CU Boulder University Catalog / CU Boulder FCQ (Fall 2014-Spring 2017 / Fall 2017-present)

Scheduled Courses

  • CVEN 2121: Analytical Mechanics 1 – Statics

    • ​(3 Credits / Fall 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 / Spring 2023, 2024) Course Description: Applies mechanics to the study of static equilibrium of rigid and elastic bodies. Includes composition/resolution of forces; moments/couples; equivalent force systems; free-body diagrams; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; forces in trusses/beams; frictional forces; first/second moments of area; moments and products of inertia.(Prereq.: PHYS 1110; minimum grade C- / Prereq. or Coreq.: APPM2350 or MATH 2400; minimum grade C- / Restricted CVEN or EVEN or AREN or AMEN or EPEN or IDEN majors with a CIV, ENR or ARC subplan.)

  • CVEN 6525: Nonlinear Analysis of Framed Structures

    • (3 Credits / Spring 2024) Course Description: Explores theoretical underpinnings of nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of framed structures, along with exposure to the corresponding programming techniques in Matlab. Topics covered are: flexibility and fiber based beam-column element formulation; structural,section and fiber plasticity; geometric and material nonlinearities; nonlinear pushover and transient analysis of framed structures. (Restriction for CVEN 6525: restricted to graduate students only)

Previous Courses

  • CVEN 2121: Analytical Mechanics 1 – Statics

    • ​(3 Credits / Fall 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 / Spring 2023, 2024) Course Description: Applies mechanics to the study of static equilibrium of rigid and elastic bodies. Includes composition/resolution of forces; moments/couples; equivalent force systems; free-body diagrams; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; forces in trusses/beams; frictional forces; first/second moments of area; moments and products of inertia.(Prereq.: PHYS 1110; minimum grade C- / Prereq. or Coreq.: APPM2350 or MATH 2400; minimum grade C- / Restricted CVEN or EVEN or AREN or AMEN or EPEN or IDEN majors with a CIV, ENR or ARC subplan.)

  • CVEN 3111: Analytical Mechanics 2 – Dynamics

    • ​(3 Credits / Spring 2015-2021) Course Description: Studies the motion (kinematics) of particles and rigid bodies, and the forces that cause the motion (kinetics). Newton’s laws, as well as energy methods, are used to study the motion of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. (Prereq.: CVEN 2121. and Coreq.: APPM 2360)

  • CVEN 3525: Structural Analysis

    • ​(3 Credits / Spring 2023) Course Description: Studies structural analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate systems, deflections, energy methods, and force and stiffness methods. (Prereq.: CVEN 3161 or MCEN 2063; minimum grade C- / Restricted to CVEN, EVEN, AREN, IDEN or AMEN majors only)

  • CVEN 4511/5511: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis

    • ​(3 Credits / Fall 2016, 2018, 2020) Course Description: Systematic formulation of finite element approximation and isoparametric interpolation (weighted residual and energy methods, triangular and quadrilateral elements). Includes computation applications to the solution of one- and two-dimensional stress deformation problems, steady and transient heat conduction, and viscous flow. (Prereq. for CVEN 4511: CVEN 3161, CVEN 3525, APPM 2360 or MATH 3130 and MATH 4430; all minimum grade C- /  Restriction for CVEN 5511: restricted to College of Engineering (ENGR) graduate students or seniors or students with concurrent degree sub plans C-AREN, C-CVEN, C-MCEN or C-ASEN)

  • CVEN 4525/5525: Matrix Structural Analysis

    • ​(3 Credits / Fall 2015, 2023) Course Description: Covers matrix formulation of principles of structural analysis and development of direct stiffness and flexibility methods for analysis of 2D and 3D structures. Variational formulation of the finite element method. Geometric nonlinearity. Familiarity with Matlab programming is expected  (Prereq. for CVEN 4525: CVEN 3525; minimum grade C- / Restriction for CVEN 5525: restricted to graduate students or concurrent degree sub plans (C-AREN, C-CVEN, C-ARENCVEN, C-EVENCVEN or C-EVEN) only)

  • CVEN 6511: Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Porous Media

    • ​(3 Credits / Spring 2018, 2020) Course Description: Covers constitutive modeling, multiphase mechanics, and finite element implementation of constitutive models and coupled solid-fluid mechanical governing equations for inelastic porous media at small strain. Considers transient and steady state conditions. Analyzes structural, geotechnical, geological, mechanical, biomechanical, and other related modern engineering problems. Uses general purpose finite element software program for implementation and analysis. (Prereq.: CVEN 5511 and Coreq.: CVEN 5131, or their equivalents. Some knowledge of Matlab and C or Fortran programming or instructor’s consent)

  • CVEN 6525: Nonlinear Analysis of Framed Structures

    • (3 Credits / Spring 2024) Course Description: Explores theoretical underpinnings of nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of framed structures, along with exposure to the corresponding programming techniques in Matlab. Topics covered are: flexibility and fiber based beam-column element formulation; structural,section and fiber plasticity; geometric and material nonlinearities; nonlinear pushover and transient analysis of framed structures. (Restriction for CVEN 6525: restricted to graduate students only)

  • CVEN 6831: Special Topics – Advanced Computational Failure Analysis

    • ​(3 Credits / Fall 2015) Course Description: For the last decades, several types of computational failure analysis methods have been developed. However, computational modeling of failure and reliable predictions are still highly problematic and one of the biggest challenges in computational mechanics. The primary motivation of this course is to introduce recently developed strong discontinuity-based computational failure analysis methods that can model arbitrary crack growths in 2D, 3D and shells independent from the initial mesh topologies. Also, a new multiscale analysis method for predicting failure will be introduced with particular emphasis on the situation where the coarse scale model loses its ellipticity, which is always the case with failure. (Prereq.: CVEN 5131, CVEN 5511 and CVEN 6511)