Civil Engineering (C E)

(Administered by the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering)
Lowell F. Greimann, Chair of Department
Distinguished Professors: Klaiber
University Professors: Austin, Lohnes
Professors: Fanous, Greimann, Jeyapalan, Kannel, Northup, Porter, Rowings, van Leeuwen, Wipf
Professors (Collaborators): Maze, McCoy
Distinguished Professors (Emeritus): Baumann, Cleasby, Handy
Professors (Emeritus): Bergeson, Brewer, Carstens, Ekberg, Hardy, Jellinger, Kao, Lee, Mashaw, Mickle, Morgan, Oulman, Sanders
Associate Professors: Abendroth, Baenziger, Cable, Federle, Gu, Jahren, Jaselskis, Kjartanson, Ong, Pitt, Souleyrette
Associate Professors (Emeritus): Chase, Fung, Mercier, Sheeler, Ward Assistant Professors: Bolluyt, Coree, Ellis, Hallmark, Minchin, Sardo, Sritharan, Sung, Thomas, Walters, Wang
Assistant Professors (Adjunct): Andrle, Plazak, Schlorholtz, Walton
Assistant Professors (Collaborators): Golchin, Lundquist, Stanley
Instructors (Adjunct): Amenson, Gaunt

Undergraduate Study

For undergraduate curriculum in civil engineering leading to the degree bachelor of science, see College of Engineering, Curricula. This curriculum is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Civil engineering consists of the application of the laws, forces, and materials of nature to the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of public and private facilities, subject to economic, social, and environmental constraints. Commonly included are transportation systems; bridges and buildings; water supply, pollution control, irrigation, and drainage systems; river and harbor improvements; dams and reservoirs. Civil engineering also includes the planning, design, and responsible execution of surveying operations, and the location, delimitation, and delineation of physical and cultural features on the surface of the earth. Research, testing, sales, management, and related functions are also a part of civil engineering. Work on the campus is supplemented by inspection trips which furnish an opportunity for firsthand study of engineering systems in operation, as well as projects under construction.

Because of the widespread use of microcomputers throughout civil engineering practice, the department has incorporated microcomputer applications into many of the civil engineering courses.

Program Goal

Consultation with an industrial advisory board of employers of civil engineers, with a broad base of civil engineering educators, and with students and alumni has yielded a continuous process of program planning, program assessment, curriculum development, and instructional development to produce an integrated, learning-based curriculum. The curriculum listed in this bulletin has the academic program goal of developing an effective program that fulfills student educational needs and that equips and empowers qualified students for a successful career in Civil Engineering.

Program Objectives

Program objectives and related outcomes intended to proceed toward achievement of the program goal above include the following.

1. Design, coordinate, and execute an integrated undergraduate Civil Engineering program that produced graduates who

•have a fundamental understanding of mathematics, statistics, and physical sciences, and where appropriate, life sciences;

•have a broad base of knowledge in civil engineering technical areas, represented by the transportation and surveying, structural, environmental and water resources, and geotechnical and materials disciplinary areas;

•have a basic understanding of cost estimating, planning and scheduling for civil engineering projects;

•utilize critical thinking to identify, define and develop alternative solutions, and to implement a feasible design to solve an open-ended or ill-defined problem while considering constructability, sustainability and maintainability of the design;

•are effective in oral, written and graphical communication of ideas to engineers and non-engineers;

•recognize and understand the importance of timely and effective communication during the design and construction process;

•have an ability to effectively use computers as a tool for communication, problem solving, analysis and design;

•have an ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team;

•recognize and understand the importance of and necessity for high professional and ethical standards;

•have a basic knowledge of business and management principles and practices;

•have an understanding of social, political and cultural issues, and

•have an ability to design and conduct experiments as well as analyze and interpret data.

2. Provide opportunities for student interaction with practicing professionals.

3. Provide opportunities for students to develop their leadership skills.

4. Encourage and motivate students for life-long learning, continued intellectual and professional growth and professional licensure.

5. Encourage cooperative education, internships or progressive summer engineering employment.

6. Develop and maintain an academic advising system and a mentoring system that retains qualified students.

7. Develop and maintain a faculty that serves as a model of professional excellence for students.

Continued curriculum development will expand and increase the implementation of courses and programs to support the goal and objectives listed here. This goal and these objectives are consistent with, and supportive of, the College goals and objectives (See College of Engineering section.)

Graduate Study

The Department of Civil and Construction Engineering offers work for the master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees with a major in civil engineering with areas of specialization in structural engineering, environmental engineering, construction engineering and management, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering materials, transportation engineering, and geometronics. The department also offers minor work to students taking major work in other engineering departments.

Candidates for the degree master of science are required to satisfactorily complete 30 credits of acceptable graduate work, including preparation of a thesis or the completion of a creative component in lieu of a thesis.

The normal prerequisite to major graduate work is the completion of a curriculum substantially equivalent to that required of engineering students at this university. However, because of the diversity of interests within the graduate programs in civil engineering, a student may qualify for graduate study even though undergraduate or prior graduate training has been in a discipline other than engineering. Supporting work will be required depending upon the student’s background and area of interest. A prospective graduate student is urged to specify the degree program in which he or she is interested on the application for admission.

The department participates in the interdepartmental majors in transportation (M.S. only), and water resources (see Index).

Courses open for nonmajor graduate credit: all 300 and 400 level courses except 303, 304, 314, 383, 396, 397, 398, 404, 427, 428, 429, 451, 486, 490, and 498.

Courses Primarily for Undergraduate Students

C E 101. Technical Lecture
(1-0) Cr. R. F.S. Discussion of various phases of civil engineering. For transfer students only. Evaluation of transfer credits and discussion of graduation requirements.

C E 104. Civil Engineering Projects
(1-0) Cr. 1. F.S. Introduction to civil engineering projects and practices.

C E 111. Fundamentals of Surveying I
(2-3) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 103, 160, credit or enrollment in Engr 170 or C E 170, Math 165, credit or enrollment in C E 104 for C E majors. Introduction to error theory. Fundamentals of observing distances, elevations, and angles. Traversing. Irregular areas. Circular and parabolic curves. Earthwork including mass diagrams. Construction staking. Computer applications.

C E 160. Engineering Problems with Computational Laboratory
(2-2) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Math 141, 142 or satisfactory scores on mathematics placement examinations; credit or enrollment in Math 165. Solving engineering problems and presenting solutions through technical reports. Graphing and curve-fitting. Use of SI units. Significant figures. Flowcharting. Introduction to engineering economics and statistics. Solution of engineering problems using spreadsheets.

C E 170. Graphics for Civil Engineering
(0-4) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: Math 165, credit or enrollment in 104. Fundamental graphics. Introduction to computer aided drafting and modeling. Civil engineering applications.

C E 203. Civil Engineering Synthesis I
(2-0) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 104, 160, Engl 105, Chem 167 or 177. Application of mathematics and chemistry concepts for the solution of civil engineering problems. Introduction to critical thinking as related to Bloom’s Taxonomy of educational objectives. CE writing style guide and introduction to technical report writing for Civil Engineers. Introduction to self-directed learning. Concepts and applications from engineering economis. Participation in ASCE student chapter or other professional engineering organizations.

C E 204. Civil Engineering Synthesis II
(2-0) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 111, 203, Phys 221, E M 274 or 307. Application of mathematics, chemistry, physics, engineering mechanics, and engineering economics for the solution of advanced civil engineering problems. Application of critical thinking processes for problem solutions. Applied engineering economics. CE technical reports. Self-directed learning. Sophomore assessment.

C E 298. Cooperative Education
Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair. First professional work period in the cooperative education program. Students must register for this course before commencing work.

C E 303. Professional Issues in Civil Engineering
(2-0) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 204, Sp Cm 212. Engineering ethics. Professional law and regulation. Professional liability. Team building and total quality management. Engineering business management principles and managerial styles. Engineering economics. Professional practice issues. Self-directed and life-long learning. Participation in CE extension programs and ASCE student chapter or other professional engineering organizations.

C E 304. Civil Engineering Design and Construction
(2-0) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 303. Civil Engineering systems and design processes. Civil engineering construction, project management, and communication issues (owner, engineer, architect, contractor). Civil engineering successes and failures (case studies). Critical thinking in the design and construction process. Engineering economics. Reinforcement of Bloom’s higher-level learning. Junior assessment.

C E 314. Fundamentals of Surveying II
(2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 111. Triangulation. State Plane Coordinate Systems. Astronomic observation for direction. Introduction to mapping, photogrammetry, and global positioning systems. Location surveys. Introduction to land surveys. Computer applications.

C E 326. Principles of Environmental Engineering
(2-2) Cr. 3. F. S. Prereq: Chem 167 or 178, Math 166, credit or enrollment in E M 378. Introduction to environmental problems, water quality parameters and requirements, potable water quality and quantity objectives, water sources and treatment methods; water pollution control objectives and treatment methods; survey of solid and hazardous waste management and air pollution control. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 332. Structural Analysis I
(2-2) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: E M 324. Loads, shear, moment, and deflected shape diagrams for framed structures. Approximate methods. Deformation calculations. Flexibility and stiffness methods. Moment distribution. Influence lines and Müller-Breslau principle. Computer applications. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 333. Structural Steel Design I
(2-2) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 332, E M 327. Design and behavior of the elements of steel structures, proportioning members and connections using load and resistance factor design. Introduction to allowable stress design. Preliminary design of building frames. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 334. Reinforced Concrete Design I
(2-2) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 332, E M 327. Analysis and design of beams, one-way slabs, and columns. Preliminary design of building frames using pattern loading and moment coefficients. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 350. Introduction to Transportation Planning
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 3 credits in statistics, junior classification. Planning of urban and regional transportation systems. Applications of population, land use, economic, social, and travel studies to problems of transportation system configuration and route location. Organization and coordination of the transportation planning function. Not available for graduation credit for students in civil engineering. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 353. Introduction to Railroad Planning and Design
(1-2) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: 111, 203, Phys 221, a course in statistics from the approved departmental list. Railroad planning and design. Operations and maintenance. Team design project. Oral and written report. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 354. Introduction to Airport Planning and Design
(1-2) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: 111, 203, Phys 221, a course in statistics from the approved departmental list. Airport planning and design. Operations and maintenance. Team design project. Oral and written report. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 355. Introduction to Transportation Engineering
(1-2) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 111, 203, Phys 221, a course in statistics from the approved departmental list. Introduction to planning and design of highway, air, or rail transportation facilities. Vehicle/operation/infrastructure characteristics. Technological, economic and environmental factors. Demand and capacity analysis. Location and impact studies. Suggested for engineering students only. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 360. Soil Engineering
(2-3) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Geol 201, E M 324. Introduction to soil engineering and testing. Identification and classification tests, soil water systems, principles of settlement, stresses in soils, and shear strength testing; slope stability, retaining walls, bearing capacity. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 372. Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics
(2-4) Cr. 4. F. S. Prereq: E M 378, a course in statistics from the approved department list. The hydrologic cycle: precipitation, infiltration, runoff, evapotranspiration, groundwater, and streamflow. Hydrograph analysis, flood routing, frequency analysis and urban hydrology. Applied hydraulics including pipe and channel flow with design applications in culverts, pumping, water distribution, storm and sanitary sewer systems. Design project required. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 382. Design of Concretes
(1-6) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 360. Physical and chemical properties of bituminous, portland, and other cements; aggregate properties and blending; mix design and testing of concretes; admixtures, mixing, handling, placing and curing; principles of pavement thickness design. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 383. Design of Portland Cement Concrete
(0-2) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: 360. For Con E students only. Physical and chemical properties of portland cement and p.c. concrete. Mix design and testing of p.c. concrete.

C E 396. Summer Internship
Cr. R. SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair, completion of two terms in residence in civil engineering, employment in civil engineering or related field. Summer professional work period.

C E 397. Engineering Internship
Cr. R. F.S. Prereq: Permission of department chair. One semester maximum per academic year professional work period.

C E 398. Cooperative Education
Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: 298, permission of department. Second professional work period in the cooperative education program. Students must register for this course before commencing work.

C E 404. Professional Development and Outcomes Assessment
(2-0) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: Verification of undergraduate application for graduation by the end of the first week of class. Permission of instructor for students who are scheduled for summer graduation. Review of various civil engineering curriculum topics related to the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE Exam). Knowledge assessment through completion of FE Exam practice test questions. Encouragement to complete FE Exam. Interaction with practicing professionals about civil engineering projects and project outcomes. Assessment of CE Curriculum and educational objectives.

C E 417. Land Surveying
(2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 111. Legal principles affecting the determination of land boundaries, public domain survey systems. Locating sequential and simultaneous conveyances. Record research, plat preparation, and land description. Study of selected court cases. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 427. Environmental Engineering Science
(2-2) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Chem 167 or 178. Physical, chemical and biological principles related to environmental engineering management including water chemistry, environmental reactions and kinetics, mass transfer principles, and description of microbial degradation and processes in the environment.

C E 428. Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
(2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 326, 427. Physical, chemical and biological processes for the treatment of water and wastewater including air stripping, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, chemical oxidation/disinfection, fixed film and suspended growth biological processes and sludge management.

C E 429. Environmental Systems Engineering
(2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 326, 427. Fate, distribution, interactions, and transport of pollutants on land, air and water resources. Includes air, water and solid/hazardous waste management; reaction processes in natural systems; and modeling.

C E 446. Bridge Design
(2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2003. Prereq: 333, 334. Bridge design in structural steel and reinforced concrete. Application of AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications. Analysis techniques for complex structures. Preliminary designs include investigating alternative structural systems and materials. Final designs include preparation of design calculations and sketches. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 447. Building Design
(2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2002. Prereq: 333, 334. Building design in structural steel and reinforced concrete. Investigation of structural behavior of frameworks. Lateral load resisting systems. Application of current building codes and design specifications. Review of building designs. Preliminary designs include investigating alternative structural systems. Final designs include preparation of design calculations and sketches. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 451. Urban Transportation Planning and Modeling (Dual-listed with 551.)
(2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 350 or 353 or 354 or 355 or 453. Transportation data sources and cost analysis; transportation system management; travel demand and network modeling; transport legislation and financing; intelligent transportation systems planning; sustainable transportation concepts. Group projects lab.

C E 453. Highway Design
(3-3) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 111, a course in statistics from the approved departmental list, 304, 355, 372, 382. Introduction to traffic engineering and highway planning. Design, construction, and maintenance of highway facilities; earthwork, drainage structures; pavements. Preparation of environmental impact statement. A complete design project is required. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 460. Foundations
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 360. Fundamentals of foundation engineering. Exploration, sampling, and in-situ tests. Shallow and deep foundations. Settlement and bearing capacity analyses. Stability of excavations and earth retaining structures. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 473. Groundwater Hydrology (Dual-listed with 573.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 372. Principles of groundwater flow, hydraulics of wells, super-position, slug and pumping tests, streamlines and flownets, and regional groundwater flow. Contaminant transport. Computer modeling. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 486. Engineering Design
(2-2) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 304, 326, 333 or 334, 382, credit or enrollment in 428 or 453, Sp Cm 212. The engineering design process, case histories of design inadequacies, environmental impact, safety and health in the work place, cost estimating, planning and scheduling, and synthesis of previous coursework using a group project. Nonmajor graduate credit.

C E 490. Independent Study
By conference. Cr. 1 to 6. F.S. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Independent study in any phase of civil engineering. Pre-enrollment contract required.

                H. Honors

C E 498. Cooperative Education
Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: 398, permission of department. Third and subsequent professional work periods in the cooperative education program. Students must register for this course before commencing work.

Courses Primarily for Graduate Students, open to qualified undergraduate students

C E 501. Preconstruction Project Engineering and Management
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2001, and Alt. S., offered 2003. Prereq: Con E 221 and 421. Application of engineering and management control techniques to construction project development from conceptualization to notice to proceed. Determinants of construction project success, conceptual estimating, design and engineering planning for automated construction techniques, constructability review procedures, planning for safety, value engineering.

C E 502. Construction Project Engineering and Management
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2002, Alt. F., offered 2001. Prereq: Con E 221 and 421. Application of engineering and management control techniques to construction projects. Construction project control techniques, equipment selection and utilization, project administration, construction process simulation, Quality Management, and productivity improvement programs.

C E 503. Construction Management Functions and Processes
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2002. Prereq: Con E 421. Analysis of critical construction management skills. Analysis of organizational systems related to construction management. Case studies. Analysis of theories of motivation, planning, leadership, organizational change, etc., as they relate to field construction operations.

C E 505. Design of Construction Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2001, Alt. S., offered 2003. Prereq: 334, 360, Con E 322 and 340. Advanced design of concrete formwork and falsework systems. Design for excavation and marine construction including temporary retaining structures and cofferdams. Aggregate production operations, including blasting, crushing, and conveying systems. Rigging system design.

C E 506. Case Histories in Construction Documents
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2002. Alt. F., offered 2001. Prereq: Con E 221, credit or enrollment in Con E 421. Study of cases involving disputes, claims, and responsibilities encountered by management in construction contract documents. Analysis of methods of resolving differences among the owner, architect, engineer, and construction contractor for a project.

C E 510. Information Technologies for Construction
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2002. Prereq: Con E 421, Engr 160 or C E 160. Information technologies including microcomputer based systems, management information systems, automation technologies, computer-aided design, and expert systems and their application in the construction industry. Overview of systems acquisition, communications, and networking.

C E 513. Geodetic and Satellite Surveying
(2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. SS., offered 2002. Prereq: 111. Triangulation and trilateration observation and computation. Precise leveling. Electronic distance measuring instrument calibration. Geodetic astronomy for latitude and longitude determination. Global positioning systems of satellite observation and computation.

C E 515. Adjustment of Observations
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2002. Prereq: 111, a course in statistics from the approved department list. Theory of errors. Error propagation in geodetic and photogrammetric systems. Observation and condition equations in least squares adjustment. Methods of constraint, colloration and multiquadric. Practice in the application of theory of least squares to adjustment of observations. Error analyses.

C E 517. Analytical Photogrammetry and Geographic Information Systems
(2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2001. Prereq: 111. Theory and practice of stereoplotting systems. Planning and execution of photogrammetric projects. Concepts, principles, and methods of analytical photogrammetry. Creation of digital terrain models and basemaps for geographic information systems (GIS). Use of computer aided design and GIS software.

C E 518. Physical and Geometric Geodesy
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2002. Prereq: 513. General theory of geometric and physical geodesy. Geometry of geodetic reference surfaces. Spherical and cartesian coordinate systems. Coordinate transformations. Gravity and potential theory. Theory of geoidal undulation and deflection of the vertical. Spherical harmonic series.

C E 519. Remote Sensing and Digital Photogrammetry
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2003. Prereq: 517. Electromagnetic spectrum and theoretical basis of remote sensing. Remote sensing systems including multispectral scanners, microwave and radar images. Image analysis of digital data from various databases using a variety of software packages. Observation of strips and blocks of digital data and their adjustment. Calibration of photogrammetric systems.

C E 520. Environmental Engineering Chemistry
(2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 326. Principles of chemistry and physical phenomena applicable to the treatment of water and wastewater and to reactions receiving waters; including reaction kinetics, acid-base equilibria, chemical precipitation, reox reactions and mass transfer principles. Individual and group projects required.

C E 521. Environmental Biotechnology
(2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 326. Fundamentals of biochemical and microbial processes applied to environmental engineering processes, role of microorganisms in wastewater treatment and bioremedication, bioenergetics and kinetics, metabolism of xenobiotic compounds, waterborne pathogens and parasites, and disinfection.

C E 522. Water Pollution Control Processes
(2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 521. Fundamentals of biochemical processes, aerobic growth in a single CSTR, multiple events in complex systems, and techniques for evaluating kinetic parameters; unit processes of activated sludge system, attached growth systems, stabilization and aerated lagoon systems, biosolids digestion and disposal, nutrient removal, and anaerobic treatment systems.

C E 523. Physical-Chemical Treatment Process
(2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 520. Principles and design of physical-chemical processes; including coagulation, flocculation, chemical precipitation, sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, membrane processes, ion exchange and disinfection; laboratory exercises and demonstrations. Individual and group projects required.

C E 525. Industrial Wastewater Management and Recovery Technology
(2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Three years of engineering or applied sciences. Water management improvement in industry, pollution reduction at source. Industrial wastewater treatment and process selection. Recovery of metals by oxidation/reduction, precipitation, filtration, absorption and ion exchange. Recovery or conversion of organic materials in wastewater into useful byproducts. Recovery of resources from biomass and sludges. Extensive case studies.

C E 526. Air Pollution Control Technology
(2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 2002. Prereq: 326. Sources, characteristics, effects, and control of air pollutant emissions from stationary and mobile sources; atmospheric chemistry and global impacts; contaminant dispersion and modeling, including meteorological and climatological aspects; control technologies for particulates, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, unburned hydrocarbons, volatile and toxic substances, and odors.

C E 527. Solid Waste Management
(2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: 326. Planning and design of solid waste management systems; includes characterization and collection of domestic, commercial, and industrial solid wastes, waste minimization and recycling, energy and materials recovery, composting, incineration, and landfill design.

C E 529. Hazardous Waste Management
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 520, 521. Regulatory requirements for the classification, transport, storage and treatment of hazardous wastes. Analysis and design of alternatives for treatment and disposal technologies, including physical, chemical, and biological treatment, solidification, incineration, and secure landfill design. Regulatory requirements and procedures for hazardous waste contaminated site investigations and risk analysis. Analysis and design of remedial action alternatives for site restoration.

C E 532. Structural Analysis II
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 332. Displacements by virtual work, unit load. Analysis of structural problems by the force and stiffness methods. Direct stiffness method for 2-D frames, grids, 3-D frames. General purpose frame programs.

C E 533. Structural Steel Design II
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 333. Development of the AISC design equations for tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, and plate girders by LRFD and ASD methods. Elastic and inelastic buckling of members and member elements. Torsion of W-shapes.

C E 534. Reinforced Concrete Design II
(2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 334. Design of reinforced concrete long columns, floor slabs, building frames, isolated footings and combined footings. Design and behavior considerations for torsion, biaxial bending, structural joints and shear friction. Introduction to cold-formed composite steel and composite floor slab design.

C E 535. Prestressed Concrete Structures
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 334. Design of prestressed concrete structures, review of hardware, stress calculations, prestress losses, deflections, shear design, section proportioning, special topics.

C E 536. Masonry and Timber Design
(2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 334. Behavior and design of clay and concrete masonry beams, columns, walls, and structural systems. Behavior and design of timber and laminated timber beams, columns, connections, and structural systems.

C E 540. Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2001. Prereq: 334. Behavior and strength of reinforced concrete members by reviews of experimental and analytical investigations; flexure, axial load, shear, bond, torsion; combined loadings.

C E 541. Dynamic Analysis of Structures
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 532, E M 307 or E M 345. Single and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Free and forced vibrations. Linear and nonlinear response. Modal analysis. Response spectra. Computer programs for dynamic analysis. Seismic analysis.

C E 542. Structural Analysis by Finite Elements
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 532. Use of the finite element method for the analysis of complex structural configurations. Plane stress, plate and shell finite elements. General purpose finite element programs.

C E 544. Limit Design and Structural Optimization
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 333, 334. Plastic analysis and design in steel by LRFD and ASD methods. Limit analysis and design in reinforced concrete. Considerations of hinging and ductility. Structural optimization.

C E 547. Analysis and Design of Plate and Slab Structures
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 334, E M 514, Math 266. Bending and buckling of thin plate components in structures utilizing classical and energy methods. Analysis of shell roofs by membrane and bending theories.

C E 548. Classical Analysis Methods
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 332. Displacement computation: Moment area, conjugate beam, Newmark’s method, energy methods. Extension of slope deflection and moment distribution. Introduction to cable structures, arches, frame buckling, and moving loads.

C E 550. Advanced Highway Design
(2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 453. Evaluation of rural and urban street and highway design theory. Establishment of design criteria, application to street and highway systems, and to intersections and interchanges; drainage design, and urban freeway design aspects.

C E 551. Urban Transportation Planning and Modeling (Dual-listed with 451.)
(2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 350 or 353 or 354 or 355 or 453. Transportation data sources and cost analysis; transportation system management; travel demand and network modeling; transport legislation and financing; intelligent transportation systems planning; sustainable transportation concepts. Group projects lab. Term project required for graduate credit.

C E 552. Traffic Safety, Operations, and Maintenance
(2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2002. Prereq: 353 or 354 or 355 or 453. Engineering aspects of highway traffic safety. Reduction of accident incidence and severity through highway design and traffic control. Accident analysis. Legal implications. Safety in highway design, maintenance, and operation.

C E 553. Traffic Engineering
(2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 353 or 354 or 355 or 453. Driver, pedestrian, and vehicular characteristics. Traffic characteristics; highway capacity; traffic studies and analyses. Principles of traffic control for improved highway traffic service. Application of intersection, corridor or network analysis computer evaluation and optimization tools.

C E 556. Air and Public Transportation Facilities
(2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2003. Prereq: 350 or 353 or 354 or 355 or credit or enrollment in 453 or admission to Transportation. Airport planning and operation. Public transportation planning and terminals. Parking lots and terminals. Landside and airside aspects of air terminals. Design aspects of air and public transportation facilities.

C E 557. Transportation Systems Analysis
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2001. Prereq: 451/551, 3 credits in statistics or probability. Travel studies and analysis of data. Travel projections. Public transportation forecasts and analyses. Statewide, regional, and local transportation system planning. Corridor travel planning. Optimization of systems.

C E 558. Transportation Systems Development and Management Laboratory
(2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2002. Prereq: 350 or 353 or 354 or 355 or 453. Study of designated problems in traffic engineering, urban transportation planning, and urban development. Forecasting and evaluation of social, economic, and environmental impact of proposed solutions; considerations of alternatives. Formulation of recommendations and publication of a report. Presentation of recommendations in the host community.

C E 559. Pavement Maintenance Management
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2003. Prereq: 353 or 354 or 355 or 453, 382. Engineering management techniques for managing pavements. Systematic approach to management through pavement life cycle. Selection and scheduling of maintenance treatments. Analysis of network-wide pavement resource needs. Selection of strategies for specific pavement projects.

C E 560. Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 360. Introduction to critical state soil mechanics, stress paths limiting stress analysis, shear strength of soils under various drainage conditions, seepage, pore pressure parameters, consolidation, constitutive modeling.

C E 561. Applied Foundation Engineering
(2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 460. Lateral earth pressure theories and retaining structures. Field investigations, in-situ testing, foundations on expansive soils, and analysis and design of shallow and deep foundations. Foundation engineering reports.

C E 562. Site Evaluations for Civil Engineering Projects
(2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 360. Identification and mapping of engineering soils from airphotos. Use of remote sensing and GIS, planning subsurface investigations, geomaterials prospecting, water resources applications.

C E 564. Application of Numerical Methods to Geotechnical Design
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2003. Prereq: 560. Application of numerical methods to analysis and design of foundations, underground structures, and soil-structure interaction. Application of slope stability software. Layered soils, bearing capacity and settlement for complex geometries, wave equation for piles, and foundation vibrations.

C E 565. Fundamentals of Geomaterials Behavior
(2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 382. Atoms and molecules, crystal chemistry, clay minerals, structure of solids, phase transformations and phase equilibria. Surfaces and interfacial phenomena, colloid chemistry, mechanical properties. Applications to soils and civil engineering materials. Overview of state-of-the-art instrumental techniques for analysis of the physicochemical properties of soils and civil engineering materials.

C E 566. Applied Concretes and Pavements
(2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 382. Advanced portland cement and bituminous concrete (SUPERPAVE) mix designs. Aggregates. Admixtures. Production and construction, quality control and inspection. Nondestructive testing. Pavement thickness design. Materials engineering reports. Concrete and asphalt options offered alternate semesters.

A. Bituminous concrete—offered fall

B. Portland cement—offered spring

C E 567. Geomaterials Stabilization
(2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2003. Prereq: 565. Soil and aggregate physical and chemical stabilization procedures. Soil stabilization analysis and design. Ground modification methods. Geosynthetics application and design.

C E 569. Environmental Geotechnology
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 360. Soil/water and soil/water/contaminant interaction. Geoenvironmental site investigation and site assessment technologies. Hazardous waste landfill design, construction and performance, focusing on liner and cover systems. Hazardous waste site remediation.

C E 570. Applied Hydraulic Design
(2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 372. Flow characteristics in natural and constructed channels; principles of hydraulic design of culverts, bridge waterway openings, spillways, hydraulic gates and gated structures, pumping stations, and miscellaneous water control structures; pipe networks, mathematical modeling. Design project.

C E 571. Surface Water Hydrology
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 372. Analysis of hydrologic data including precipitation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, direct runoff and streamflow; theory and use of frequency analysis; theory of streamflow and reservoir routing; use of deterministic and statistical hydrologic models. Fundamentals of surface water quality modeling, point and non-point sources of contamination. Design project.

C E 572. Analysis and Modeling Aquatic Environments
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2002. Prereq: 571. Principles of surface water flows and mixing. Introduction to hydrologic transport and water quality simulation in natural water systems. Advection, diffusion and dispersion, chemical and biologic kinetics, and water quality dynamics. Applications to temperature, dissolved oxygen, primary productivity, and other water quality problems in rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Deterministic vs. stochastic models.

C E 573. Groundwater Hydrology (Dual-listed with 473.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 372. Principles of groundwater flow, hydraulics of wells, super-position, slug and pumping tests, streamlines and flownets, and regional groundwater flow. Contaminant transport. Computer modeling. Individual and group projects.

C E 574. Environmental Impact Assessment
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 4 courses in natural, biological or engineering sciences and senior or above classification. Review of federal and state requirements for environmental impact assessment, requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and Council on Environmental Quality, methods of evaluating the environmental impacts on the physical, biological, socioeconomic, cultural/historical, human health and psychological environments, public participation in EIS, review and evaluate project environmental impact statements. An environmental impact assessment of a proposed project will be completed in small teams.

C E 575. Soil and Groundwater Remediation
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 573 or Geol 511. Introduction to technologies used for remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater, including pump and treat, carbon absorption, soil venting, air sparging, air stripping, and in-situ bioremediation.

C E 578. Sustainable Water, Energy Resources, and Environment
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 4 courses in natural, biological or engineering sciences and senior or above classification. Integrative treatment of knowledge essential to water, renewable energy (with emphases on hydropower), and the environment; presentation of relevant science and engineering principles in both technical and conceptual terms for students of different needs and background; cross-disciplinary approach to analysis and modeling of sustainable development of water and energy and preservation of environmental integrity.

C E 579. Modeling Groundwater Flow and Pollution
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2002. Prereq: 573 or Geol 511. Introduction to the theory and application of finite element and finite difference methods for the numerical solution of groundwater flow and contaminant transport problems. Development and use of computer programs.

C E 590. Special Topics
Cr. 1 to 5 each time elected. F.S. Pre-enrollment contract required.

C E 591. Seminar in Environmental Engineering
(1-0) Cr R. F.S Prereq: Graduate classification. Contemporary environmental engineering issues. Outside speakers. Review of ongoing research in environmental engineering. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

C E 594. Special Topics in Construction Engineering and Management
Cr. 1 to 3. F.S. Prereq: Con E 322, Con E 340, and permission or instructor. Emphasis for a particular offering will be selected from the following topics:

A. Planning and Scheduling

B. Computer Applications for Planning and Scheduling

C. Cost Estimating

D. Computer Applications for Cost Estimating

E. Project Controls

F. Computer Applications for Project Controls

G. Integration of Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls

C E 595. Research Methods in Construction Engineering and Management
(0-1) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 501, 502, 503, or 505. Assigned readings and reports on research methods to solve construction engineering and management problems such as robotics, project controls, automation, etc. Identification of research methods and priorities, selection and development of research design, and critique of research in construction engineering and management.

C E 599. Creative Component
Cr. 1 to 3. Pre-enrollment contract required. Advanced topic for creative component report in lieu of thesis.

An undergraduate student must have an academic standing in upper one-half of his/her class in order to enroll in any 500-level civil engineering course.

Courses for Graduate Students

C E 622. Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering
(2-0) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: Permission of environmental engineering graduate faculty. Advanced concepts in environmental engineering. Emphasis for a particular offering will be selected from the following topics:

                A. Water Pollution Control

                B. Water Treatment

                C. Solid and Hazardous Waste

                D. Water Resources

C E 628. Bioremediation Engineering
(2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. F. Prereq: 520 and 521. Biodegradation and bioremediation of major contaminants, pathways of metabolism for major electron acceptor conditions, cometabolism, factors influencing biodegradation (e.g., sorption, bioavailability), methods to overcome limitations using various bioremediation technologies, and molecular tools.

C E 649. Advanced Topics in Structural Engineering
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Permission of structural engineering graduate faculty. Advanced concepts in structural engineering topics. Emphasis for a particular offering will be selected from the following topics:

                A. Behavior of Metal Structures

                B. Design of Concrete Shells

                C. Cable-Supported Structures

                D. Advanced Matrix Analysis of Structures

                E. Dynamic Design of Structures

                F. Reliability Assessment of Structures.

C E 665. Advanced Concretes and Materials
(2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2002. Prereq: 566. Chemical and physical properties of portland cement and asphalt cement and their effect on concrete properties and performance. Physicochemical properties of construction materials. Mineral admixtures. Concrete durability. Material forensics. Case studies. Concrete and asphalt options offered alternate years.

C E 690. Advanced Topics
Cr. 1 to 3. Pre-enrollment contract required.