CE - Civil and Environmental Engineering

CE 083 CE Capstone Workshop I

Students work with faculty adviser to complete the first phase of a capstone project.

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Corequisites

CE 483

CE 084 CE Capstone Workshop II

Students work with faculty adviser to complete the second phase of a capstone project.

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Corequisites

CE 484

CE 200 Civil Engineering Seminar

Survey of the sub disciplines within the civil engineering profession, along with the societal context for its works, with a focus on sustainable design. Students develop a preliminary career plan. Invited speakers, field trips, and projects. Fee: $100

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CE 201 Introduction to Civil Engineering Design Graphics

Graphical communication of civil engineering design ideas using computer and traditional methods. Use of graphical modeling in civil engineering design with an extended course project. Fee: $80

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CE 223 Surveying

Introduction to surveying. Topics include theory of measurements and error analysis; distance and angle measurements; traverse, area, and volume computations; horizontal and vertical curves; topographic surveys; construction surveys and mapping.

2

Corequisites

CE 224

CE 224 Surveying Laboratory

Introduction to surveying fieldwork emphasizing construction-related activities; use of automatic level, total station, and GPS; field activities include taping, differential leveling, traversing, layout, and mapping. Fee: $100

1

Corequisites

CE 223

CE 302 Construction Materials

Introduction to the properties and applications of construction materials for civil engineers. Topics include mineral aggregates, Portland cement and concrete, asphalt concrete, timber, and steel.  Lecture format with laboratory demonstrations. Fee: $50

3

Prerequisites

EGR 322

CE 315 Transportation Engineering

Introduction to transportation systems and modes; transportation planning; driver, pedestrian, and vehicle characteristics; fundamental principles of traffic flow; highway capacity analysis; geometric design of highways; traffic operations; design of the intersection and interchange; parking design; transportation safety and environmental impacts; introduction to pavement design.

3

Prerequisites

CE 223

CE 321 Geotechnical Engineering

Introduction to soil mechanics. Weight-volume relationships, classification, compaction, soil hydraulics; subsurface stresses, consolidation, and strength concepts.

3

Prerequisites

EGR 322 with a grade of C- or higher

Corequisites

CE 371

CE 351 Structural Analysis I

Concepts of stability and determinacy. Analysis of displacements and internal forces of determinate structures: trusses, beams, frames, cables, and arches. Influence line diagrams. Introduction to indeterminate structures.

3

Prerequisites

EGR 322 with a grade of C- or higher

CE 353 Reinforced Concrete Design

Properties of an efficient concrete mix. Analysis and design of rectangular and T-beams. One-way and two-way slab design. Compression members subject to axial and eccentric loads. Primary emphasis on the ultimate strength design method and to the recent ACI Building Code.

3

Prerequisites

CE 302, CE 351

CE 362 Water Resources Engineering

Fundamentals of hydrologic and hydraulic engineering. Hydrology topics include precipitation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, and runoff. Hydraulic engineering topics include closed-conduit flow, including flow in branched and parallel pipe systems, open channel flow, and pump design. Application of water resources principles to water distribution and stormwater design.

3

Prerequisites

EGR 311

Corequisites

CE 373

CE 367 Environmental Engineering

Introduction to environmental engineering. Topics include material balances, reactor engineering, environmental chemistry, water quality, water treatment, water pollution, water quality modeling, wastewater treatment and residues management.

3

Prerequisites

CHM 207, MTH 202

CE 371 Geotechnical Laboratory

Basic soil mechanics experiments: index tests, compaction, permeability, direct shear and triaxial strength testing. Application to field situations with written and oral reports. Fee: $75

1

Corequisites

CE 321

CE 373 Water Resources Engineering Laboratory

Students will apply the concepts learned in CE 362 in the laboratory. Lab activities cover pipe flow, pumps, open channel, and hydrology. Fee: $75

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Prerequisites

CE 362 or corequisite

Corequisites

CE 362 or prerequisite

CE 376 Environmental Engineering Laboratory

Experiments on chemical and biological analysis of water including alkalinity, turbidity, hardness, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, solids and fecal coliform. Softening, jar testing, and reactor tracer studies are also conducted. Fee: $75

1

Prerequisites

CE 367 or corequisite.

Corequisites

CE 367 or prerequisite.

CE 401 Computational Methods in Civil Engineering

Application of computational methods to civil engineering problems. Numerical differentiation and integration. Matrix methods for structural analysis. Solving differential equations with finite difference and Euler and multi-step methods. Analysis of discrete and continuous mechanical systems.

3

Prerequisites

MTH 301, MTH 321, CE 351

CE 404 Construction Engineering

Construction management and planning, management organization, principles and procedures for estimating and bidding of construction projects, construction contracts, contract documents, construction insurance and bonds; labor law, labor relations, and project safety; project planning and scheduling techniques, including CPM, PERT; resource allocations; project control and treatment of uncertainty.

3

Prerequisites

Upper division standing.

CE 416 Traffic Engineering

Introduction to traffic engineering; traffic stream components and characteristics; fundamental principles of traffic flow; studies of traffic speed, volume, travel time, delay, and pedestrian; capacity analysis of freeways, highways, signalized and unsignalized intersections; traffic control devices; traffic signals; traffic accidents and safety; and traffic management.

3

Prerequisites

CE 315

CE 422 Geotechnical Design

Foundations, including footings, piers, and piles, and raft foundations. Permanent retaining structures, mechanically stabilized earth, and soil nailed walls. Temporary shoring of excavations. Slope stability fundamentals.

3

Prerequisites

CE 321

CE 441 Structural Steel Design

Design of structural steel elements for buildings using the LRFD method. Includes tension members, columns, beams, and beam-columns. Bolted and welded connections.

3

Prerequisites

CE 351

CE 444 Structural Systems Design

Analysis and design of structural units and building systems. Lateral force resistance to wind and seismic forces: diaphragms and lateral resisting frames. Fundamental aspects of steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, and pre-stressed/post-tension design. Introduction to structural detailing and drawings. Owner, Architectural, and MEP coordination and constraints as it relates to structural engineering. Emphasis on the IBC, ASCE loading, ACI and AISC codes.

3

Prerequisites

CE 351

Corequisites

CE 353

CE 451 Structural Analysis II

Analysis of indeterminate structures by slope deflection method; moment distribution method; approximate methods of analysis. Introduction to space structures.
3

Prerequisites

CE 351

CE 452 Earthquake Engineering

Response of structures to seismic loads and ground motion. Response spectra and their application to earthquake analysis of structures. Seismic design criteria and provisions for buildings and other structures. Use of current codes for earthquake resistant design of structures.

3

Prerequisites

CE 321, CE 351, MTH 321

CE 454 Advanced Civil Engineering Graphic Modeling

Exploration of the principles of Building Information Modeling (BIM) used to improve project outcomes by enabling more rapid visualization and simulation as well as optimized collaboration with intelligent, data-rich models.  Fundamentals of BIM modeling with Autodesk Revit software will be introduced.  Extended course project will be required.
3

Prerequisites

CE 201 and CE 351, or permission of instructor

Cross Listed Courses

CE 554

CE 458 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

This course investigates environmental applications of multispectral remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS). RS topics include sensor systems, digital image processing, and automated information extraction. GIS topics include spatial database management systems, data analysis, and environmental modeling. Emphasis is placed on biological applications including vegetation mapping, habitat identification and field data mapping.
3

Cross Listed Courses

BIO 384, ENV 384

CE 460 Air Pollution

The course investigates the sources, distribution and impacts of atmospheric pollutants. Specifically, the role of air pollution in climate change, human health, and environmental impacts will be covered in detail. The course will also discuss the natural background chemistry of the atmosphere, photochemistry, and urban air pollution.

3

Prerequisites

CHM 207, CHM 277

Cross Listed Courses

ENV 382

CE 462 Sustainable Design

This course applies the principles of sustainable design to building design, urban planning, stormwater management, water usage, energy usage, and product design. Life cycle assessments will be used to evaluate materials usage and waste minimization for a variety of applications. The class culminates in a final group project evaluating the sustainability of similar products or materials.

3

Prerequisites

Upper division standing

Cross Listed Courses

CE 562

CE 464 Watershed Systems Modeling

Introduction to surface water modeling in both undeveloped and urban catchments. Topics include watershed delineation with GIS, lumped and distributed systems, calibration, and validation. Computer programming for water resources applications such as water supply and demand. Theoretical topics followed by hands-on applications of concepts and models, including group projects.

3

Prerequisites

CE 362 or corequisite

Corequisites

CE 362 or prerequisite

Cross Listed Courses

CE 564

CE 465 Open Channel Flow

Students learn how to design lined or rigid boundary ("engineered") channels, unlined or erodible ("natural") channels, weirs, spillways, stilling basins, culverts, and other hydraulic structures. Students will also learn how to determine the water surface profile for gradually varied flow conditions. Principles of hydraulic analysis, including specific energy, momentum, critical depth, and uniform flow, will be applied.
3

Prerequisites

CE 362

Cross Listed Courses

CE 565

CE 466 Water and Wastewater Design

Study of the fundamental concepts required to design and operate processes used for drinking water treatment and distribution and wastewater collection and disposal. Design of physical, chemical, and biological processes for water treatment and wastewater disposal. Design of water supply and wastewater collection infrastructure.

3

Prerequisites

CE 367

CE 467 Project Delivery Lifecycle: The Challenges of Implementing Wet Infrastructure in the 21st Century

Take a peek 'under the hood' at what it takes to deliver large, municipal wet infrastructure projects in an increasingly complex society. This course will track a large current or recent infrastructure from conception/identification, engineering procurement, preliminary and detailed design, construction and start-up/commissioning.

3

Cross Listed Courses

CE 567

CE 483 Civil Engineering Capstone Project I

A major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate standards and multiple realistic constraints. Projects have some combination of the following characteristics: realism, communication, exposure, teamwork, learning, and related opportunities. Fee: $50

3

Prerequisites

EGR 351 or EGR 352 or corequisites, EGR 300, and two of the three following courses; CE 315, CE 353, and CE 362

Corequisites

EGR 351 or EGR 352 or prerequisites, CE 083

CE 484 Civil Engineering Capstone Project II

Continuation of a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate standards and multiple realistic constraints. Projects have some combination of the following characteristics: realism, communication, exposure, teamwork, learning, and related opportunities. Fee: $50

3

Prerequisites

CE 483

Corequisites

CE 084

CE 490 Directed Study

Selected study or project in civil engineering for upper-division students. Must be arranged between the student and an individual faculty member, and subsequently approved by the dean of engineering. No more than three hours of directed study taken at the University may be used for elective credits to satisfy degree requirements.

Variable

Prerequisites

Upper division standing.

CE 491 One Time Course Offering

Credit arranged.

Variable

CE 492 Seminar

Credit arranged.

Variable

CE 493 Research

Faculty-directed student research. Before enrolling, a student must consult with a faculty member to define the project. May be repeated for credit.
1-3

Prerequisites

Upper division standing.

CE 501 Computational Methods in Civil Engineering

Advanced computational methods to solve civil engineering problems. Matrix methods for structural analysis. Numerical differentiation and integration. Solving differential equations with finite difference and Euler and multi-step methods. Analysis of discrete and continuous mechanical systems. Basic knowledge of linear algebra is required.
3

CE 504 Construction Engineering

Principles and procedures used in construction management. Advanced topics in planning, management organization, estimating and bidding of construction projects, construction contracts, contract documents, construction insurance and bonds; labor law, labor relations, and project safety; project planning and scheduling techniques, including CPM, PERT; resource allocations; project control and treatment of uncertainty.

3

CE 516 Traffic Engineering

Advanced topics in traffic engineering; traffic stream components and characteristics; detailed principles of traffic flow; studies of traffic speed, volume, travel time, delay, and pedestrian; capacity analysis of freeways, highways, signalized and unsignalized intersections; traffic control devices; traffic signals; traffic accidents and safety; and traffic management.

3

CE 522 Geotechnical Design

Study of permanent retaining structures, mechanically stabilized earth, and soil nailed walls. Foundations, including footings, piers, piles, and raft foundations. Temporary shoring of excavations. Advanced slope stability fundamentals. Design aspects culminate in an engineering design report. Knowledge of structural analysis and basic geotechnical engineering is required.
3

CE 541 Structural Steel Design

Advanced topics pertaining to design of structural steel elements for buildings using the LRFD method. Topics include tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, and bolted and welded connections. Design aspects culminate in an engineering design report. Knowledge of structural analysis is required.
3

CE 544 Structural Systems Design

Analysis and design of structural units and building systems. Lateral force resistance to wind and seismic forces: diaphragms and lateral resisting frames. Fundamental aspects of steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, and pre-stressed/post-tension design. Introduction to structural detailing and drawings. Owner, Architectural, and MEP coordination and constraints as it relates to structural engineering. Emphasis on IBC, ASCE loading, ACI and AISC codes.
3

CE 551 Structural Analysis II

Analysis of indeterminate structures by slope deflection method; moment distribution method; approximate methods of analysis. Introduction to space structures. Special report is required.
3

CE 552 Earthquake Engineering

Response of structures to seismic loads and ground motion. Response spectra and their application to earthquake analysis of structures. Seismic design criteria and provisions for buildings and other structures. Use of current codes for earthquake resistant design of structures. Special report required.
3

CE 554 Advanced Civil Engineering Graphic Modeling

Exploration of the advanced principles of Building Information Modeling (BIM) used to improve project outcomes by enabling more rapid visualization and simulation as well as optimized collaboration with intelligent, data-rich models.  Fundamentals of BIM modeling with Autodesk Revit software will be introduced.  Extended course project and research paper will be required.
3

CE 562 Sustainable Design

This course applies the principles of sustainable design to building design, urban planning, stormwater management, water usage, energy usage, and product design. Life cycle assessments will be used to evaluate materials usage and waste minimization for a variety of applications. The class culminates in a final group project evaluating the sustainability of similar products or materials. A special project is required.

3

CE 564 Watershed Systems Modeling

Introduction to surface water modeling in both undeveloped and urban catchments. Topics include watershed delineation with GIS, lumped and distributed systems, calibration, and validation. Computer programming for water resources applications such as water supply and demand. Theoretical topics followed by hands-on applications of concepts and models, including group projects. A special project is required.

3

CE 565 Open Channel Flow

Advanced design of lined or rigid boundary channels, unlined or erodible channels, weirs, spillways, stilling basins, culverts & other hydraulic structures. Students analyze gradually varied flow conditions. Hydraulic analysis, including specific energy, momentum, critical depth, and uniform flow. Advanced topics in open channel flow. Complete a special project that will be presented as a lecture. Basic knowledge of hydraulics recommended.

3

CE 566 Water and Wastewater Design

Advanced study of the fundamental concepts required to design and operate processes used for drinking water treatment, distribution, and wastewater collection/treatment. Design of physical, chemical, and biological processes for water treatment and wastewater disposal. Design of water supply and wastewater collection infrastructure. Design aspects culminate in engineering design reports. Basic knowledge of environmental and hydraulics recommended. Special report required.

3

CE 567 Project Delivery Lifecycle: The Challenges of Implementing Wet Infrastructure in the 21st Century

Take a peek 'under the hood' at what it takes to deliver large, municipal wet infrastructure projects in an increasingly complex society. This course will track a large current or recent infrastructure from conception/identification, engineering procurement, preliminary and detailed design, construction and start-up/commissioning. Special project required.

3

Cross Listed Courses

CE 467

CE 590 Directed Study

Credit arranged.

Variable

CE 591 One Time Course Offering

Credit arranged.

Variable

CE 592 Seminar

Credit arranged.

Variable

CE 593 Research

Faculty-directed student research. Before enrolling, a student must consult with a faculty member to define the project. May be repeated for credit.
1-3

CE 599 Thesis

Credit arranged.

Variable