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Built-up sections, design of plate girders, composite (steel and concrete) design, building connections, design of multi-story buildings, design of simply supported bridges.

Factors essential to the enhancement of durability of concrete and structures, designing for durability according to macro and micro climatic conditions, role of supplementary cementitious materials, super plasticizers, corrosion inhibitors, polymers, fibres and structures. Design and use of high strength lightweight concrete for off shore structures. Durable concrete repair.

Project course for non-thesis students.

Material applications throughout civilizations, materials science and engineering, classification of materials, modern material needs, relation between structure, properties and performance, atomic structure and interatomic bonding, the structure of crystalline solids, imperfections in solids, diffusion in solids, mechanical properties of engineering materials, deformation and strengthening mechanisms, mechanical failure of materials, phase diagrams, phase transformations, heat treatment processes, materials selection.

The design process in the broad context of engineering enterprise, conceptual design including visualization, problem definition, information search, and project planning, intermediate design including modeling and simple analysis, decision making concepts, design documentation, teamwork and communication, use of computer tools in engineering design, case studies and examples from industry, engineering ethics.

Graphical, analytical and computer aided analysis and synthesis of basic mechanism, cam design, analysis and design of gears, gear trains.

Mathematical modeling and analysis of dynamic systems with mechanical, electrical and fluid elements, linearization techniques, transient and steady-state response, introduction to design and synthesis, frequency response.

Integrated use of mechanical, electrical and computer systems for information processing and control of machines and devices, system modeling, electromechanics, sensors and actuators, signal processing and conditioning.

Second Law analysis of engineering systems, gas power cycles, Vapor and Combined power cycles, Refrigeration cycles, thermodynamic property relations, gas mixtures, gas vapor mixtures and air conditioning, chemical reactions.

Introduction to environmental issues related to engineering. Review of selected multilateral agreements that are directly related to refrigerants such as Montreal and Kyoto Protocol with emphasis on compliance strategies. Present available refrigerants as well as future technologies and alternatives. Management of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) programs, good practices and safety issues. Available standards in HVAC systems and the challenges in meeting efficiency targets

Fluid Statics, introduction to fluid dynamics, conservation laws, Bernoulli equations, dimensional analysis and similitude, internal viscous flows, introduction to external flows.

Review of the fundamentals of engineering materials including ferrous alloys, nonferrous alloys and super alloys, ceramic materials (structure, applications and processing), composites (divisions, processing, strengthening mechanisms and properties), corrosion and degradation of materials, electrical properties of materials, thermal properties of materials, magnetic properties of materials, optical properties of materials, materials selection and design considerations, economic, environmental, and societal issues in materials science and engineering.

Meaning of design, design considerations, codes and standards, economics, safety, professional ethics, stresses due to Torsion, bending and shear forces (review), stress concentration, beams with asymmetrical sections, stresses in cylinders, press and shrink fits, curved members in flexure, contact stresses, deflection and stiffness (curved members, Castigliano's theorem), buckling, statistical considerations in design, limits and fits, selection of materials in design, fracture and propagation of cracks, design with steady loading (failure criteria), design with variable loading (fatigue and endurance limit, cumulative fatigue damage).

Principles of manufacturing processes including casting, metal forming, material removal, and joining, engineering and economic analysis of manufacturing processes.

Planning, scheduling, and control of projects using project management techniques including PERT and Gantt representations, management of organizations, goal setting, performance review and appraisals, budgeting, leadership and engineering project team building, computer applications of project management software.