COMPUTERS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

This article describes how the University of Louisville's Department of Civil Engineering is teaching the use of computers to engineering students. The Department treats the computer as another computational tool, having equal standing with calculus, the slide rule, and the calculator. Software is considered an extension of hardware. To choose the appropriate program, the user must understand the algorithmm that the program uses, including its assumptions and limitations. The course attempts to familiarize the student with all of the options relevant to the practice of structural engineering using computers. However, blind reliance on the computer is not encouraged, and emphasis is placed on approximate methods of solution; students are forced to realistically assess the validity of computer-generated output. The Department places heavy emphasis on the use of microcomputers. The Department also places particular emphasis on the development of oral and written communication.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48219
• Authors:
  • Weigel, T A
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 66-68
• Serial:
  • Concrete International
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0162-4075

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil engineering; Communication; Computers; Education; Microcomputers; Professional personnel; Software; Structural engineering; Training; Universities and colleges
• Old TRIS Terms: Communicating
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486815
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM