Natural Hazards Research & Education
Instruction
Dr. Pilkington currently teaches at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte within the Engineering Technology and Construction Management Department. Some courses have been cross-listed within other departments and programs.
Two Year-Average Overall Instructor Rating:
4.74 /5
Natural Hazards Impacts to Facilities & Infrastructure
CMET 5000, ESCI 5000, GEOG 5000
Graduate
Fall 2023
Fall 2020
This course is designed to cover the hazards and hazard risks associated with the environment we live and build in. An understanding of these events is necessary in preparing and building for a sustainable and resilient community. This course will cover different hazards from hurricanes to tornadoes to earthquakes to even human-induced hazards. The focus will be on those hazards that are likely to cause high impacts to our infrastructure and communities. Topics include mechanisms behind the formation of hazards, how hazards interact with infrastructure to result in damage, overall community resilience to hazards, effects of climate change, and an introduction to ArcGIS for spatial mapping of infrastructure assets and hazards.
Structural Analysis & Design I
ETCE 3163
Undergraduate
Spring 2023
Spring 2022
Spring 2021
Spring 2019
This course presents basic concepts and principles of structural analysis and design of structural steel, reinforced concrete, masonry products, and timber and engineered wood systems. Emphasis is placed on practical aspects of structural analysis and design to include beams, joists, rafters, columns, trusses, and elementary frames.
The objective of this course is to provide construction management students with a basic understanding of building loading conditions and design requirements.
Structural Steel Design
ETCE 4165
Undergraduate
Fall 2023
Fall 2022
This course provides an introduction to structural steel design concepts through use of the AISC design code.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1) Describe material behavior and Load and Resistance Factor Design, 2) Perform design analysis of tension members, 3) Perform design and analysis of compression members, 4) Perform design and analysis of beams, and 5) Perform design and analysis of basic connections.
Engineering Analysis II (Integral Calculus)
ETGR 2272
Undergraduate
Spring 2024
A continuation of the study of engineering problem-solving procedures utilizing integral calculus. Topics include: integration, areas, volumes, centroids and moments of inertia by integration and multivariate calculus to include partial derivatives, and double integration.
Applied Mechanics II
ETCE 3264
Undergraduate
Spring 2023
This course covers fundamentals and applications of strength of materials. Topics of study include building loads, stress and strain, thermal deformation and stress, axial load, statically indeterminate axially loaded members, the principle of superposition, torsion, bending and shear stresses in beams, transformation of stress and strain, Mohr's circle, and shear and moment diagrams.
Structural Analysis
ETCE 3264
Undergraduate
Fall 2021
Fall 2020
Advanced Shear Moment Diagrams. Building Code and Load Distribution. Deflections of structures, analysis of statically indeterminate structures using virtual work, the force, and the displacement methods of analysis. Introduction to matrix methods of structural analysis.
This course presents basic concepts and principles of structural analysis of determinate and indeterminate beams, frames, and trusses. Emphasis is placed on practical aspects of structural analysis applicable for structural design. The objective of this course is to provide civil engineering technology students with a basic understanding of how to analyze structures for shear, moment, and deflection in preparation for concrete and/or steel design courses.
Applied Mechanics I
ETGR 2101
Undergraduate
Spring 2022
Spring 2021
Fundamentals and applications of statics to include the analysis of force systems using analytical and graphical methods. Included topics are systems of forces, friction, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, distributed force systems, centroids and moments of inertia, and introduction to analysis of structures. In addition, stress, deformation, and strain are presented.
Construction Project Administration
CMET 3224
Undergraduate
Spring 2020
Fall 2019
A study of the project management processes used in the design and construction of civil engineering projects. Topics include: the roles and responsibilities of project participants, project delivery methods, engineering and construction contracts, project control and documentation, and dispute resolution mechanisms.