CIVILENG 2120 3 credits
Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Applications
Engineering problem solution using spreadsheets, MathCad, and Autocad Land Development Desktop. Spreadsheet and MathCad applications including graphing, curve fitting, interpolation, modeling, solving linear and non-linear equations, matrix methods, simulations equations, etc. Land Development Desktop applications include creation of topographic maps and determination of earthwork volumes. Lecture, 3 hours. P: MATH 2640. C: CIVILENG 2630. F, S
CIVILENG 2630 3 credits
Elements of Surveying
General use and care of surveying instruments; elevation determination, horizontal positioning; coordinate systems, topographic and constructions surveys, introduction to boundary surveys, horizontal and vertical curves. Lecture 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. P: GENENG 1320 or INDUSTDY 1230. C: MATH 2450 or MATH 2530. F, S
CIVILENG 2950 & 2960 2 credits each
Civil and Environmental Engineering Cooperative Education
Work experience in industry under the direction and jurisdiction of the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. P: Sophomore standing and consent of cooperative education director; a cumulative GPA of 2.50. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirement. F, S, Su
CIVILENG 2970 & 3970 1 credit
Civil and Environmental Engineering Internship
Work experience in industry under the direction of the Cooperative Education Office of the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science. Note: This program is separate and distinct from the Cooperative Education Program and is principally designed to cover the summer vacation period. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirement. Su
CIVILENG 3020 3 credits
Construction Engineering
Contracts, specifications, legal aspects and associated liabilities of construction documents, site management and planning, introduction to project scheduling and cost estimating, CPM, earthwork calculations and cross sections. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 2120 or COMPUTER 1830 and CIVILENG 2630. F, S
CIVILENG 3030 3 credits
Construction Materials
Fundamentals of engineering materials; analysis of aggregate and blending techniques; influences of aggregate mineralogy; analytical instrumentation and testing; introduction to portland cement chemistry; theory and design of portland cement concrete mixtures; bituminous materials and mixes; influences or mix properties on pavement durability. Construction material design projects. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory. 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 2120 C: GENENG 2340. F, S
CIVILENG 3100 4 credits
Structural Mechanics
Design loads; stability and determinacy of trusses, beams and frames; member forces and deflection of statically determinate trusses; shear and moment diagrams, slopes and deflections of statically determinate beams and frames; influence lines and moving loads; force methods of indeterminate trusses, beams and frames; displacement methods of indeterminate beams and frames; approximate methods of indeterminate structures; computers in structural analysis. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. P: GENENG 2340 and CIVILENG 2120. F, S
CIVILENG 3150 3 credits
Reinforced Concrete Design
Design of reinforced concrete flexural members with consideration of shear, torsion deflection, and excessive cracking. Design of short compression members. Computer analysis of statically indeterminate structures; introduction to prestressed concrete and composite construction. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3100. F, S
CIVILENG 3300 4 credits
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid properties; statics; ideal and real fluid flow, energy, continuity and momentum equations, laminar and turbulent flow in closed conduits, free surface flow. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. P: CIVILENG 2120. C: MATH 2840. F, S
CIVILENG 3340 4 credits
Environmental Engineering
Water, air, and soil chemistry; toxicity and risk; watershed analysis; mass balance analysis; groundwater hydrology water and wastewater treatment; surface water quality; solid and hazardous waste management; air pollution control. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. P: CHEMSTRY 1450 and CIVILENG 2120, or COMPUTER 1830. F, S
CIVILENG 3530 3 credits
Transportation Engineering
Introductory overview of transportation systems with emphasis on the highway mode of transportation. Topics include fundamentals of transportation economics, land-use and transportation interaction, elements of transportation planning, traffic operations, concepts of highway locations and geometric design, and introduction to flexible and rigid pavement systems. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 2120 and 2630. F, S
CIVILENG 3730 3 credits
Geotechnical Engineering I
Exploration and classification of soils; index properties; effective stress; shear strength; water in soils; earth pressure; introduction to foundation design. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. P: GENENG 2340. C: CIVILENG 3300. F, S
CIVILENG 3950 & 3960 2 credits each
Civil and Environmental Engineering Cooperative Education
Work experience in industry under the direction and jurisdiction of the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. P: Junior standing and consent of cooperative education director. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirements. F, S, Su
CIVILENG 4020 3 credits
Construction Estimates and Costs
Methods of estimating, extending and pricing; use of blue prints, specifications and commercial cost sheets to bid a complete project; scheduling and pricing of labor. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3020, or INDUSTDY 2540. S
CIVILENG 4030 2 credits
Construction Equipment
Excavation methods and equipment; equipments costs; engineering fundamentals; analysis and design of equipment systems; drilling and blasting; material production and safety as they pertain to both heavy construction and surface mining methods. Lecture, 2 hours. P: CIVILENG 3020, or INDUSTDY 2540. F
CIVILENG 4040 3 credits
Construction and Professional Management
Construction management decision making; engineering economic comparisons, scheduling, bidding techniques, introduction to labor agreements, safety and QA/QC. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3020, or INDUSTDY 2540. S
CIVILENG 4050 1 credit
Construction Seminar - Building
Lectures presented by practitioners in the field of civil engineering. F
CIVILENG 4100 3 credits
Computer Analysis of Structures
Finite element theory and application with beam, truss, and plate elements. Introduction to engineering programming with Visual Basic and MATLAB; optimization, reliability, numerical integration, and eigen analysis for structural problems. P: CIVILENG 3100. F
CIVILENG 4160 3 credits
Foundation Design
Bearing capacities and lateral earth pressures; design and computer application off shallow foundations, piles and caissons, retaining structures. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3730. C: CIVILENG 3150. F
CIVILENG 4230 3 credits
Steel Design
Behavior and properties of structural steel, proportioning of members and connections; AISC-LRFD specifications. Integrated design project. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. P: CIVILENG 3100. S
CIVILENG 4250 3 credits
Wood Structures
Anisotropic properties of wood; wood connectors; solid wood members; beams, columns and beam columns; plywood; glulam beams and arches; integrated design project. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3100. S
CIVILENG 4300 3 credits
Hydrology
Hydrologic cycle and data collection; rainfall-runoff relationships, and models; statistical analysis of streamflow and precipitation measurements; runoff estimation and hydrograph analysis; detention pond design; culvert design and analysis; water surface profile analysis. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. P: CIVILENG 3300 and (MATH 4030 or MATH 1830) S
CIVILENG 4310 3 credits
Groundwater Hydrology
The occurrence, movement, and properties of groundwater. Principles of groundwater flow. Well hydraulics, saturated and unsaturated flow systems. Physical and chemical processes affecting behavior and transport of groundwater contaminants. Field methods of groundwater investigations. Groundwater modeling. Design of groundwater monitoring and remeditation systems. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. P: CIVILENG 3300 or AGSCI 4350 or AGIN 3950 and GEOLOGY 3130 and CIVILENG 3340.
CIVILENG 4330 3 credits
Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering
Waste minimization; toxicology and risk; physico-chemical and biological process design; composting; solid waste landfill design; life cycle analysis; recycling; regulatory framework. Lecture, 2 lab hours. P: CIVILENG 3340. S
CIVILENG 4400 3 credits
Applied Hydraulics
Population estimates, water and wastewater quantities and requirements; design and analysis of water distribution systems, storage reservoirs, and pumping stations; design of stormwater and wastewater collection systems. Open channel flow. Analysis of bridge and culvert hydraulic capacity. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3300. F
CIVILENG 4410 3 credits
Advanced Environmental Engineering
Determination of sewage flowrates; wastewater characteristics; design of facilities for wastewater treatment and sludge disposal; advance wastewater treatment and effluent disposal. Computer modeling of environmental systems and waste load allocation. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3340. S
CIVILENG 4500 3 credits
Highway Engineering
Comprehensive design of contemporary highway projects. Emphasis on improving utilization of existing facilities and creating efficient new facilities through transportation system management techniques. Consideration of geometric and intersection design and standards; earthwork computations; design of parking facilities; design of highway surface and subsurface drainage systems; environmental, mobility and community impacts as measures of effectiveness. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3530. F
CIVILENG 4520 3 credits
Pavement Design and Analysis
Design methodologies for highway pavement structures; theoretical and applied aspects of flexible and rigid pavement design; soil conditions, base, subbase and pavement materials; frost action; economic considerations. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3030, CIVILENG 3530 and CIVILENG 3730. S
CIVILENG 4550 3 credits
Traffic Engineering
Elements of traffic engineering including road user, vehicle and roadway system; traffic flow theory; traffic studies and data collection; traffic control devices; principles of intersection signalization; capacity and level of service analysis for freeways, rural highways and intersections using state-of-the-art software for traffic operations and management. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3530. C: MATH 4030. F
CIVILENG 4560 2 credits
Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Evaluation of pavement distresses and the maintenance techniques used for their repair. Survey and evaluation methods, maintenance equipment and procedures, rehabilitation techniques, and identification of the most cost-effective option. Maintenance management software will be used to evaluate options. Guest speakers will be used for selected topics. Lecture, 2 hours. P: CIVILENG 3530 and CIVILENG 3030. S
CIVILENG 4630 3 credits
Geographic Information Systems
Basic GIS concepts in cartography and digital mapping, geodetic datums and control, map projections and coordinates, databases, topology, spatial queries/analysis, digital orthophotography, digital elevation modes, and applications. Use of state-of-the-art software and World Wide Web components for GIS. Laboratory, 4 hours. P: CIVILENG 2630 and 2120. F
CIVILENG 4730 3 credits
Geotechnical Engineering II
Review elements of soil mechanics; water in soil; slope stability; lateral earth pressures; sheet pile walls; geotextile applications; computer applications. Lecture, 3 hours. P: CIVILENG 3730. S
CIVILENG 4930 3 credits
Civil and Environmental Engineering Design Project
Open-ended comprehensive design in student's area of specialization. Discussion and experience in project management, work as a team, written reports and presentations, computer aided design and ethics. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. S, F
CIVILENG 4980 1-4 credits
Current Topics in Engineering
In-depth study of a current topic of interest to the engineering profession. The topic to be covered will be identified in the course title. F, S
CIVILENG 4990 1-3 credits
Independent Study
Advanced study in area of specialization selected by student and approved by faculty member. F, S