CIVE 5230 Forensic Structural Engineering 3.0 Credits
Using structural failure case studies and hypothetical failure scenarios, the course covers the forensic engineering process, types and causes of structural failures, mechanisms and modes of structural failures, structural condition assessment, load testing, structural retrofitting, structural failure investigation and analysis. The technical, ethical and legal ramifications of structural failures and the role of the expert witness are also discussed, and students are expected to prepare failure investigation reports.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit