Earthquake Engineering
Overview: Earthquake engineering is an interdisciplinary field within civil engineering that aims to design, analyze, construct, retrofit and monitor our physical infrastructure (buildings, bridges, roads, dams, utilities, etc.) to resist the effects of strong earthquakes. An essential objective of earthquake engineering is to minimize potential fatalities, injuries, and economic losses due to significant seismic events. Modern earthquake engineering leverages recent advances in engineering and science, such as state-of-the-art experimental equipment, high-fidelity numerical simulation, and high-performing traditional and composite construction materials to move beyond life safety and achieve higher societal goals, such as minimizing recovery time. These goals can be described as creating a more resilient built environment, where the community infrastructure assets function without significant disruption after an earthquake. An earthquake engineering emphasis at USU provides fundamental knowledge and hands-on training on structural and geotechnical aspects of this branch of engineering, preparing the next-generation engineering workforce to address complex challenges of earthquake resiliency at the state, national, and international levels.
Core Courses
Electives
- CEE 6150CEE 6150 Prestressed Concrete Analysis and Design
- CEE 6140CEE 6140 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
- CEE 6930CEE 6930 Advanced Steel Design
- CEE 6015CEE 6015 Structural Loads
- CEE 6090CEE 6090 Theory of Plates and Shells
- CEE 6320CEE 6320 Deep Foundations
- CEE 6300CEE 6300 Earth Structures
- CEE 6340CEE 6340 In-Situ Site Characterization
- CEE 6360CEE 6360 Geotechnical Principles
- CEE 6330CEE 6330 Ground Treatment
- CEE 6370CEE 6370 Risk Informed Decision Making for Dams and Levees
- CEE 7320CEE 7320 Soil Dynamics
- MAE 6040MAE 6040 Continuum Mechanics & Elasticity
- MAE 6180MAE 6180 Dynamics and Vibrations
- GEO 6250GEO 6250 Mechanics and Processes in Earth Sciences