ENGR 1202 - Introduction to (Civil) Engineering II - Fall 2004

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Course Info

• Class Meeting Times

Lecture:  M,W 10 - 10:50 AM, Smith 219
Homework Help Sessions:  

Wednesday,  7-9 PM, Smith Rooms 229 or 249
Tuesday and Thursday, 1 - 2 PM, Smith 229 (Mosaic XP lab)
Friday, 10 AM - Noon, Smith 260 (Drawing lab)

• Office Hours (from JB's home page) : or make an appointment
• 1202 Catalog description
• Syllabus
• Class Schedule

Homework Assignments

 Click here to get assignment
Submit, pick up, or check submission of homeworks
Info on running "check_script" on your home computer

Balsa Wood Bridge Design Contest

• Group Assignments and Presentations Times
• Competition Results Using Fall 2004 Rules (all semesters included)
  
• Contest Rules
• Information on Presentation and Sample Presentation (powerpoint file)
• Entry Form (you must fill this out and bring to contest)
• Cost and benefits calculations example
• Example script that calls function jbtrussf2
• Spreadsheet to calculate benefits
You can use this spreadsheet directly, or take the equation and put it in your script.  You can also use the MATLAB function given below, which is available in the class directory

• MATLAB function to calculate benefits
• Information  on Balsa Wood (compiled by students from the web)
• Bridge Design Tips and Balsa Wood Strength Specs
• Balsa Wood Bridge Info
• Mechanical Properties of Balsa Wood
• Interesting Facts About Balsa Wood
• Article on material properties (balsa wood and others)

Previous Tests and Quizzes

Spring 2002

• sample questions for exam 1 | Exam 1 | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 | Final

Fall 2002

•   | Quiz 1 | Exam 1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 | Quiz 4 | Final

Spring 2003

Quiz 1 | Exam1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 | Quiz 4 | Final

Fall 2003

Quiz 1 | Exam1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 | Quiz 4 | Final

Spring 2004

Quiz 1  | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 | Quiz 4 | Exam 1 | Quiz 5 | Quiz 6 | Final

Help with MATLAB

• MATLAB Student Center
• MATLAB Introduction Tutorial

More Class Information

• Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
• Wonders of the World
• Ancient (USF site)
• Modern
• Information on Bridges
  
• Firth of Forth Cantilever Truss | New River Gorge Bridge
  
• Bridge Photos
• Truss Bridges - Firth of Forth, Scotland
  
• Arch Bridges - New River Gorge Bridge, Beckley, WV | Lupu Bridge, Shanghai, China
  
• Cable Stayed Bridges - Bunker Hill Bridge, Boston, MA | Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa, FL | Oresund Bridge, Denmark-Sweden
• Suspension Bridges - Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA | Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY | Akashi Kaiyko Bridge, Akashi Strait, Japan
• Dimensional Analysis Info
• tutorial from U. Guelph
  
• help on unit conversions from Texas A&M
• dimensional analysis for party planning (must be > 20 to read this one ;-) )
  
• Civil  and Environmental Engineering Career Descriptions
• List of Civil Engineering Technical Specialties
• "Building Big" Homepage
• Civil Engineering Quick Career Guide
• West Point Bridge Design Contest
• Text:  "Designing and Building File Folder Bridges" (from West Point)
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