August 2024 - Cce-graduates-list

new CE697 course (one-credit, one-lecture/week) offering for fall 2024
by Dennis A Lyn 11 Aug '24

11 Aug '24

CE grad students: I am offering this fall (2024) a one-credit CE697 course entitled "Dimensional analysis, scaling, and similarity: Physics, asymptotics, and statitics", and tentatively scheduled for W12:30 pm in HAMP2113. The following is a brief description (also reproduced in the attached): Dimensional analysis is a general tool for designing experiments and organizing experimental data in a physically meaningful manner, primarily in but not necessarily restricted to mechanics-oriented fields. It emphasizes the development of relationships between dimensionless groups, thus ensuring dimensional homogeneity, which can yield relationships less sensitive to changes in scale. The course reviews basic concepts such as the Buckingham-Pi theorem and the analysis of governing equations, but then also explores the related concepts of scaling and similarity. The role of asymptotic arguments is emphasized, and implications for statistical analysis of the resulting dimensionless relationship are also discussed. Much of the lecture part of the course will discuss examples of dimensional analysis of problems for which solutions are known or at least widely accepted, with the aim of providing guidance to applying dimensional analysis and scaling arguments to problems for which solutions are not available. This will be a part-lecture part-seminar course; in the seminar part of the course, students will be asked to give in-class presentation of either their own work or from the research literature where the methods of dimensional analysis are applied. Potential references are given in the attached. If there are questions regarding the course contents, please feel free to contact me. Dennis Lyn

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Reminder: Kayaking with CEGSAC!
by Myles Wayne Overall 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

If you are spending the summer in the Purdue area, we want to invite you to come Kayaking with CEGSAC! We will be kayaking on Saturday August 10th , 4pm - 6pm at Wildcat Creek (1850 N 725 E, Lafayette, IN 47905) for a discounted price of $5 (the Civil Department and CEGSAC will cover the rest)! To sign up, please fill out the form below and follow the attached instructions on how to pay through the TOOCOOL website. We will be meeting at Hampton Hall back parking lot at 3 pm and leave promptly at 3:10 pm to ensure the appropriate amount of time to drive there and get equipped. No prior experience required, life jackets and kayak will be provided. Please make sure to RSVP by August 7th at 3pm at the link below to guarantee your spot: Bit.ly/2024CEGSAC-KAYAK<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2…> [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/NpSYAjbnnsO5Ey4u5ISjiEaTlcuHNKcz3OliLsz_C…]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2…> Summer Kayaking<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2…> Join CEGSAC for an afternoon out on the water Saturday, August 10th from 4 PM - 6 PM! We will meet in the back Hampton parking lot at 3 PM and leaving at 3:10 PM and drive to Wildcat Creek together! The price is discounted at $5, CEGSAC and the Civil Department will pay the rest! For more information, here is a link to the website: https://www.wildcatcanoeandkayaktoo.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wildc…> bit.ly If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thanks, Myles Overall CEGSAC Sports, Health, & Wellness Committee Chair Lyles School of Civil Engineering [cid:7545e142-e7a9-45b3-aafb-d2a7c868cde1]

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Professional Development Workshops 8/5/2024
by Ricksy, Jennifer R 05 Aug '24

05 Aug '24

Sign up here: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…> [cid:image001.png@01DAE4F7.19D0F2B0] Sincerely, Becky Engwall Professional Development Program Administrator Purdue University Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars O: 765-496-9072 M: 765-543-5989 E: engwall(a)purdue.edu<mailto:engwall@purdue.edu> 155 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 | Young Hall https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/professional-development/ Responsibility | Arranger | Activator | Ideation | Adaptability

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Survey: Impact of Future Charge on Students
by Freeland, Whitney A 02 Aug '24

02 Aug '24

Dear Graduate Students at Purdue University, I would like to ask you for your help by filling out THIS<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…> survey. It requires less than 10 min of your time. Please also respond to this survey if you commute by car, bike, or walk! Background: Currently, the city bus services are free of charge for Purdue students, i.e. students can take the 4B to Walmart for free or commute from Lafayette to campus every day for free with a valid university ID. However, this is currently scheduled to change. City Bus-Greater Lafayette has announced it plans to charge Purdue University students a fee of $100 per semester for its services (excluding campus loops), beginning Fall 2024. IEGSO believes this topic is a highly relevant one for Graduate students as we believe many use the city bus's services. Your anonymized data will allow us to represent the student's voice to the University and the municipal company City Bus. Kind regards, IEGSO In case the hyperlink does not work please use: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3n3zqcJjdL9acBw<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…> Whitney Freeland Administrative Manager Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering 550 Stadium Ave. West Lafayette, IN 47906-2057 o: 765-494-2256 [cid:image001.png@01DAE4CB.B3DE1120]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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Kayaking with CEGSAC!
by Myles Wayne Overall 01 Aug '24

01 Aug '24

Hello Civils! If you are spending the summer in the Purdue area, we want to invite you to come Kayaking with CEGSAC! We will be kayaking on Saturday August 10th , 4pm - 6pm at Wildcat Creek (1850 N 725 E, Lafayette, IN 47905) for a discounted price of $5 (the Civil Department and CEGSAC will cover the rest)! To sign up, please fill out the form below and follow the attached instructions on how to pay through the TOOCOOL website. We will be meeting at Hampton Hall back parking lot at 3 pm and leave promptly at 3:10 pm to ensure the appropriate amount of time to drive there and get equipped. No prior experience required, life jackets and kayak will be provided. Please make sure to RSVP by August 7th at 3pm at the link below to guarantee your spot: Bit.ly/2024CEGSAC-KAYAK<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2…> [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/NpSYAjbnnsO5Ey4u5ISjiEaTlcuHNKcz3OliLsz_C…]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2…> Summer Kayaking<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2…> Join CEGSAC for an afternoon out on the water Saturday, August 10th from 4 PM - 6 PM! We will meet in the back Hampton parking lot at 3 PM and leaving at 3:10 PM and drive to Wildcat Creek together! The price is discounted at $5, CEGSAC and the Civil Department will pay the rest! For more information, here is a link to the website: https://www.wildcatcanoeandkayaktoo.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wildc…> bit.ly If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thanks, Myles Overall CEGSAC Sports, Health, & Wellness Committee Chair Lyles School of Civil Engineering [cid:2a655428-f4b7-4066-8875-754de830389c]

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