Courses
CEE 101D/201D Mathematical Laboratory
Applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering
The objective
of this course is to make students more comfortable with using computational
and visualization methods in the design and analysis of engineering
systems. We focus on MATLAB 7
applications to problems that student
The course is
taught for 3 units in the autumn quarter and is mostly for undergraduates and
first-year graduates. Enrollment may be
limited.
CEE 268 Groundwater Flow
We start with the study of the fundamental physical
mechanisms that control flow in porous media leading to Darcy’s law. Then, using analytical, semi-analytical, and
finite-element techniques (implemented through software package COMSOL Multiphysics, http://comsol.com/),
we solve a variety of interesting and practical groundwater problems: flow to
and from wells, rivers, lakes, drainage ditches; flow through and under dams;
streamline tracing; capture zones of wells and pump-and-treat systems; and
mixing schemes for in-situ remediation.
The primary objective is to give students an appreciation of unique
features of flow in porous media as well as some handy tools that they can use
in engineering practice. Prerequisites:
calculus and introductory fluid mechanics.
The course is taught for 3-4 units in the winter
quarter. It is mainly attended by
students in the EES and EFMH programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering,
as well as students from Geological and Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, and
Energy Engineering.
CEE 362 Numerical Modeling of Subsurface
Processes
This is an advanced class involving hands-on
numerical simulation of interesting problems.
In the process of solving specific problems, we review key ideas in: problem
formulation, PDEs and weak formulations, choice of boundary conditions,
etc. We solve using the finite-element
code COMSOL Multiphysics, with a
variety of solvers and pre- and post-processing of data. Then, we engage in interpreting the
results. Problems include: flow in
saturated porous media with complex boundaries and heterogeneities; solute
transport with common reaction models; effects of heterogeneity on dispersion,
dilution, and mixing of solutes; variable-density flow and seawater intrusion;
upscaling or coarsening of scale; and biofilm modeling.
The course is taught for 3-4 units in the spring
quarter. Attendance is limited to five
students who, in addition to maturity, interest, and background, must have
access to a sufficiently powerful laptop.
Taught in Alternate Years, not taught in 2008-2009.
CEE 362G Stochastic Inverse
Modeling and Data Assimilation Methods
This is an advanced class dealing
with stochastic methods for the solution of inverse problems that are
algebraically underdetermined and/or have solutions that are sensitive to data.
Emphasis is on geostatistical methods that, in addition to using data,
incorporate information about structure such as spatial continuity and
smoothness. We will review linear, quasilinear (successive linearizations), and
computer-intensive
The course is taught for 3-4 units in the spring
quarter. Taught in Alternate Years, not
taught in 2009-2010.
For
Times: See Stanford University Bulletin