2010-2011 Undergraduate Studies Bulletin (Frozen) [Archived Catalog]
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Robert L. Mullen, Chair
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree with a major in civil engineering. Civil engineering is the planning, design, and construction of projects that define a civilization. Civil engineers have built landmarks that now stand as tributes to the profession’s creative spirit and ingenuity. Civil engineering is everywhere: the buildings in which we live and work, the roads on which we travel, the water we drink, the bridges we cross. Civil engineers design industrial and commercial buildings, bridges, towers, dams, tunnels, and mass transportation facilities. They manage urban planning and public works projects, perform air quality monitoring, and plan and design waste collection and handling systems.
The objectives of the civil engineering undergraduate program are to prepare our graduates with the knowledge and skills needed for:
- successful entry to civil engineering practice and/or postbaccalaureate education
- life-long learning and continuing professional development.
The first two years of the undergraduate curriculum form the necessary foundation in mathematics, computer programming, the physical sciences, and basic engineering sciences, together with courses in the liberal arts, to provide the student with a well-balanced educational experience. The upper-division civil engineering program includes the study of construction materials, structural analysis and design, soil behavior, systems analysis, water supply, and pollution control. The department offers elective courses in such areas of engineering as environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, and water resources.
The civil engineering graduate is prepared to enter the job market with federal, state, and municipal agencies and with private consulting firms involved with aspects of planning, design, construction, or environmental control. Students may, following graduate study, also pursue careers in teaching and in research and development.
A combined B.S.E./M.S. or M.E. degree program is available to undergraduate civil and environmental engineering students with GPAs of 3.50 or above and 90 or more hours earned toward their baccalaureate degrees. Up to 6 credit hours of 500-level or above courses may be applied toward both the B.S.E. and M.S. or M.E. in Civil Engineering degree requirements. The approval of the student’s advisor and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate director are required. Questions about this program may be directed to the civil and environmental engineering graduate director.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
ECIV 101 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Credits: 3
Fundamental concepts in each of the disciplines of civil engineering are discussed. Critical thinking skills are formally fostered by hands-on experiences and group discussions.
Note: Restricted to first-year freshman status or permission of instructor
ECIV 111 - Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualization Credits: 3
Principles and practice of visualization and graphical representation using modern computer-aided design tools.
ECIV 200 - Statics Credits: 3
Fundamentals of engineering mechanics. Equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Free-body diagrams, analysis trusses and frames. Distributed forces, centroids, centers of gravity, and friction.
Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 141
ECIV 201 - Computational Methods for Civil Engineering Credits: 3
The use of computational tools and techniques for solving civil and environmental engineering problems. Overview of numerical methods including roots of equations, systems of linear equations, interpolation, and integration. Use of spreadsheets to analyze civil and environmental systems.
Prerequisites: ECIV 111, C or better in MATH 142 and ECIV 200
ECIV 210 - Dynamics Credits: 3
Kinematics of particles and rigid bodies. Vector representation of force and motion. Free-body diagrams, application of energy and momentum methods to solve problems. Rigid body and central force motion.
Prerequisites: C or better in ECIV 200 and in MATH 142
ECIV 220 - Mechanics of Solids Credits: 3
Concepts of stress and strain; stress analysis of basic structural members. Vectors, free bodies, equilibrium and elastic behavior. Combined stress, Mohr’s circle. Beams, columns, torsion, and rotation.
Prerequisites: C or better in ECIV 200 and in MATH 142
ECIV 300 - Civil Engineering Measurements Credits: 3
Theory and application of plane surveying and mapping techniques.
Prerequisites: MATH 241
Note: Lecture plus laboratory.
ECIV 303 - Civil Engineering Materials Credits: 3
Mechanical and thermal properties of mineral aggregates, cements, concrete, timber, asphalt, metals, and plastics.
Prerequisites: grade of C or better in ECIV 220
ECIV 303L - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory Credits: 1
Experiments, exercises, and demonstrations to accompany ECIV 303.
Corequisite: ECIV 303
Prerequisites: ECIV 201
Note: Three hours per week.
ECIV 320 - Structural Analysis I Credits: 3
Equilibrium, shear and moment diagrams, and influence lines for statically determinate trusses, beams, and frames. Energy principles and other methods for displacement calculations. Introduction to indeterminate structural analysis.
Prerequisites: ECIV 201 and C or better in ECIV 220
ECIV 325 - Structural Steel Design Credits: 3
Behavior and design of steel beams, columns, and tension members; strength and stability; design of connections using welded, bolted and riveted construction.
Prerequisites: ECIV 320
ECIV 327 - Reinforced Concrete Design Credits: 3
Behavior and design of reinforced concrete beams, columns, continuous beams and one way slabs, and footings.
Prerequisites: ECIV 320
ECIV 330 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering Credits: 3
Engineering properties of soil and rock; hydraulic conductivity, flow nets, drainage design; consolidation theory, shearing strength of soil.
Prerequisites: grade of C or better in ECIV 220
ECIV 330L - Geotechnical Laboratory Credits: 1
Laboratory associated with ECIV 330. Soil mechanics experiments, exercises, and demonstrations.
Corequisite: ECIV 330
Prerequisites: ECIV 201
Note: Three hours per week.
ECIV 340 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering Credits: 3
Transportation design, planning, and operational analysis, including roadway, airway, and railway systems; transportation elements, including traveled way, vehicle, control, terminals, and advanced technology; traffic data collection, interpretation, and analysis.
Prerequisites: ECIV 201, C or better in ECIV 210
ECIV 350 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Credits: 3
Concepts of environmental engineering, including air and water pollution, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and noise pollution. Qualitative and quantitative development of engineering techniques for pollution control.
Prerequisites: CHEM 112 and C or better in MATH 142
ECIV 350L - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Laboratory Credits: 1
Physical, chemical, and biological analysis of water and wastewater.
Corequisite: ECIV 350
Prerequisites: ECIV 201
Note: Three laboratory hours per week
ECIV 360 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3
Principles of fluid statics and dynamics. Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Similitude and dimensional analysis, open channel flow, lift and drag forces, and introduction to turbulent flow.
Corequisite: MATH 241
Prerequisites: C or better in ECIV 210
ECIV 362 - Introduction to Water Resources Management Credits: 3
Application of fluid mechanic principles to water resources engineering problems; pipe systems, pumps, open channel flow, peak runoff, seepage, hydraulic structures.
Prerequisites: ECIV 360
ECIV 362L - Introduction to Water Resources Engineering Laboratory Credits: 1
Experiments, exercises, and demonstrations on flow in pipes and open channels, pumps, flow measurement, seepage, and infiltration.
Corequisite: ECIV 362
Prerequisites: ECIV 201
ECIV 405 - Systems Applications in Civil Engineering Credits: 3
Systems approach to analysis and design; application of engineering economic principles to the evaluation of design alternatives; deterministic modeling and optimization emphasizing civil engineering applications.
Prerequisites: ECIV 201
ECIV 426 - Structural Design Credits: 3
Design of steel structures including elastic and plastic design concepts. Design of concrete structures including continuous members and long columns.
Prerequisites: ECIV 325 or ECIV 327
ECIV 470 - Civil Engineering Design Credits: 4
Application of hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural principles in design; project scheduling; cost estimation; ethics; environmental and social impact; design drawings; report documents.
Corequisite: two ECIV distribution courses
ECIV 490 - Special Problems Credits: 3
Individual investigation or studies of special topics. A maximum of three credits may be applied toward a degree.
Prerequisites: advance approval of project proposal by advisor and instructor
ECIV 499 - Undergraduate Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering Credits: 1-3
Research experience for undergraduates on current topics in civil and environmental engineering.
ECIV 503 - Structural Modeling and Experimental Methods Credits: 3
Introduction of structural modeling; strain gauge instrumentation; force, displacement, acceleration, pressure, temperature measurements; concrete and steel modeling; size effects; analysis of experimental data.
Prerequisites: ECIV 327
ECIV 520 - Structural Analysis II Credits: 3
Advanced methods of structural analysis with emphasis on matrix methods. Development of the generalized matrix force and matrix displacement methods of static analysis, with applications to trusses and frames.
Prerequisites: ECIV 320
ECIV 521 - Numerical Methods in Mechanics Credits: 3
Numerical modeling of typical engineering problems. Numerical solution of linear and nonlinear, boundary and initial value problems. Introduction to optimization.
Prerequisites: ECIV 201
ECIV 524 - Structural Vibrations Credits: 3
Response of single- and multiple-degree of freedom structurally dynamic systems to impact, harmonic, wind, and seismic excitations.
Prerequisites: ECIV 320
ECIV 530 - Foundation Analysis and Design Credits: 3
Subsurface investigation procedures. Theoretical and practical aspects of the design of earth retaining structures, spread footings, and pile foundations.
Prerequisites: ECIV 330
ECIV 533 - Geosynthetics and Geotechnical Design of Landfills. Credits: 3
Principles for the design, construction, and performance of waste containment systems. Characterization of barrier materials; geosynthetics; design of liner and leachate collection systems; stability and deformation analyses of landfills.
Prerequisites: ECIV 330
ECIV 535 - Geotechnical Engineering in Transportation Credits: 3
Remote sensing and engineering geology. Field and laboratory testing. Design and maintenance methods for flexible and rigid pavements. Topics in tunnel design and buried conduit.
Prerequisites: ECIV 330
ECIV 539 - Experimental Methods in Geotechnical Engineering Credits: 3
Overview of transducers, signal conditioning and data acquisition; test control methods, data analysis and measurement errors; testing systems to measure soil strength, stiffness, and hydraulic conductivity; laboratory projects and examinations.
Prerequisites: ECIV 330, 330L
ECIV 540 - Transportation Systems Planning Credits: 3
Fundamental interactions between supply and demand in transportation systems. Modeling transportation demand and trip-making behavior. Evaluation of alternatives for decision making.
Prerequisites: ECIV 340 or instructor’s approval
ECIV 541 - Highway Design Credits: 3
Design of transportation facilities using relevant tools and guidelines with emphasis on physical and operational aspects of arterials, freeways, intersections, and interchanges, including geometry, capacity, control, and safety.
Prerequisites: ECIV 340 or instructor’s approval
ECIV 542 - Traffic Engineering Credits: 3
Capacity analysis of freeways and arterials. Traffic flow characteristics and basic relationships among traffic flow parameters. Signalized and unsignalized intersection control and signal timing design.
Prerequisites: ECIV 340 or instructor’s approval
ECIV 551 - Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3
Unit operations and processes employed in the physical, chemical, and biological treatment of water and wastewater. Design of water and wastewater treatment systems.
Prerequisites: ECIV 350 or instructor’s approval
ECIV 555 - Principles of Municipal Solid Waste Engineering Credits: 3
Fundamentals and engineering principles of solid waste generation, characterization, collection and transport, source reduction and recycling, and physical, chemical, and biological treatment strategies.
Prerequisites: ECIV 350, graduate standing or approval of the instructor
ECIV 556 - Air Pollution Control Engineering Credits: 3
Introduction to the sources of air pollution and the engineering principles used for control and prevention.
Prerequisites: ECIV 350, graduate standing or approval of the instructor
ECIV 557 - Sustainable Construction for Engineers Credits: 3
Instruction to sustainable engineering design alternatives and principles for construction and site development from preconstruction through design and the construction phase
Prerequisites: ECIV 350, 570, or instructor’s approval
Note: Minimum of junior standing required.
ECIV 558 - Environmental Engineering Process Modeling Credits: 3
Modeling fate and transport phenomena in environmental processes with applications in engineered unit operators and natural systems.
Prerequisites: ECIV 350, MATH 242, or instructor’s approval
ECIV 560 - Open Channel Hydraulics Credits: 3
Steady and unsteady flows in single or multiple-channel systems.
Prerequisites: ECIV 360
ECIV 562 - Engineering Hydrology Credits: 3
Applications of hydrologic techniques to design problems; stormwater simulation models; urban stormwater.
Prerequisites: ECIV 360 or consent of instructor
ECIV 563 - Subsurface Hydrology Credits: 3
Hydrologic cycle, subsurface physical properties, equations of groundwater flow, well flow, well design, groundwater resource development, design of dewatering systems, groundwater contamination.
Prerequisites: ECIV 201, 360
ECIV 570 - Land Development for Engineers Credits: 3
Fundamentals of designing and permitting the conversion of land to new or altered states, including environmental issues, traffic and parking, utility resources, site engineering, ADA, safety, planning, and zoning requirements.
Prerequisites: three from ECIV 320, 330, 340, 350, and 362, or instructor’s approval
Note: Restricted to upper division.
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