TeachingAs the old say goes, the best way to learn something is to teach it. Here's a list of the subjects I've been learning recently.
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 Dynamic phenomena show up everywhere in geotechnical engineering, from earthquake and traffic-induced foundation vibrations to construction vibrations to the use of geophysical techniques in non-destructive testing. This course provides a graduate level introduction to key aspects of soil dynamics for civil, geotechnical, geological, mining and geophysical engineers. The course addresses dynamic phenomena in geotechnical engineering, behavior of soils under dynamic loading, wave propagation through soil and rock, laboratory and field techniques to assess dynamic soil properties, analysis and design of shallow and deep foundations subjected to dynamic loading, and analysis of construction vibrations. |
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Advanced Engineering Measurements (EGGN 501 Fall 2008) |
 This course is full of "must know" stuff for anyone interested in measuring physical phenomena. In this course, graduate students develop an understanding of the following: signal generation; error analysis; statistical analysis of data; noise in sensor systems; simple and advanced signal processing; basics of data acquisition; modeling hardware and its response to guide the design of a sensor and acquisition system. I team teach this course with Terry Parker and Tom Grover. The course is divided into sections on: Error and Statistical Analysis; Signal Processing; Models-Relating Sensor Output to Physical Input; Electronics; Noise and Its Sources; and Data Acquisition and Digitization. Students from Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering commonly take this course. Others are welcome. |
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Advanced Foundation Engineering (EGGN 598) |
 In the spirit of the Civil Engineering Systems approach at Mines, this course covers the analysis, design, testing and construction of shallow and deep foundation systems in an integrated fashion. Shallow foundation aspects include bearing capacity and settlement analysis for various loading configurations, spread and mat footings, retaining walls. Deep foundation aspects include pile group and drilled shaft capacity, settlement and heave analysis, vertical and lateral loading. This course addresses load testing of deep foundations, i.e., pile driving analysis, large strain static and dynamic load testing, and non-destructive evaluation of deep foundations. |
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Soil Mechanics Lab (EGGN 363) |
 Soil behavior can be pretty complicated. The "get your hands dirty" lab approach provides one of the best ways to really begin to understand fundamental soil behavior. Taken alongside the Soil Mechanics course (EGGN 361), this lab marries theory and concept with behavior and performance. Student teams conduct indoor labs to better understand fundamental soil characteristics such as plasticity, permeability, compressibility, shear strength, and moisture-density relationships. Outdoor labs include field assessment of density, soil stiffness (via lightweight deflectometer testing), and shear strength (via dynamic cone penetration testing. |
- Introduction to Engineering
- Freshman Success Seminar
- Introduction to Computing
- Mechanics of Materials
- Advanced Structural Analysis
- Foundation Engineering
- Pavement Analysis & Design
- Senior Capstone Design
- Advanced Soil Mechanics
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