Resource Library

ASCE · Structural · Defines load magnitudes and load combinations.

AISC · Structural · Design provisions for steel members and connections.

ACI · Structural · Design and detailing of reinforced concrete.

AASHTO · Bridge · Bridge design loads, distribution, and resistance.

AASHTO · Transportation · Geometric design policy for highways and streets.

ASTM · Materials · Standardized material specification and test methods.

AWS · Structural · Welding requirements for structural and bridge steel.

FHWA · Bridge · Federal bridge inspection and program guidance.

FAA · Transportation · Airport geometric and pavement design guidance.

EPA · Environmental · Regulatory framework for discharge and treatment.

USACE · Water Resources · Hydraulic, geotechnical, and levee design guidance.

TMS · Structural · Design and construction of masonry structures.

PCI · Structural · Precast and prestressed concrete design guidance.

Statics · ΣFx = 0, ΣFy = 0, ΣM = 0

Mechanics · σ = M·c / I

Mechanics · S = I / c

Steel · φb·Mn = 0.90·Fy·Zx (compact, Lb ≤ Lp)

Steel · φt·Pn = 0.90·Fy·Ag

Concrete · Mn = As·fy·(d − a/2), a = As·fy / (0.85·f'c·b)

Concrete · Vc = 2·λ·√f'c·bw·d

Masonry · Fa = 0.25·f'm·[1 − (h/140r)²]

Bridge · RF = (C − γDC·DC − γDW·DW) / (γLL·LL(1+IM))

Geotechnical · qult = c·Nc + q·Nq + 0.5·γ·B·Nγ

Geotechnical · Sc = (Cc·H / (1+e0))·log10((σ'0+Δσ)/σ'0)

Geotechnical · Ka = tan²(45° − φ/2)

Transportation · SSD = 1.47·V·t + V² / (30·(a/32.2 ± G))

Transportation · Rmin = V² / (15·(e + f))

Hydrology · Q = C·i·A

Hydraulics · Q = (1.49/n)·A·R^(2/3)·S^(1/2)

Hydraulics · Re = ρ·V·D / μ

Construction · TF = LS − ES = LF − EF

Economics · P = F / (1+i)^n

Surveying · G = (Δelevation / Δhorizontal) × 100

Statics · x̄ = Σ(Ai·xi) / ΣAi

Mechanics · I = Ī + A·d²

Structural · Sudden lateral instability of a compression member before the material reaches its yield stress.

Materials · Onset of permanent plastic deformation when stress reaches the yield strength.

Materials · The maximum stress a material sustains before fracture.

Geotechnical · The maximum pressure soil can support without shear failure.

Structural · Internal force acting parallel to a cross-section.

Structural · The rotational effect of a force about a point or axis.

Structural · Bending action producing tension on one face and compression on the other.

Structural · A region where a member has fully yielded and rotates at nearly constant moment.

Geotechnical · Downward movement of a foundation from soil compression.

Transportation · The number of vehicles passing a point over a stated time period.

Water Resources · A plot of discharge versus time at a point in a watershed.

Water Resources · Precipitation that flows over the surface rather than infiltrating.

Water Resources · Vertical distance between the design water surface and the top of a structure.

Bridge · Reduction in a member's cross-sectional area caused by corrosion or damage.

Structural · Performance under service loads: deflection, vibration, cracking, and comfort.

General · Ratio of resisting capacity to applied demand in allowable-stress checks.

Algebra, calculus, differential equations, probability, and regression as used in civil practice.

Equilibrium, resultants, centroids, friction, and particle motion.

Stress, strain, torsion, beams, and combined loading.

Steel, concrete, asphalt, soils, and their engineering properties.

Determinate and indeterminate analysis, influence lines, and stability.

Steel and concrete design of beams, columns, and connections.

Soil mechanics, foundations, earth structures, and seepage.

Closed conduit and open channel flow, pumps, and watershed hydrology.

Geometric design, traffic operations, safety, and pavements.

Estimating, scheduling, safety, and construction operations.

Time value of money, alternative comparison, and life-cycle cost.

Distance, elevation, angles, coordinates, and earthwork volumes.

Professional responsibility, licensure, and public safety obligations.

Lecture Notes · Structural · How gravity and lateral loads travel from deck to foundation.

Engineering Story · Structural · A connection detail change that cost 114 lives — and what review would have caught it.

Worked Example · Structural · Full LRFD flexure, shear, deflection, and stud check.

Design Example · Geotechnical · Overturning, sliding, and bearing checks with a drainage discussion.

Calculation Walkthrough · Water Resources · Line-by-line Q = CiA with time of concentration and IDF selection.

Worked Example · Transportation · Design speed, side friction, and minimum radius selection.

Calculation Walkthrough · Construction · Forward and backward pass with total and free float.

Flowchart · Structural · Selecting governing LRFD combinations for gravity and lateral cases.

Template · All · Standard header, assumptions, references, and independent-check block.

Checklist · All · Twenty checks an advisor applies before approving Chapter 1.

Reference Sheet · Structural · Common W-shape properties used in capstone-scale designs.

Equations · Geotechnical · Bearing capacity, settlement, lateral earth pressure, and seepage.

Design Aid · Structural · Quick selection charts for preliminary member sizing.

Practice Problems · All · Twenty exam-style statics questions with answer key.

Solved Problems · Geotechnical · Five fully worked primary consolidation problems.

Video · Transportation · Step-by-step corridor build: alignment, profile, assembly, corridor targets, and sample-line earthwork extraction for a two-lane rural section.

Animation · Structural · Progressive hinge sequence in a two-bay frame under increasing lateral load, from first yield to collapse mechanism, with the corresponding pushover curve.

Past Project · All · Annotated prior-year proposals, posters, and defense decks with advisor scoring notes showing what separated exemplary from marginal submissions.

Standard · All · Which specification governs which decision, and why.

Engineering Story · Bridge · How a routine inspection changed a rehabilitation scope.

CEGR492 · PowerPoint (.pptx) · Required slide deck structure for the Capstone I proposal oral defense: problem, objectives, literature, methodology, preliminary results and schedule.

CEGR493 · PowerPoint (.pptx) · Required slide deck structure for the Capstone II final oral defense: design basis, analysis, code compliance, results, cost and conclusions.

CEGR493 · PowerPoint (.pptx) · Official 36 in × 48 in portrait capstone poster layout used for the final poster session.