1188: The Challenge of Civil Engineering
Cr.
1. (1-0). Prerequisite: Course required for freshmen and transfer
students during their first fall semester enrollment in civil
engineering. A study of the scope of the civil engineering
profession and the vision of civil engineering for the twenty-first
century.
1331: Computing for Engineers (also
CHEE 1331,
INDE 1331)
Cr. 3. (2-2). Prerequisite:
MATH 1431.
Credit may not be received for more than one of
CHEE 1331,
CIVE 1331 and
INDE 1331.
Introduction to the computing environment; matrix arithmetic;
programming essentials; spreadsheets; symbolic algebra tools;
solution of typical engineering problems using computer tools.
2330: Mechanics I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
PHYS 1321
and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 2433. Composition
and resolution of forces, free-body diagrams, analysis of forces
acting on structures and machines, friction, centroids, and moments
of inertia.
2331: Mechanics II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CIVE 2330
and MATH 2433. Dynamics of rigid bodies; force-mass-acceleration,
work-energy, impulse-momentum, and introduction to mechanical
vibrations.
2332: Mechanics of Deformable Solids
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
CIVE 2330. Stress and strain in elastic bodies; statically determinate
and indeterminate members; axial force, shear, moment and torsion;
beam deflections; columns; combined stresses.
3331: Environmental Engineering
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisites:
CHEM 1112,
CHEM 1332.
Introduction to air, water, and environmental pollutants,
and concepts of design for treatment.
3332: Engineering Materials
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite:
CIVE 2332. Analysis of properties of solid materials related to
engineering design, introduction to metallurgical processes and
materials testing.
3337: Theory of Structures
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
CIVE 2332. Structural analysis of determinate trusses, beams,
frames, using analytical and graphical methods; influence lines,
deflections, approximate and exact (classical) methods of analysis
of indeterminate structures.
3339: Geotechnical Engineering
Cr. 3. (2-3).
Prerequisite: CIVE 2332. Laws of mechanics and
hydraulics applied to soils. Physical and mechanical properties
of soils and introduction to geotechnical engineering concepts.
3434: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering
Cr. 4. (3-3). Prerequisites: CIVE 2331 and
MATH 3321 or equivalent.
Fluid properties, hydrostatics, basic equations of fluid mechanics, inviscid
and viscous flows, flow through pipes, open channel flow, groundwater seepage,
and hydraulic structures.
4198:4298:4398:4498: Special Problems
Cr. 2-4 per semester or
more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
4311: Innovative Design for Civil Engineers
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisites:
CIVE 3337,
3339, and
3434 .
The generation
of ideas and concepts for design and the development of innovative
approaches to problem-solving in civil engineering. 100 percent
design.
4312: Civil Engineering Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite:
CIVE 4311 and either
4331 and
4333, or
4369,
4363, or
4364.
Complete design of a civil engineering project including land use,
environmental impact, social impact and coupling of various subsystems.
Communication of final designs to others. 100 percent design.
4331: Water Quality Engineering
Cr. 3.
(3-0). Prerequisites: CHEM 1332,
1112, and
CIVE 3434. Introduction
to environmental chemistry and biology with applications to engineering
problems in the natural environment. Emphasis on
chemical and biological reactions of contaminants as they move
through surface and ground waters and the resulting corrective
actions.
4332: Hydrology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
CIVE 3434.
Hydrologic cycle, rainfall and runoff, water losses, snowmelt,
ground water, unit hydrograph, floods and flood routing, stream
flow records, reservoir design, and sedimentation. 50 percent design.
4333: Water and Wastewater Treatment
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: CIVE 3434.
The fundamental principles of design for municipal
water and wastewater treatment facilities. 100 percent design.
4335: Ocean Engineering
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
CIVE 3334.
Engineering concepts in the ocean, including ocean environment,
wave mechanics, naval architecture, and ocean instrumentation. 50 percent design.
4337: Transportation Engineering
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
CIVE 3339 and ECON 2305. Highway, rail, water, air, and other
modes of transportation emphasizing the problems related to their
planning, use, operation, and maintenance. 50 percent design.
4363: Concrete Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CIVE 3337.
Analysis and design of members and structures. 100 percent
design.
4364: Structural Steel Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
CIVE 3337. Analysis and design of members and structures. 100
percent design.
4369: Foundation Engineering
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
CIVE 3339. Applications of soil mechanics to foundation engineering.
Exploration techniques, foundation selection criteria, design,
and construction. 100 percent design.
4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite:
approval of chair.
5331: Geotechnical Engineering in Highway Practice
Cr.
3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CIVE 3339. Application of soil mechanics
to pavement design, slope stability, and seepage. 100 percent
design.
5360: Urban and Regional Planning
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
senior standing in civil engineering or consent of instructor. Review of collection
and analysis of data for urban planning; development of master plan emphasizing
engineering aspects of utilities, transportation, and other city
facilities. 50 percent design.
5367: Advanced Construction Engineering
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
INDE 3333 and
MATH 3321. Construction costs and bidding; planning,
organizing, and controlling construction; CPM diagrams and PERT
techniques; computer applications.
5397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3 per semester (3-0). May be
repeated for credit when topics vary.