Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering

Purpose

This certificate program is designed to provide formalized education in the area of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering.

Administrative Coordinators

Richard Stephenson, Assistant Chair for Graduate Affairs
Abdeldjelil Belarbi, Assistant Chair for Distance Education
Department of Civil Engineering

Technical Coordinators

Ronaldo Luna
Department of Civil Engineering

Contributing Faculty Members

Ronaldo Luna
Richard Stephenson
Rodney Lentz
Shamsher Prakash
Thomas Petry

Curriculum

Curriculum

The following courses are required:
CE 316: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
CE 413: Dynamics of Earth Materials

Two of the following three courses are required:
CE 315: Intermediate Soil Mechanics
CE 329: Foundation Engineering II
CE 412: Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

Other courses approved by the geotechnical engineering faculty may be substituted for any of the above listed courses on a case-by-case basis. The Assistant Chairman for Distance Education must approve the substitution prior to enrolling in the course.

Contact

Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Butler-Carlton Hall
1870 Miner Circle
Rolla, MO 65409
Phone: 573-341-4470
Fax: 573-341-4729
Email: schnabel@mst.edu