CE and General Engineering Courses Offered in the Department

CE Courses

CE 101 Introduction to Civil Engineering – 3 hrs. Introduction to civil engineering profession and societies. Engineering ethics. Engineering problem solving, systems of units and dimensions. Technical presentations – written and oral. Basic design concepts (team approach). Personal computer skills. Local field trips and guest lectures are also included. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (Offered Spring)

CE 201 Surveying – 3 hrs. (2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.) A study of measurement and error calculation, leveling, traverse and area computation, topographic mapping, triangulation, highway, public land and construction surveying. Computer applications are included. Co-requisite: EGC 101 or consent of instructor. (Offered Fall)

CE 304 Environmental Engineering – 3 hrs. A survey of environmental pollution and control involving the air, land, and water environments; the management of the environment; and other problems concerning water and sewage treatment, solid waste disposal and treatment. Prerequisites: CHE 102, CHE 102L, and MTH 238; or consent of instructor. (Offered Spring)

CE 305 Hydrogeology – 3 hrs. The study of a hydrologic cycle with emphasis on precipitation and runoff, stream flow and groundwater distribution. Geology of groundwater occurrence, groundwater contamination, development and management are also covered. Prerequisite: EGC 305; Corequisite: EGC 204. (Offered Spring)

CE 306 Structural Analysis – 3 hrs. An analysis of stresses and deflections in statically determinate structures caused by fixed and moving loads. Study of influence lines and loading criteria for beams and plane trusses. Introduction to classical analysis of indeterminate structures including the slope deflection and moment distribution methods. Application of computer techniques to structural problems is required. Prerequisites: MTH 227, MTH 238, EGC 101 and EGC 207. (Offered Fall and Summer)

CE 308 Soil Mechanics – 3 hrs. (2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.) A study of original, formation, classification, identification and subsurface exploration of soil. Physical and mechanical properties of soils, shear strength, consolidation, settlement, and bearing capacity are also covered. Prerequisite: EGC 207. (Offered Spring)

CE 310 Transportation Systems – 3 hrs. Transportation systems including land, air and water transportation for passenger and freight movement; functions of transportation systems; traveled way, vehicle, controls and terminals; transportation system planning, design, operation and maintenance are addressed in this course. Prerequisites: EGC 101 and CE 201. (Offered Spring)

CE 401 Structural Steel Design – 3 hrs. Introduction to the design of steel structures to include behavior of members and their connections. Theoretical and practical basis for proportioning members are addressed. Prerequisite: CE 306. (Offered Spring)

CE 402 Reinforced Concrete Design – 3 hrs. A study of the theory and design of reinforced concrete members. Design considerations for concrete bridges and buildings are included. Prerequisite: CE 306. (Offered Fall)

CE 404 Hydraulic Engineering and Design – 3 hrs. A study of the similitude, and flow measurement; open channel flow, pipe flow and their applications; and design of various elements of hydraulic structures. Prerequisites: EGC 207 and EGC 305; Co-requisite: EGC 204. (Offered Spring)

CE 405 Concrete and Aggregates – 3 hrs. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.) A study of engineering properties of plain concrete; influence of cement, aggregates, water and mixtures on the properties of fresh and hardened concretes; mix design; behavior under various types of loading and environments. Prerequisite: EGC 207. (Offered upon sufficient demand– Consult Advisor)

CE 406 Computer Analysis of Structures – 3 hrs. This course focuses on flexibility and stiffness methods of analysis. Development of matrix methods for both trusses and rigid frames and use of the computer in structural analysis, including finite element method are included. Prerequisites: CE 306 and EGC 104. (Offered upon sufficient demand – Consult Advisor)

CE 408 Foundation Design – 3 hrs. The study of shallow and deep foundation elements, determination of bearing capacity of spread footings, mat and pile foundations. This course also includes instruction on drilled caissons and piers as well as lateral earth pressure and the design of retaining structures. Prerequisites: CE 308, Co-requisite: CE 402. (Offered Fall)

CE 409 Public Health Engineering – 3 hrs. A study of the engineering aspects involved in the control of the environment for the protection of health and the promotion of the comfort of man. Discussion will include communicable disease control, air pollution, refuse disposal, industrial hygiene, and radiological health hazards. Prerequisite: CE 304. (Offered upon sufficient demand – Consult Advisor)

CE 410 Transportation Engineering and Design – 3 hrs. A study of engineering and design basics for highway transportation; elements of highway transportation and their characteristics; drivers; vehicles, volume, density, speed, and travel time; design for safety, service, and economy; highway alignment, cross section and geometric design elements. Prerequisites: CE 310; Co-requisite: EGC 204. (Offered Fall)

CE 411 Urban Transportation Planning – 3 hrs. A study of functions and elements of urban transportation including modeling trip generation, trip attraction, modal split and network assignment; integrated models, and computer applications. Prerequisites: EGC 204, CE 310 or consent of instructor. (Offered Fall, Odd Years)

CE 412 Pavement Systems – 3 hrs. A study of the design of highway and airport pavement systems; subgrades, subbases and bases; flexible and rigid pavements; drainage and earthwork; pavement evaluation and maintenance. Prerequisites: EGC 207 and CE 310. (Offered Fall, Even Years)

CE 413 Construction Management – 3 hrs. An introduction to construction project planning and scheduling by network diagrams. Estimating and project control fundamentals; various equipment and productivity are included. Prerequisite: Senior standing. (Offered Fall, Even Years)

CE 414 Design of Timber Structures – 3 hrs. A study of wood as an engineering design material. Beams, columns, plywood design, and glued laminated structural members as used in actual design and construction are covered. Prerequisite: CE 306. (Offered Spring)

CE 424 Civil Engineering Practice – 3 hrs. An introduction to the practical concepts necessary to a practicing engineer, such as engineering ethics, engineering economics, estimating, cost analysis, contract bidding, and specification writing. Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor. (Offered Fall)

CE 450 Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow – 3 hrs. A study of the mechanics of fluid flow in open channels, as an extension of basic engineering hydraulics and experimental concepts applied to the theory, design, and shape optimization of open channels. Classification of flow, channel cross section, hydraulic jump, stilling basins, specific energy, culvert hydraulics, and the use of design charts and tables are included. Prerequisite: EGC 305. (Offered upon sufficient demand – Consult Advisor)

CE 455 Wastewater Treatment – 3 hrs. An introduction to wastewater characteristics and treatment processes; biological mechanism, reactors, waste treatment, and kinetics. The engineering design of physical processes such as sedimentation, thickening, and filtration; as well as chemical processes, processing of sludge and advanced wastewater treatment processes are included. A field trip to wastewater treatment plant is required. Prerequisites: CE 304 and EGC305, or consent of instructor. (Offered Fall, Odd Years)

CE 456 Solid Waste Disposal – 3 hrs. An introduction to the problem of solid waste management; types and quantities of wastes; collection and transportation of wastes; composting, landfill and incineration; and recycling of wastes and resource recovery. Prerequisite: CE 304 or consent of instructor. (Offered upon sufficient demand – Consult Advisor)

CE 457 Hazardous Waste Management – 3 hrs. An introduction to the transportation, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes. Legal aspects of hazardous materials; cleanup of hazardous material spills, and the impact of hazardous materials on the environment are all covered. Prerequisite: CE 304 or consent of instructor. (Offered upon sufficient demand – Consult Advisor)

CE 460 Computer-Aided Design in Civil Engineering – 3 hrs. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab.) A course which focuses on the design of Civil Engineering structures/systems using computers. Utilization of graphics and component design programs as design tools is required. Prerequisite: EGC 101 and senior standing. (Offered Spring)

CE 470 Civil Engineering Design Project – 3 hrs. An individualized or grouped civil engineering design project completed under supervision of instructor. Prerequisite: Must have completed at least two CE design courses or consent of instructor. (Offered Fall and Spring)

CE 480 Special Topics – This course covers selected topics in Civil Engineering. Credit hours to be arranged. (Offered as needed)

General Engineering Courses

EGC 101 Engineering Drawing and Graphics – 3 hrs. (2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab). A study of principles of design drafting, and graphics as applied to engineering; geometric constructions; multi-view drawing and sketching; and graphical algebra and calculus. The student is introduced to computer graphics package. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

EGC 104 Computer Programming – 3 hrs. An introduction to the use of the computer as a tool in engineering. Systems and utility programs, programming techniques, recent developments in computing, and practice in solving engineering problems using FORTRAN are included. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

EGC 204 Engineering Analysis – 3 hrs. An introduction to statistics and data analysis, probability and sampling distributions, quality control, estimation and statistical intervals, testing statistical hypotheses, the analysis of variance, experimental data, regression and correlation, and computer applications in Civil Engineering. Prerequisite: MTH 126. (Offered Fall)

EGC 205 Statics – 3 hrs. Fundamental definitions and the concepts of static equilibrium, systems of forces and couples, application to solution of trusses and frames, friction, centroids and moments of inertia are covered in this course. Prerequisites: MTH 125, PHY 105; Co-requisite: EGC 101 or consent of instructor. (Offered Fall and Spring)

EGC 206 Dynamics – 3 hrs. A study of kinematics of a particle; moment of inertia of masses; translation, rotation and plane motion of rigid bodies; principles of work and energy, impulse, and momentum, as applied to engineering problems. Prerequisites: EGC 205 and MTH 126. (Offered Spring)

EGC 207 Strength of Materials – 3 hrs. Concepts of stress and strain, combined stresses, analysis of stresses and deformation in bodies loaded by axial, torsional, and bending loads are covered in this course. Prerequisites: EGC 205 and MTH 126. (Offered Spring and Summer)

EGC 305 Fluid Mechanics – 3 hrs. (2 hours lectures, 2 hours lab). A study of the properties of fluids and fundamental principles governing fluid motion, including fluid statics; conservation of mass; momentum and energy with applications to pipe and channel flow of incompressible fluids. Prerequisites: EGC 206, MTH 227 and MTH 238. (Offered Fall)