Dr. Adjo A. Amekudzi :: Courses

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Adjo Amekduzi

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Courses

	CEE 3000: Civil Engineering Systems: This required course introduces undergraduate students to a Sustainable Engineering (SE) approach for planning, design, implementation, operation and renewal of civil engineering systems. The concept of sustainability is introduced as the operating paradigm for making decisions over the lifecycle of civil engineered facilities. Sustainability is concerned with continued progress and development of human communities while ensuring preservation of the natural and human environment to enable such development to continue. The systems approach is introduced as essential for SE, in how problems are defined, how analysis tools are used to evaluate the performance of facilities and services, how benefits, costs and risks are incorporated into decision-making, how the natural environment and social equity are considered; how facilities are operated and maintained after implementation, and renewed at the end of their useful lives. Selected Links: American Society of Civil Engineers - Vision 2025 Sustainability Rankings of US Cities World Business Council on Sustainable Development

	CEE 6651: Infrastructure Systems: This graduate-level elective reviews the status of civil infrastructure and infrastructure asset management, the analytical methods, tools, data, technologies, political and financial frameworks and constraints for managing infrastructure systems and facilities as assets. While there is no standard approach to the problem of infrastructure degradation, there are a variety of methodologies, models, tools and techniques that can be used to assist in more efficient use of resources. The course presents an integrated approach to Infrastructure Asset Management. Topics covered include condition assessment, deterioration modeling, engineering economics, project evaluation, optimization and ranking methods, infrastructure management systems, valuation, and infrastructure sustainability. Selected Links: National Infrastructure Report Card Infrastructure Asset Management [Federal Highway Administration] Asset Management [Environmental Protection Agency]

	CEE 8813C: Infrastructure, Megacities and Sustainable Development : This graduate-level elective introduces a Sustainable Engineering [SE] paradigm and methods for addressing infrastructure issues in major cities, megacities and megaregions. Adopting a primarily problem-based learning pedagogy, the course focuses on the application and extension of emerging SE methods for evaluating the sustainability of selected infrastructure systems in urban environments. Selected Links: Megacities -- Challenges for Humanity Megaregions Center for Sustainable Engineering [CSE]

Selected Publications

Jeon, Christy and Adjo Amekudzi (2006). Integrating Ethics into a Civil Engineering Course. Proceedings for the 2006 Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education, Chicago, Illinois, June 2006.

Amekudzi A, McNeil S, and K Sanford Bernhardt (2005). Engaging Students in Civil Infrastructure Management, Proceedings for the 2005 Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon, June 2005.

Amekudzi A and M Meyer, The Civil Engineering Systems Course at Georgia Institute of Technology (2004). Presented at the 2004 Engineering Systems Symposium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 2004.

Amekudzi AA, Herabat P; Sanford Benhardt K, and S McNeil (2000). Educating Students to Manage Civil Infrastructure, Proceedings for the 2000 Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education, St. Louis, MO, June 2000. [ASEE Best Paper Award, PIC 1]

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