Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIV ENGR) 1 CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (CIV ENGR) CIV ENGR 1 — COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM 1 credit. Work experience which combines classroom theory with practical knowledge of operations to provide students with a background upon which to base a professional career. Enroll Info: So st Requisites: None Course Designation: Workplace - Workplace Experience Course Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2021 CIV ENGR 150 — INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL THEORY 3 credits. A survey of architectural design theory through research analysis and criticism of works and ideas of significant architects and architectural theorists. Enroll Info: None Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2021 CIV ENGR 151 — ARCHITECTURAL MAKING I 3 credits. Introduction to architecture and architectural making. 2D and 3D form and space tested through the theoretical, pragmatic, and contextual issues that influence architecture. Enroll Info: None Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2021 CIV ENGR 152 — ARCHITECTURAL MAKING II 3 credits. Survey and application of twentieth century design techniques in architecture. Enroll Info: None Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No CIV ENGR 155 — ARCHITECTURAL THINKING 3 credits. Canonical buildings since 1800 alongside their accompanying theoretical texts are evaluated within the discipline and allied fields of inquiry. Enroll Info: None Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No CIV ENGR 250 — ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATION 3 credits. Development of precise standards of drawing and the history and techniques of descriptive and analytical drawing. Enroll Info: None Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No CIV ENGR 290 — CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS 3 credits. Course focuses upon the building construction industry. Buildings include many engineered systems, such as foundations, structural, and exterior cladding. Course addresses construction methods and techniques for sitework, excavation, paving, cast-in-place concrete, precast concrete, masonry, structural steel, and moisture protection. Course uses case examples of individual systems. Enroll Info: So st Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2020 CIV ENGR/G L E 291 — PROBLEM SOLVING USING COMPUTER TOOLS 4 credits. Introduction to engineering computations with emphasis on computer tools and computer based measurement, data collection, and processing. Tools will include computer aided drafting, spreadsheets, other engineering computation tools, and hardware and software for laboratory and spatial measurements. Enroll Info: None Requisites: E M A 202 or M E 240 or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2021 CIV ENGR 299 — INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3 credits. Enroll Info: None Requisites: Consent of instructor Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2016 CIV ENGR 310 — FLUID MECHANICS 3 credits. Fluid statics and dynamics, dimensional analysis, flow of an ideal fluid, flow of a real fluid--including laminar and turbulent flow, applications to engineering problems. Enroll Info: MATH 234 EMA 202 or equiv Requisites: None Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2021 CIV ENGR 311 — HYDROSCIENCE 3 credits. Introduction to the water cycle, its relationship to the environment and human attempts to conserve, control, and utilize water judiciously. Fundamentals of hydrology, hydraulics, coastal engineering and water resources engineering. Enroll Info: None Requisites: MATH 222 or 276; or graduate/professional standing; or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Sustain - Sustainability Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2021
Work experience which combines classroom theory with practicalknowledge of operations to provide students with a background uponwhich to base a professional career. Enroll Info: So stRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Workplace - Workplace Experience CourseRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 150 — INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL THEORY3 credits.
A survey of architectural design theory through research analysis andcriticism of works and ideas of significant architects and architecturaltheorists. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 151 — ARCHITECTURAL MAKING I3 credits.
Introduction to architecture and architectural making. 2D and 3D formand space tested through the theoretical, pragmatic, and contextualissues that influence architecture. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 152 — ARCHITECTURAL MAKING II3 credits.
Survey and application of twentieth century design techniques inarchitecture. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: No
CIV ENGR 155 — ARCHITECTURAL THINKING3 credits.
Canonical buildings since 1800 alongside their accompanying theoreticaltexts are evaluated within the discipline and allied fields of inquiry. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: No
Development of precise standards of drawing and the history andtechniques of descriptive and analytical drawing. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: No
CIV ENGR 290 — CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS3 credits.
Course focuses upon the building construction industry. Buildings includemany engineered systems, such as foundations, structural, and exteriorcladding. Course addresses construction methods and techniques forsitework, excavation, paving, cast-in-place concrete, precast concrete,masonry, structural steel, and moisture protection. Course uses caseexamples of individual systems. Enroll Info: So stRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020
CIV ENGR/G L E 291 — PROBLEM SOLVING USING COMPUTER TOOLS4 credits.
Introduction to engineering computations with emphasis on computertools and computer based measurement, data collection, and processing.Tools will include computer aided drafting, spreadsheets, otherengineering computation tools, and hardware and software for laboratoryand spatial measurements. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: E M A 202 or M E 240 or member of Engineering GuestStudentsRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 299 — INDEPENDENT STUDY1-3 credits.
Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2016
CIV ENGR 310 — FLUID MECHANICS3 credits.
Fluid statics and dynamics, dimensional analysis, flow of an ideal fluid,flow of a real fluid--including laminar and turbulent flow, applications toengineering problems. Enroll Info: MATH 234 EMA 202 or equivRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 311 — HYDROSCIENCE3 credits.
Introduction to the water cycle, its relationship to the environment andhuman attempts to conserve, control, and utilize water judiciously.Fundamentals of hydrology, hydraulics, coastal engineering and waterresources engineering. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: MATH 222 or 276; or graduate/professional standing; ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
Fundamental sanitary aspects of environmental engineering. Role of theengineer in the control of the environment; water supply and wastewaterproblems; solid waste disposal; air pollution; and administration inenvironmental engineering. Enroll Info: 1 year college chemRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
Combination of theory and laboratory practice to study basic unitoperations and processes in environmental engineering. Emphasison water and wastewater treatment processes, such as coagulation/flocculation, chemical precipitation, filtration, adsorption, activatedsludge, anaerobic digestion, and substrate utilization kinetics. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 320Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019
A systematic introduction to the application of the first and second lawsof thermodynamics to systems relevant to environmental engineering.Energy balances used to solve environmental engineering problems inflowing and non-flowing systems. Examines the relationship betweenenergy, heat and work using theoretical and practical models. Chemicalreactions as well as gas and fluid mixing from a thermodynamicsperspective. Performance limits imposed by the second law ofthermodynamics on devices used in power generation, fluid flow,refrigeration, and air conditioning. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: (CHEM 104 or 109), MATH 234, and (E M A 201, PHYSICS 201or 207), or member of Engineering Guest StudentsRepeatable for Credit: No
Properties and tests of materials used in the treatment and conveyanceof water and air. Introduction to laboratory and field measurementtechniques to assess material performance capabilities. Technical reportpreparation. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR 320 and E M A 201, or member of EngineeringGuest StudentsRepeatable for Credit: No
CIV ENGR/G L E 330 — SOIL MECHANICS3 credits.
Basic principles of soil mechanics and fundamentals of applicationin engineering practice; soil composition and texture; classification;permeability and seepage; consolidation; settlement; shear strength;lateral earth pressures and retaining structures, shallow and deepfoundations, slope stability; subsurface exploration; laboratorycharacterization of physical and engineering properties of soils. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: E M A 303 or M E 306, graduate/professional standing, ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 340 — STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I3 credits.
Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate beams, trusses, andrigid frames; deflections by virtual-work, moment-area; influence lines;force methods; structural design loads, introduction to structural design,approximate methods. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: (E M A 303 or M E 306) and M E/E M A 307; or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
Introduction to the design language of Frank Lloyd Wright. Beginningunderstanding of his architectural design process, his methods, tools andprocesses in building design and construction. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
Characteristics of transportation supply and demand; measuring andestimating demand; social and environmental impacts; planning oftransportation systems; characteristics of transportation modes;interaction between modes; mode interfaces; transportation technology;economics; public policy, implementation and management. Enroll Info:STAT 311 or STAT 324Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
On-site treatment and dispersal of waste water from homes, commercialsources and small communities. Sources, pretreatment units, nutrientremoval units, constructed wetlands, surface and soil dispersal systems,recycle and reuse systems, regulations, alternative collection systems.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: CHEM 103, 109, or 115Course Designation: Sustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR/ENVIR ST/GEOG 377 — AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHICINFORMATION SYSTEMS4 credits.
Design, implementation and use of automated procedures for storage,analysis and display of spatial information. Covers data bases,information manipulation and display techniques, software systemsand management issues. Case studies. Meets with Civil EnvironmentalEngineering 357. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Physical Sci. Counts toward the Natural ScireqLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 392 — BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)3 credits.
Provides students with an introduction to the use of Building InformationModeling (BIM) technology in the construction industry. The courseallows students to gain experience in using computer tools such as theAutodesk Revit Family to model building designs. Enroll Info: M E 160 orM E 170Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Level - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR/E M A 395 — MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES3 credits.
Properties and tests of materials used in the initial construction or repairof facilities (including buildings, transportation systems, utility systems,and reinforced earth). Introduction to laboratory and field measurementtechniques to assess material performance capabilities. Technical reportpreparation. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: (E M A 303 or M E 306), graduate/professional standing, ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 410 — HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING3 credits.
Engineering approaches to measurement, control and conveyanceof water and wastewater flows, emphasizing analysis, design,characteristics and selection of: measurement devices, distribution andcollection pipe systems, and pumps and turbines with considerationof plant, quality, economic, reliability, and security aspects. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 310 311 or consent of instructorRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 411 — OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS3 credits.
Analysis and characteristics of flow in open channels (natural andartificial); channel design considerations including uniform flow (rivers,sewers), flow measuring devices (weirs, flumes), gradually varied flow(backwater and other flow profiles, flood routing), rapidly varied flow(hydraulic jump, spillways), and channel design problems (geometricconsiderations, scour, channel stabilization, sediment transport). EnrollInfo: CIV ENGR 311Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 412 — GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS3 credits.
Engineering fundamentals of groundwater flow. Mass and momentumconservation, diffusion, and dispersion. Applications to wells, recharge,plumes, and convective transport. Physical models and elementarynumerical methods, including flow nets. Some laboratory work. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 414 — HYDROLOGIC DESIGN3 credits.
An introduction to the design of engineering structures which controland/or utilize runoff, emphasizing the sizing of structures to meethydrologic uncertainty. Applies principles and techniques from severaldisciplines, including hydrology, hydraulics, probability and statistics.Specific techniques include flood frequency analysis; risk analysis;design storm and historic storm techniques; rainfall-runoff modeling.Enroll Info: Civ Engr 315 or cons instRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2020
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CIV ENGR 415 — HYDROLOGY3 credits.
Water cycle as related to air mass properties and movement,precipitation, evaporation, snowmelt, infiltration, streamflow, floods, andgroundwater. Statistical hydrology, and hydrologic simulations--includingrunoff prediction, streamflow and reservoir routing, impoundmentoperation studies, and urban hydrology. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: (G L E/CIV ENGR 291 and CIV ENGR 311) or graduatestandingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019
CIV ENGR 416 — WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS ANALYSIS3 credits.
Water supply and demand are increasingly stressed by climate,population, land-use, policy, etc. This course presents a variety ofsystems analysis techniques for water resources planning andmanagement. Deterministic and stochastic optimization and simulationmodels will be developed and applied. Problems addressed includewater supply, water quality, and river basin development. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 311 or consent of instructorRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019
CIV ENGR/G L E 421 — ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYENGINEERING3 credits.
Uses the three paradigms of sustainability (environmental, social, andeconomic) for strategic environmental initiatives in an engineeringsetting. Proactive environmental management opportunities, includingpractices of pollution prevention, industrial ecology, and design for theenvironment. A systems approach to manufacturing, examining the lifecycle of products, incorporating total cost accounting, extended producerresponsibility, and design for end-of-life. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: (MATH 217, 221, or 275) and (CHEM 104 or 109); or graduate/professional standing or member of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 422 — ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING3 credits.
Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2013
CIV ENGR 423 — AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS, MEASUREMENT ANDCONTROL3 credits.
The influence of man-caused pollution on the atmosphere, globally andlocally. Evaluation of human health, economic, and aesthetic effectsof air pollution. Techniques for measurement of atmosphere pollutantconcentrations and determination of local and regional air quality.Detailed presentation of air pollution sources and methods for theircontrol. The role of local, state and federal government in air pollutioncontrol. Enroll Info: Senior standingRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020
Basic chemistry and chemical calculations applied to environmentalengineering, lab methods and interpretation of results for chemical andbiological analyses of water and wastewater. Enroll Info: CHEM 103 orequivRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2014
CIV ENGR 426 — DESIGN OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS3 credits.
Unit operations in wastewater treatment; physical, chemical, andbiological processes for treatment of wastewater; sludge treatmentand disposal; design of a wastewater treatment plant; site visitsto wastewater treatment plants. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 310 or 316,CIV ENGR 320, or cons instRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 427 — SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTES ENGINEERING3 credits.
Basic concepts in designing, evaluating, and operating solid wastesstorage, collection, and disposal systems; waste reduction, resourcerecovery, incineration and land disposal methods; hazardous wastesengineering; legal, political, and administrative considerations. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 310 or cons instRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
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CIV ENGR 428 — WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN3 credits.
Preliminary studies and design of water treatment processes andsubordinate plant facilities; project control of design project; unitoperations in water treatment; groundwater treatment; preliminary costestimates; introduction of computer-aided design concept; site visits towater treatment plants. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 310, 320Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 429 — ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION3 credits.
Design and analysis of complex environmental systems to capture policytrade-off in managing water, land, air, and energy resources. Illustrationof models that describe decision variables and constraints to capturethe full range of alternative policy choices. Heuristic and formal solutionprocedures to select best project alternatives. Enroll Info: IntroductorycalculusRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2016
CIV ENGR/G L E 430 — INTRODUCTION TO SLOPE STABILITY ANDEARTH RETENTION1 credit.
Introduction to theory and approaches commonly used in geotechnicalengineering practice for design and analysis of slopes and earth retainingstructures. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR/G L E 330, graduate/professional standing, ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR/G L E 432 — INTRODUCTION TO SHALLOW AND DEEPFOUNDATION SYSTEMS1 credit.
Introduction to theory and approaches commonly used in geotechnicalengineering practice for design and analysis of slopes and earth retainingstructures. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR/G L E 330, graduate/professional standing, ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR/G L E 434 — INTRODUCTION TO UNDERGROUND OPENINGSENGINEERING1 credit.
Subsurface stress; rock failure criteria; openings in competent rock;openings in layered rocks; plastic behavior around openings in weakrock; stereographic projections and stereonet; block theory; rock bolts;stabilization methods and design. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR/G L E 330 and concurrent enrollment in GEOSCI/CIV ENGR/G L E/M S & E 474, graduate/professional standing, ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 440 — STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS II3 credits.
Analysis of structures by displacement methods with computersolutions. Slope deflection and moment distribution methods. Derivationof stiffness matrices for two-dimensional frames. Introduction tocommercial structural analysis software. Shear deformations. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 340Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 442 — WOOD STRUCTURES I3 credits.
Properties of wood, basic concepts of structural design, design of woodstructural members by LRFD including beams, columns and connections.Sawn, glued-laminated, sheathing and composite wood constructionproducts. Concrete formwork. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 340Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2016
Global positioning system surveying for field applications. Signals.Coordinate systems. Datums. Cartographic projections. Satelliteorbits. Choosing hardware. Strategies for data collection and analysis.Assessing uncertainty. Geocoding satellite images. Integrating data withGeographic Information Systems. Emerging technologies. Enroll Info:Math 210, 211, 221 or equiv or cons instRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Physical Sci. Counts toward the Natural ScireqLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
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CIV ENGR 445 — STEEL STRUCTURES I3 credits.
Design loads, codes, specifications and standards; philosophies ofdesign; load and resistance factor design (LRFD); allowable stressdesign (ASD); properties and types of structural steel; residual stresses;behavior and LRFD design criteria for tension members, compression;laterally braced and unbraced beams; essentials of bolted and weldedconnections. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 340Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 447 — CONCRETE STRUCTURES I3 credits.
Behavior of reinforced concrete structural elements; concepts of designand proportioning sections for strength and serviceability; background ofspecification requirements; strength design applied to beams, columns,and members under combined axial load and bending; continuousbeams. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 340Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 451 — ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN3 credits.
Introduction to building design, its methods, tools and processes and theinterface with other professionals in building design and construction.Buildings as an integrated system of components, assemblies andsub-systems, including: structure, enclosure, internal finish andfurnishing, circulation, conveyance and mechanical systems. Pragmaticdesign elements that make a project sustainable, energy efficient andcomfortable, including; fenestration options, daylighting, passive heatingand cooling, energy efficiency and other lower impact approachesidentified in LEED standards. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR/I SY E/N E 460 — UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS FOR ENGINEERS3 credits.
Introduction to approaches for quantifying uncertainty in engineeringanalyses. Both analytical and computational methods are demonstrated.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: (STAT/MATH 309, STAT 311, 224, 324, or STAT/MATH 431),graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering GuestStudentsRepeatable for Credit: No
CIV ENGR/G L E/GEOSCI/M S & E 474 — ROCK MECHANICS3 credits.
Classification of rock masses, stress and strain in rock, linear and non-linear behavior of rock, failure mechanisms, state of stress in rockmasses, lab testing, geological and engineering applications. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: E M A 201, PHYSICS 201, 207, or 247, or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Breadth - Physical Sci. Counts toward the Natural ScireqLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 489 — HONORS IN RESEARCH1-3 credits.
Undergrad honors research projects supervised by faculty members. Notavailable for graduate credit. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Honors - Honors Only Courses (H)Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2010
CIV ENGR/BSE 491 — LEGAL ASPECTS OF ENGINEERING3 credits.
Legal principles and institutions germane to engineering practice;formation and performance of engineer-client and owner-contractorrelationships; preparation of technical specifications; surety bonds andinsurance; construction liens; contract administration; constructioncontract remedies; intellectual property of engineers; engineers'obligations to society and their fellow engineers. Enroll Info: Sr st or consinstRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 492 — INTEGRATED PROJECT ESTIMATING AND SCHEDULING3 credits.
Principles of estimating and scheduling for the construction industry,engineer's preliminary and final estimates' quantity take offs and cost andduration determinations for major items related to a construction project;use manual and computer techniques. Enroll Info: Jr stRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
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CIV ENGR 494 — CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DECISIONMAKING3 credits.
Planning, designing, and managing civil and environmental engineeringsystems. Fundamentals of the systems approach; linear and nonlinearoptimization; linear programming; decision analysis and theory;economic analysis; uncertainty; non-monetary valuation; systemsdynamics; and ethics in engineering. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: MATH 221 or 275; or graduate/professional standing; ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 496 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION3 credits.
Basic electricity, utility systems, standards and codes, electricalconstruction materials, branch circuit design, motor branch circuit design,feeder and service design, estimating and management concepts inelectrical contracting, grounding, lighting, telecommunications. EnrollInfo: PHYSICS 202Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 497 — MECHANICAL SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION3 credits.
Introduction to building mechanical systems. Plumbing, heating,ventilation, air conditioning, fire protection, automation/controls andprocess systems. Introduction to mechanical systems design and costestimating. Mechanical system management. Enroll Info: PHYSICS 202Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 498 — CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT3 credits.
Characteristics of Construction Industry; project organizations; thedesign and construction process; labor, material, and equipmentutilization; cost estimation; construction pricing and contracting;construction planning; cost control, monitoring accounting; andmanagement systems construction. Enroll Info: Junior standing orconsent of instructorRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 500 — WATER CHEMISTRY3 credits.
Elements of fresh and marine water chemistry; acid-base, precipitation,complexation, oxidation-reduction, adsorption, and biochemical reactionsin natural waters and water treatment processes. Enroll Info: CHEM 103,104, 221 or equivalent or consent of instructorRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 501 — WATER ANALYSIS-INTERMEDIATE3 credits.
Principles and applications of chemical and instrumental methods for thechemical analysis of water. Enroll Info: CHEM 103Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR/E M A/M E 508 — COMPOSITE MATERIALS3 credits.
Physical properties and mechanical behavior of polymer, metal, ceramic,cementitious, cellulosic and biological composite systems; micro- andmacro-mechanics; lamination and strength analyses; static and transientloading; fabrication; recycling; design; analytical-experimental correlation;applications. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: (E M A 303 or M E 306), graduate/professional standing, ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020
CIV ENGR/G L E 511 — MIXING AND TRANSPORT IN THE ENVIRONMENT3 credits.
Application of fluid mechanics to understand the mixing and transportof contaminants, pollutants, and other solutes in the environment.Introduction to chemical and biochemical transformation processesas well as boundary interactions at the air-water and sediment-waterinterfaces. Transport phenomena: diffusive processes, advectiveprocesses, turbulent diffusion, and shear flow dispersion. Introduction toboth analytical and computational solutions with applications to mixingand transport in rivers, lakes, the atmosphere, and coastal waters. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: (CIV ENGR/G L E 291, COMP SCI 220, or E C E 203) and(CIV ENGR 310 or M E 363), or graduate/professional standing, ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020
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CIV ENGR 514 — COASTAL ENGINEERING2-3 credits.
The effect of natural forces associated with storms, hurricanes, andwater-level variations on the coastal zone, and efforts made to combatthese forces. Wave and storm-surge prediction, the change of waves asthey approach shore, and wave forces on the shore; shore erosion andlittoral drift; nearshore pollution in lakes and oceans; harbor, breakwater,and revetment design. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 311 or consent of instructorRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019
CIV ENGR 515 — HYDROCLIMATOLOGY FOR WATER RESOURCESMANAGEMENT3 credits.
Students will be introduced to various strategies for integrating climatescience into water resources, specifically addressing climatic influenceson hydrologic variables, the prospects for prediction, and the implicationson water management and development. Students will consider bothspace and time variability of hydrological processes in the context of sub-seasonal, seasonal, and climate change time-scales. The course formatwill include lectures, discussion, student presentations, and role- playing.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR 415 and STAT 224 (or CIV ENGR 315 prior to Spring2018)Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020
CIV ENGR/G L E 520 — REACTIVE PROCESSES FOR SUSTAINABLEENERGY AND RESOURCE PRODUCTION3 credits.
Key scientific concepts related to fossil and renewable energy resources.Apply the fundamentals of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics atsolid interfaces to better understand the science behind using fossiland renewable energy resources. Evaluate the impacts of existing andemerging energy technologies on the environment. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Senior standing, (MATH 211, 217, 221, or 275), (CHEM 103,104, or 109), and CIV ENGR 320, or Graduate/professional standing, ormember of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: No
Environmental regulations, remediation site characterization,contaminant characterization, detailed engineering and managementconsiderations related to the design and operation of hazardous wasteremediation systems involving water pollution, air pollution, solid waste,and groundwater pollution. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 320 or cons instRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR/G L E 530 — SEEPAGE AND SLOPES3 credits.
Practical aspects of seepage effects and ground water flow. Stability ofnatural and man-made slopes under various loading conditions. Designand construction of earth dams and embankments. Flow net and itsuse; wells; filters; total and effective stress methods of slope analysis;selection of pertinent soil parameters. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR/G L E 330Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019
CIV ENGR/G L E 532 — FOUNDATIONS3 credits.
Shallow and deep foundations. Analysis and design of footings,mats, piers and piles, and related fill and excavation operations.Consolidation settlement, time rate of settlement, stress distribution,elastic (immediate) settlement, load bearing capacity; methods to reducesettlements and increase shear strength; the selection of a foundationsystem. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR/G L E 330 COMP SCI 310 or cons instRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR/G L E 535 — WIND ENERGY BALANCE-OF-PLANT DESIGN3 credits.
Wind Energy Development and Balance-of-Plant Design. Up-frontcoverage includes the science and mechanics of wind energy includingturbine basics, wind resource assessment, energy production, andeconomic return. Balance-of-plant design aspects include site layout andmicro-siting, foundation systems, collector systems and interconnection,site civil and electrical infrastructure, and structural tower analysis.Development includes environmental due diligence and permitting,stakeholder engagement, energy policy and markets, and levelized cost ofenergy (LCOE). Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: PHYSICS 201, 207, 247, E M A 201, or graduate/professionalstanding, or member of Engineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: No
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIV ENGR) 9
CIV ENGR 543 — PRECAST CONCRETE3 credits.
Design of structural systems using precast concrete components,capacity of prestressed components, fire ratings, connections andconstruction of precast systems. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 447Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2012
CIV ENGR 545 — STEEL STRUCTURES II3 credits.
Composite construction; composite vs. non-composite behavior; shoredvs. unshored construction; stability of frames; elastic analysis of framesincluding second order effects; strength of members subject to combinedflexure and axial compression; plate girders; vertical flange buckling;flexural and shear strength; flexure and shear interaction; stiffenerrequirements. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 445Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 547 — CONCRETE STRUCTURES II3 credits.
Deflections under short duration and sustained loads; compressionmembers with emphasis on stability and secondary bending moments;two-way slab systems; prestressed concrete including prestresslosses; design of shear walls, special topics in strut and tie modelling,compression field theory and design for torsion may be covered;flexure analysis; design of sections; and shear strength. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 447Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
Techniques of enhancement and quantification of remote sensingimagery. Emphasis on processing and analyzing data gathered byairborne and satellite sensors. Techniques to quantitatively analyze datafrom photography, electro-optical scanners, satellite systems, and radarand passive microwave systems. A 5-week practicum with applicationsto: agriculture and forestry, geology and soils, water quality, and urbanand regional planning. Enroll Info: Civ Engr/Envir St/Forestry 303 orauthorizationRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR/A A E/ENVIR ST/URB R PL 561 — ENERGY MARKETS3 credits.
Energy resources are an essential element of the world's business,political, technical and environmental landscape. Analytic tools providedby the discipline of economics expands our understanding of thiscritical issue. Energy supply markets reviewed include both fossil fuelsand renewable resources. Energy demand sectors include residential,commercial, industrial and transportation. Electricity represents anintermediate energy market. The interactions among these marketsparticipants indicate how scarce resources are allocated amongcompeting needs in the world economy. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: A A E 215, ECON 101, or 111, or graduate/professionalstandingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2017
Principles of planning, evaluation, selection, adoption, financing, andimplementation of alternative urban transportation systems; formulationof community goals and objectives, inventory of existing conditions;transportation modeling--trip generation, distribution, modal choice,assignment, technological characteristics and operation of moderntransit and other movement systems. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 370 orconsent of instructorRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
Introduction to assessment tools of transportation operations andfundamental concepts in flow theory, flow control, observation andmeasurement techniques, and scheduled transportation. Applied tovarious modes of transportation. Emphasis on logic rather than recipe-oriented practice. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR 370 and (E C E 331, STAT/MATH 431, orSTAT 311), graduate/professional standing, or member of EngineeringGuest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: No
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CIV ENGR 573 — GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES3 credits.
Problems in ground transportation facility design; generation, capacity,location and design; rural and urban at-grade intersection design;grade separations; interchanges; parking lots and terminals. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 370Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 574 — TRAFFIC CONTROL3 credits.
Traffic data collection studies; measures of effectiveness and evaluationof traffic system performance; design and application of traffic controldevices; design of traffic signal systems; operational controls andtraffic management strategies. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 370 or consent ofinstructorRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
Soils, soil stabilization, aggregates, bituminous materials and mixtures,general highway materials and construction of rigid and flexiblepavements. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2018
CIV ENGR 576 — ADVANCED PAVEMENT DESIGN3 credits.
Covers the principles of stress and strain analyses in typical highwaypavement structures due to loading from traffic and climate. Also coversthe most commonly used analysis and design procedures/software todetermine thickness of pavement layers and prediction of performance.Enroll Info: CIV ENGR/E M A 395Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 577 — TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY3 credits.
Comprehensive overview of vehicular traffic flow theory and its usein evaluating congestion and determining control strategies. Startingfrom the basic concepts defining traffic streams, existing theories arepresented at different scales, including car-following (microsimulation)models, lane-changing models, cellular automata models, the kinematicwave model, and macroscopic/network fundamental diagram.Techniques for empirical analysis. Connected and automated vehicles.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: No
CIV ENGR 578 — SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN4 credits.
The application of theoretically and academically acquired knowledge toa civil and environmental engineering problem in as near "real-world" aspossible. Enroll Info: Completion of at least 1 crse which carries 3 cr ofdesignRequisites: NoneRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
Current problems and research developments in transportation,highways, traffic engineering, and transportation planning and systemsanalysis. Enroll Info: Sr stRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 609 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN WATER CHEMISTRY1-3 credits.
Given on demand. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIV ENGR) 11
CIV ENGR/G L E 612 — ECOHYDROLOGY3 credits.
Mutual interactions between the hydrologic cycle and ecosystems,including hydrologic mechanisms that underlie ecological patternsand processes, movement of water and energy through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, application and development of models forsimulating ecohydrologic processes, and case studies on ecohydrologicfunction and ecosystem services of varied environments. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR 311, 415, or GEOSCI/G L E 627, or graduate/professional standing (or CIV ENGR 315 prior to Spring 2018)Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020
CIV ENGR 618 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN HYDRAULICS AND FLUIDMECHANICS1-3 credits.
Enroll Info: Requisite varies by topicRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 619 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN HYDROLOGY1-3 credits.
Given on demand. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR/SOIL SCI 623 — MICROBIOLOGY OF WATERBORNEPATHOGENS AND INDICATOR ORGANISMS3 credits.
Source, environmental fate and transport of major groups of waterbornepathogens, including epidemiology and testing of associated indicatororganism. Management and treatment technologies for prevention ofpathogen transmission. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR 322 or SOIL SCI/MICROBIO 523 or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2017
CIV ENGR 629 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING1-3 credits.
Given on demand. Enroll Info: Sr stRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
Nature, sources, distribution, and fate of contaminants in air, water, soil,and food and potential for harmful exposure. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: (CHEM 104, 109, or 116) and (MATH 211, 217, 221, or 275)and PHYSICS (104, 202, 208, or 248)Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the NaturalSci reqLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR/G L E 635 — REMEDIATION GEOTECHNICS3 credits.
Geotechnical practice for remediation of sites containing contaminatedsoil and groundwater is discussed. Topics include non-invasive andinvasive subsurface exploration techniques, methods to monitor forthe presence of contaminants in the saturated and unsaturated zones,and geotechnically-oriented remedial action technologies. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 320 330Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019
CIV ENGR 639 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING1-4 credits.
Given on demand. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 641 — HIGHWAY BRIDGES3 credits.
Design applications in structural steel, reinforced and prestressedconcrete to simple span and continuous highway bridges; AASHTOSpecifications and loading applications; composite concrete-steelbridges; lateral and longitudinal forces on superstructure andsubstructure and substructuures; pier design; multicell box culverts.Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 445, 447Requisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2017
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CIV ENGR 649 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING1-3 credits.
Given on demand. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 669 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERINGAND MANAGEMENT1-4 credits.
Advanced topics of special interest to seniors and grad students inconstruction engineering and management. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 678 — ADVANCED TRAFFIC MODELING AND COMPUTERSIMULATION3 credits.
Theoretical and practical perspectives of traffic flow modeling witha focus on micro-simulation. Simulation software, such as CORSIM,VISSIM, and PARAMICS. Develop and calibrate a set of base models ofexisting conditions, extend the models to include design alternatives(generally using traffic demands projected for future years), and thengenerate conclusions on the basis of the modeling results. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: CIV ENGR 370, graduate/professional standing, or member ofEngineering Guest StudentsCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 679 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN TRANSPORTATION AND CITYPLANNING3 credits.
Given on demand. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019
CIV ENGR/PUB AFFR 694 — MANAGEMENT OF CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURESYSTEMS3 credits.
Comprehensive systems approach to civil infrastructure and assetmanagement with emphasis on transportation facilities. Social,political, economic factors that influence transportation planning,design, construction, maintenance and operation. Needs assessment,information management, performance measurement, life cycle cost andbenefits analysis, prioritization and optimization, budgeting and finance.Enroll Info: Grad st or cons inst, CIV ENGR 494 or equivRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019
CIV ENGR 699 — INDEPENDENT STUDY1-9 credits.
Enroll Info: So stRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 700 — CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL WATERS3 credits.
Application of chemical principles to cycling of important elementsin natural waters; mineral weathering, cycles of carbon, nitrogen,phosphorus, silicon, sulfur, and minor elements in natural waters;relationships of atmospheric chemistry to natural waters. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 500 or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018
CIV ENGR/ATM OCN 701 — THE CHEMISTRY OF AIR POLLUTION2 credits.
The course will cover background and modern research methods forthe application of chemical analysis tools to understanding of theorigin, composition, and the chemical transformations of pollutants thatoccur in the atmosphere. Emphasis will be directed at the pollutantsimpacting human health, climate change, and ecosystem degradation.Approximately half of the course materials will be taken from thescientific literature and will provide the opportunity to advance skillsin the critical reading of journal articles. The course is directed atgraduate students conducting research and interested in air pollutionand environmental chemistry. As part of the course, students will gainexperience in presenting scientific research methods and results relatedto course materials. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
Work experience that combines classroom theory with practicalknowledge of operations to provide students with a background on whichto develop and enhance a professional career. The work experienceis tailored for MS students from within the U.S. as well as eligibleinternational students. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2019
This course will be a quantitative treatment of chemical and biologicalprocesses controlling the speciation and partitioning of inorganiccompounds in natural waters. Particular attention will be paid toheterogeneous reaction mechanisms, and kinetics controlling inorganiccompounds in aqueous environments. Additionally, we will discussin-situ techniques for measurement of environmental reactions. Thiscourse is designed to appeal to graduate students who are interested inenvironmental chemistry, chemistry, limnology, geology, environmentalmicrobiology, soil science, and environmental modeling. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR 704 — ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL KINETICS3 credits.
This course examines the fundamental molecular processes thatgovern the fate and transformation of organic contaminants in naturalenvironmental systems and engineered treatment processes. Wewill emphasize the kinetics describing these processes and focuson transformation mechanisms of organic contaminants in aquaticsystems. Specific topics include partitioning between air, water, andsolids; chemical kinetics; substitution, hydrolysis, and redox reactions;oxidation reactions encountered in ozone and chlorine-based disinfectionsystems; and photochemical and biological transformations. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR 500; Graduate StandingRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020
CIV ENGR 716 — STATISTICAL MODELLING OF HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS3 credits.
Real world applications of probability and statistics to the analysis andmodeling of problems in surface and groundwater hydrology. Assumesbasic knowledge of probability and statistics. Enroll Info: STAT 311 orcons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2018
CIV ENGR/ENVIR ST/URB R PL 717 — WATER RESOURCESMANAGEMENT PRACTICUM PLANNING SEMINAR I1 credit.
This is the first of two seminars used for planning the activities of theSummer Session Water Resources Management Practicum (ENVIR ST/CIV ENGR/URB R PL 719). Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR/ENVIR ST/URB R PL 718 — WATER RESOURCESMANAGEMENT PRACTICUM PLANNING SEMINAR II2 credits.
This seminar is used for planning the field work, analysis and reportingof the Summer Session Water Resources Management Practicum(ENVIR ST/CIV ENGR/URB R PL 719). Enroll Info: Adv Grad standing orconsent of instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR/ENVIR ST/URB R PL 719 — WATER RESOURCESMANAGEMENT SUMMER PRACTICUM4 credits.
Interdisciplinary team of students and staff working with agencypersonnel, citizen groups, and/or private sector representatives onthe analysis of a contemporary, problem-oriented water resourceissue. Physical, biological, economic and social aspects of the issueanalyzed. Comprehensive written report results, practicum's findings andmanagement recommendations. Enroll Info: Envir St/Civ Engr/URB R PL/CIV ENGR/ENVIR ST 718 or consent of instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Summer 2020
CIV ENGR 721 — BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERING3 credits.
Biological principles important to diagnosing and controlling pollutionthrough environmental engineering applications such as fate andtransport of contaminants in the environment, eutrophication, watertreatment for human consumption, biological waste treatment forpollution control and bioenergy generation. Enroll Info: Students must beaccepted into an online Master of Engineering degree programRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019
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CIV ENGR 722 — CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERING3 credits.
Principles of general, physical, equilibrium, colloid and biochemistryapplied to environmental engineering processes such as evaluatingenvironmental quality and treating water, air and soil to meetenvironmental standards. Enroll Info: Students must be accepted into anonline Master of Engineering degree programRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 723 — ENERGY PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERING3 credits.
Principles of energy applied to environmental engineering such as energyresources, sustainability concerns, work and power, thermodynamics,system and process efficiencies, energy production from waste, heattransfer, and heating and cooling of systems. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in masters program in Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering - Environmental EngineeringCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020
CIV ENGR/G L E 730 — ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOILS3 credits.
Determination and interpretation of soil properties for engineeringpurposes; physio-chemical properties of soil-water systems, permeabilityand capillarity, compression characteristics of soils, measurement of soilproperties in the triaxial test, properties of frozen soils and permafrost.Enroll Info: CIV ENGR/G L E 330Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020
CIV ENGR/G L E 732 — UNSATURATED SOIL GEOENGINEERING3 credits.
Engineering principles of unsaturated soils as they apply to geotechnicaland geoenvironmental systems. Effect of soil water suction and stress onhydraulic conductivity, shear strength, and compressibility of soils in thecontext of geoengineering problems of flow and stability. Enroll Info: Gradst Civ Engr/GLE 330 or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019
CIV ENGR/G L E 733 — PHYSICOCHEMICAL BASIS OF SOIL BEHAVIOR3 credits.
Applications of physiochemical, mineralogical and environmentalconsiderations to the engineering behavior of soils. Soil composition,formation, fabric, pore fluid chemistry and interaction of phases. Theparticulate nature of soils and the fabric-engineering property (volumechange, strength, deformation and conduction) relationships. Enroll Info:CIV ENGR/G L E 330 or consent of instructorRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018
CIV ENGR/G L E 735 — SOIL DYNAMICS3 credits.
Geotechnical considerations of earthquake engineering and foundationvibrations. Seismic surveying; ground motion during earthquakes;determination of soil properties for ground response analysis; dynamicproperties of soils; soil structure interaction effects; soil liquifaction;dynamic analysis of earth dams; settlements resulting from earthquakes,lateral earth pressures during earthquakes; foundation vibrations. EnrollInfo: Civ Engr/EMA 530, EMA 545 or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018
CIV ENGR 744 — STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKEENGINEERING3 credits.
Response of Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) systems; numericalevaluation of dynamic response; earthquake response of SDOF systems;response spectra; Multi Degree of Freedom (MDOF) systems; naturalfrequencies and vibration modes; modal superposition; direct integration;damping of MDOF systems; earthquake response of MDOF systems;earthquake resistant design (basic principles) . Enroll Info: CIV ENGR 440or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2013
CIV ENGR 749 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING1-4 credits.
Advanced topics of special interest to graduate students in structuralengineering. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIV ENGR) 15
CIV ENGR/ENVIR ST 772 — PRACTICUM IN TRANSPORTATIONMANAGEMENT AND POLICY3 credits.
Integrative capstone course in transportation management and policy.Interdisciplinary team experience in the application of theoreticalknowledge and analytical tools for developing policy and makingmanagement decisions on "real-world" problems. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2016
CIV ENGR 790 — MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS1-9 credits.
Declared in a Civil Environmental Engineering or Environmental Chemistryand Technology graduate program. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in a Civil and Environmental Engineering orEnvironmental Chemistry and Technology graduate programCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 795 — CHARACTERIZATION OF ASPHALT BINDERS3 credits.
Fundamentals of asphalt production methods, refining practices, andmodification techniques. Asphalt rheological testing, linear and non-linearvisco-elasticity, conventional and Superpave characterization techniques.The role of asphalt rheology in pavement response and pavementperformance. Course includes hands-on training on using differentrheometers used in binder grading systems. Enroll Info: CIV ENGR/E M A 395 or 575Requisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2012
Principles of hydraulics and fluid mechanics applied to environmentalengineering systems that convey, control, and measure the flow of liquids,solid-liquid slurries, and gases. Enroll Info: Students must be acceptedinto an online Master of Engineering degree programRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2019
Advanced theory and applications of biological systems for the treatmentof wastes; lab techniques to assess treatability and to provide designparameters. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021
Advanced theory and applications of chemical and physical-chemicalprocesses for the treatment of water and wastewater; lab techniques toassess design requirements and treatability. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019
Engineering design project applied to environmental engineeringsolutions involving environmental chemistry, environmental quality,physical-chemical treatment processes, biological treatment processes,solid and hazardous waste engineering, energy, resource recovery,economic analysis, hydrology, and/or hydraulics and applied fluidmechanics. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Declared in Master of Science in Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering or Environmental Chemistry and Technology, or Masterof Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering-EnvironmentalEngineering OptionCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020
CIV ENGR/URB R PL 839 — LAND USE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSPLANNING3 credits.
Application of systems analysis to the planning of land use andtransportation systems; system modeling; environmental impacts; valuemeasurement; decision-making strategies. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2013
Enroll Info: For post-master's, pre-dissertator studentsRequisites: Declared in a Civil and Environmental Engineering orEnvironmental Chemistry and Technology graduate programCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
Armstrong. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
Sections in various fields of zoological research. Enroll Info: Grad st inlimnology marine sci grad prgm or cons instRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
CIV ENGR 919 — SEMINAR-HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND FLUIDMECHANICS1 credit.
Current research and review of literature in theoretical and applied fluidmechanics and hydraulic engineering. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
Current research and literature on water, wastewater, water pollutioncontrol, solid wastes engineering and management. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
Geotechnical analysis, design, and construction. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021
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