These are the courses taught by Dr. Teixeira in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNL. For more details on additional courses offered within the department and the College of Engineering, please refer to the undergraduate and graduate course catalogs.
CIVE 371: Materials of Construction
Course Description
This course is composed of theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions aiming to introduce students to various types of construction materials, including steel, aluminum, aggregates, Portland cement, Portland cement concrete, asphalt binders and mixtures, wood, masonry, and composites used in civil engineering. Their basic structure, production process, mechanistic behavior and other properties, and laboratory test methods used with each material are studied.
Semesters Taught (Enrollment)
Spring (2024), Spring (2025)
Syllabi
CIVE 472: Pavement Design and Evaluation
Course Description
Thickness design of flexible and rigid pavement systems for highways and airports; design of paving materials; evaluation and strengthening of existing pavements.
Semesters Taught (Enrollment)
Spring (2023)
Syllabi
CIVE 842: Bituminous Materials and Mixtures
Course Description
Understanding of the physical, chemical, geometrical, and mechanical characteristics and practical applications of bituminous materials and mixtures. Fundamental mechanics for elastic and inelastic materials and basic theories associated with mechanical data analyses and designs. Recent advances and significant research outcomes for further discussions. Applications of theories to laboratory and field testing.
Semesters Taught (Enrollment)
Fall (2022)
Syllabi
CIVE 491/891: Multiscale Characterization and Modeling of Materials
Course Description
The course will be focusing on introduction to multiscale characterization and modeling of civil engineering materials and structures. This course is composed of theoretical lectures aiming to provide a thorough understanding of the constitutive behavior of materials, multiscale evaluation, microscale and macroscale experimental testing, and finite element modeling of various types of construction materials used in civil engineering.
Semesters Taught (Enrollment)
Fall (2024)