Bertini, R., and M. Kyte. (2010) Proceedings from the Transportation Education Conference, Portland, OR. http://www.webs1.uidaho.edu/transportation_education_conference- 2009/TEC%20Final%202010-04-21.pdf.5. Hurwitz, D., Swake, J., Brown, S., Young, R., Heaslip, K., Sanford Bernhardt, K. L., and Turochy, R. (2014). Influence of Collaborative Curriculum Design on Educational Beliefs, Communities of Practitioners, and Classroom Practice in Transportation Engineering Education. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. Vol. 140, No. 3. Page 26.1717.8    

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg E. West, Ohio State University

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Civil Engineering

required undergraduate transportation engineering course(s) address a minimum set of core competencies (“learning domain”). • There should be a common set of knowledge tables that map the learning domains which could be used by instructors across universities as the basis of the required course(s). • There is a need for effective strategies that provide contextual active learning environments for students in these courses. • There is a need to develop collaborative tools for sharing transportation engineering curricular materials across instructors and institutions.In response to these outcomes, around 20 transportation engineering educators created theCurriculum Subcommittee of the Institute of

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Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Tri Tam Nguyen; Tony Andrew Carlino, Rowan University; Victoria Lee Barry, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #27419Advancing Freshmen Engineering Education by Utilizing the Impact of 2017Storms on U.S InfrastructureDr. Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University Dr. Jagadish Torlapati is currently a faculty at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University in Glassboro. His primary areas of interest are environmental and water resources engineering. Prior to his role at Rowan University, he was a post-doctoral researcher at New Jersey Institute of Technology where he worked on Exxon Valdez and BP oil spills. He has received his Doctoral and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Auburn University. He

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Updating the Benchmark Sustainable Engineering Education Report – Trends from 2005 to 2010AbstractIn Spring 2010, civil engineering department heads participated in a workshop on incorporatingsustainability into the civil engineering curriculum during the National Civil EngineeringDepartment Heads Conference. This paper summarizes findings from the workshop regardingperceptions, barriers and challenges to implementing sustainability into curriculum and research.During the 2010 workshop, a survey was administered, and the results indicated that facultyinterest was significant with 12% of faculty identified as researching or teaching in sustainableengineering

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Miller, University of Washington

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Civil Engineering

contributions at the college, university, regional, and national levels. In addition to producing various journal and conference publications, he has been involved in the development of numerous software packages for research, education, and professional applications. Several of these programs have evolved into commercial products and are used widely in education and practice. Page 11.196.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Integrated Modeling, Analysis, and Authoring Environment for Structural/Mechanical Engineering EducationAbstractThis paper presents an approach for technology

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Senro Kuraoka, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

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Civil Engineering

- Madison and was a Research Associate at the National Research Council of Canada before joining Nippon Koei. His expertise includes numerical modeling, rockfall analysis and mitigation, and general geomechanical analyses. Page 13.789.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 International Collaboration for Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory ExercisesAbstractThe project described in this paper is a collaborative effort between California Polytechnic StateUniversity and Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. based in Tokyo, Japan. The collaboration was establishedfor the Geotechnical

Conference Session

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Zelinka, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

Senior Ashoka Fellow. He holds five honorary doctoral degrees (UMass Lowell; Carroll College; Clarkson, Drexel, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute). In 2013 and 2014, Dr. Amadei served as a Science Envoy to Pakistan and Nepal for the U.S. Department of State. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Methodology to Model the Integrated Nature of the Sustainable Development Goals: Importance for Engineering EducationAbstractThere are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), comprised of169 targets and measured by 230 indicators, that cover a myriad ofdevelopment areas including food, water, sanitation, energy,governance, and climate change, and more. Engineers interested

Conference Session

Development Around Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Erian Armanios; Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Andrea Francioni Rooney, Carnegie Mellon University; Millard L. McElwee, Exponent; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University; Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

). Her research is focused on applying optimization and decision analysis tools to evaluate the sustainability, equity, and reliability of power systems in the US and Sub-Saharan Africa. One of her current NSF-funded projects include developing a framework for understanding the sustainability and equity trade-offs for different power plant investments. Another project involves quanti- fying the air pollution emissions associated with electric transmission and distribution systems. Dr. Nock holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Massachusetts American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

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Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen F Koorey, ViaStrada Ltd.; Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

State University Dr. Norbert J. Delatte, Jr., P.E., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cleveland State University. He is the author of Beyond Failure: Forensic Case Studies for Civil Engineers (ASCE Press, 2009). In addition, he is the Editor of ASCE’s Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. Dr. Delatte is a registered professional engineer in the States of Ohio and Alabama and in the Commonwealth of Virginia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 International Collaboration on a Professional Development CourseAbstractA 4th year course entitled “Professional Engineering Development” has been offered for

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Piervincenzo Rizzo, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Civil Engineering

collaborationsAbstractCivil engineers play a significant role in designing, constructing, and maintaining systems.Concepts of sustainability are critical components to civil engineers’ education. Professors at theUniversity of Pittsburgh (UPitt) and Arizona State University (ASU) have collaborated tointegrate sustainability into the Civil Engineering curriculum in two manners; first, via targetsustainability units and/or labs that are integrated into traditional courses and second, via thecreation of new courses whose foci are on sustainability. We present and discuss thedevelopment and value in understanding student perceptions of sustainability through twosustainability labs, Infrared Thermography (IRT) Energy Audit Lab and Sustainable MaterialsDesign Lab, and

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

education in general, and those of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf States, in particular Page 12.92.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Practitioner - Faculty Collaboration in Teaching Civil Engineering DesignAbstractTeaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses, withindustry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design projects are still of the “made up

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E. Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

North Carolina State University and a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Howard University.Kenneth W. Lamb P.E. Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Kenneth is an Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona. Kenneth is a licensed Professional Engineer in Nevada with experience working on a variety of water, storm water, and waster water systems projects. He holds degrees from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (BSCE and PhD) and from Norwich University (MCE).Mr. Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc. Mr. Pfeiffer is a senior engineer and manager at Foundation Engineering in Portland, Oregon. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016

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The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Capstone Design: Insights from an International Collaborative Student Team James H. Hanson1, Frank Annor2, John Aidoo1, Appiah Gyamera Adu2, Eric Davenport1, Alex Kline1, Afua Owusu2, Ben Sollman1, and David Tikoli2 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyAbstract:Since 2005 the Civil Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT)has had at least one international capstone design project each year. For each of those projects,the student team worked on a project for a

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

. Page 14.990.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Project Managers, Architects and Engineers, Oh My: An Interdisciplinary CollaborationAbstractThe Architectural Engineering (ARCE) Program at the California Polytechnic State University inSan Luis Obispo is creating a unique and novel interdisciplinary course where architecture,architectural engineering and construction management students collaborate to design and planthe construction of a building structure. The current plan is to develop a default interdisciplinaryexperience that can be taken by every student and then allow course substitutions for otheroptions as they are created. This paper reports on one of those other options

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The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; David A. Veshosky, Lafayette College

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Civil Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating The Charrette Process into Engineering Education: A Case Study on a Civil Engineering Capstone CourseABSTRACTAs engineering educators rethink the structure and value of capstone courses, many have turnedto practical applications. In order to reflect the recent approaches within engineering, capstonecourses can be enhanced through the integration of charrettes. Charrettes are hands-on,collaborative sessions where stakeholders come to a design consensus. These sessions provideopportunities for students to improve communication, technical evaluation, teamwork, peerevaluation and professionalism skills. This research provides a framework for adapting thecharrette

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Davidson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Leonard Anderson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nakisa Alborz, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #13380Intra-Disciplinary Integration in Civil Engineering Education: An Approachto Integrate the Various Civil Engineering Disciplines with the Use of a De-sign Studio LabProf. Michael J. Davidson, Wentworth Institute of Technology Michael J. Davidson, P.E. – Assistant Professor, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering Technology, 550 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, davidsonm2@wit.eduProf. James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology BSCE-Univ. Maryland, MSCE-Purdue University. Geotechnical engineer 27 years with Haley & Aldrich, Inc. Boston, MA before taking

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Wang P.E., University of the District of Columbia; Pradeep K. Behera P.E., University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Jiajun Xu, University of the District of Columbia

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #27144Board 16: Work in Progress: Design of ”Risk and Resilience” Focused Coursesfor Undergraduate Engineering Education Towards a Hazard-Resilient BuiltEnvironmentProf. Lei Wang P.E., University of the District of Columbia Dr. Lei Wang is an Assistant Professor of Geotechnical Engineering and Graduate Program Director of Civil Engineering Department at the University of the District of Columbia. His research interests include geotechnical risk and reliability, resilient geotechnical infrastructure, foundation engineering, supported excavation and tunneling, earthen levee and dam, soil liquefaction and geotechnical

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

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Civil Engineering

, and the newly forming hydrates can rapidly fill and seal cracks11.Based on the above rationale, authors had proposed an educational project for integratingnanotechnology for civil infrastructures into engineering undergraduate curriculum throughmulti-disciplinary collaborations among educational institutions and industries. The paradigmdevelopment mainly focuses on enhancing undergraduate engineering educational outcomesspecified by ABET and fostering innovative problem-solving skills exemplified bynanotechnology. The proposed project was implemented in 2007 under the support fromNanotechnology Undergraduate Education Program in National Science Foundation.Strategies for Integration of Nanotechnology into Civil Engineering CurriculumThe

Conference Session

Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig M. Shillaber, Northeastern University; Joseph E Dove P.E., Virginia Tech; James K. Mitchell, Virginia Tech; Cristopher D. Moen; Victoria A Mouras P.E., Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #17723Student Perceptions of Sustainability and Engineering Mechanics in Under-graduate Civil and Environmental Engineering Education at Virginia TechProf. Craig M. Shillaber, Northeastern University Craig M. Shillaber is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at Northeastern University. He earned a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 2016, an M.S. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 2009, and a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of New Hampshire in 2008. His research interests include sustainability education in civil engineering

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

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

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Javier Conde, National University of Distance Education; Jose M. de Urena, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Jose Turmo, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Raul Vizcaino, University of Castilla-La Mancha

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Civil Engineering

in Ciudad Real, Spain.Raul Vizcaino, University of Castilla-La Mancha Page 15.1076.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Spain’s Master of Leadership in Civil Engineering: Case StudyAbstractThe paper suggests the value of developing a civil engineering graduate program focused onmanagement, leadership, and innovation. Described are the creation and operation of a Master ofLeadership in Civil Engineering (MLCE) program in Spain supported by a private foundation,organized by one of Spain’s youngest civil engineering schools, and involving collaboration withthe nation’s other nine civil engineering

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

engineering educators have homework, design projects, and mid-term exams, andmany times topics are tested again on a final exam. This process allows the student tofirst wrestle with the concept at their own pace in a homework assignment where theycan collaborate with others before being asked to test their skills within a timed eventsuch as an exam. Learning by doing is the primary basis behind the growth of project-based learning (PBL) opportunities.5 Some programs have been completely sold on theconcept to the point of desiring PBL for all learning activities within the program.6,7These collaborative, team design experiences allow even deeper understanding throughgroup work focused on a project. If this process is sound, then why are most

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

 Challenge the engineering education community to foster greater collaboration between universities and practicing engineers who specialize in dam engineering.A Shortage of Engineers: Perceptions and SolutionsOver the past two decades, an apparent decline in the percentage of college students studyingengineering led to speculation about its potential effects on the nation’s future. According to a Page 15.1353.32003 American College Testing (ACT) report2, fewer than six percent of seniors who took theACT examination in 2002 planned to study engineering; a decade earlier, the figure was nearlynine percent. A 2003 National Science Board report4