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CIVIL ENGINEEIRNG COURSES
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Description
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| CE 101 |
Introduction to Civil Engineering- 3 Hr. Introduction to civil engineering profession and societies. Topics include engineering ethics, engineering problem solving, and systems of units and dimensions. Technical presentations – written and oral are required Basic design concepts (team approach) and personal computer skills are developed. Local field trips and guest lectures are also included. Pre-requisite: 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; Co-requisite: 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; and 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. A study of origin, 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. Co-requisites: EGC 207L, CE 308L. (Offered Spring) |
| CE 308L |
Soil Mechanics Lab. – 1 hr. The purpose of this course is to present a selection of experiments that will demonstrate the principles of Soil Mechanics. A Laboratory Manual for this course will be used for performing these experiments. Prerequisites: EGC 207. Co-requisite: CE 308 (Offered Spring) |
| CE 310 |
Transportation Systems and Materials – 3 hrs. (2 hr. lecture + 2 hr. lab). Transportation systems including land and air transportation for passenger movement; functions of transportation systems; vehicles and controls; transportation system planning, operation, maintenance, safety and transportation material testing are addressed in this course. Prerequisites: EGC 101, CE 201 and EGC 205. (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 204, EGC 207 and EGC 305 (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. Focus 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. Prerequisite: 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. Prerequisite: 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. Prerequisites: 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 - A course covering selected topics in Civil Engineering. Credit hours to be arranged (Offered as needed) |
ENGINEERING GENERAL COURSES (EGC)
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| 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 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. Prerequisites: EGC 205 and MTH 126 (Offered Spring and Summer) Co-requisite: (for CE Majors) EGC 104 |
| EGC 207L |
Strength of materials Lab. 1 hr. The purpose of this course is to present a selection of experiments that will demonstrate the principles of Mechanics of Materials. A Laboratory Manual for this course will be used for performing these experiments. Co-requisite: EGC 207. (Offered Spring and Summer) |
| EGC 305 |
Fluid Mechanics – 3 hrs. A study of the properties of fluids and fundamental principles governing fluid motion, including fluid statics; conservation of mass momentum and energy with application to pipe and channel flow of incompressible fluids. Prerequisites: EGC 206, MTH 227 and MTH 238. Co-requisite: EGC 305L. (Offered Fall) |
| EGC 305L |
Fluid Mechanics Lab. 1 hr. The purpose of this course is to present a selection of experiments that will demonstrate the principles of Fluid Mechanics. A Laboratory Manual for this course will be used for performing these experiments. Co-requisite: EGC 305. (Offered Fall). |
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