CIVIL ENGINEERING (CE)

CE 102 Measurements and Graphic Information I 3 cr
Introduction to measurements and graphic information in civil engineering. Prerequisite: None. Corequisite: CE 103.

CE 103 Measurements and Graphic Laboratory I 2 cr
Computer aided drafting and geographic information systems. Corequisite: CE 102.

CE 202 Measurements and Graphic Information II 3 cr
Measurements and graphic information in civil engineering with emphasis on surveying. Prerequisites: CE 102,103 and MA 121. Corequisite: CE 203

CE 203 Measurements & Graphic Laboratory II 2 cr
Surveying fieldwork. Data entry into CAD and GIS database. Corequisite: CE 202.

CE 271 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3 cr
Introduction to the fundamentals of water pollution, hazardous waste management, water and wastewater treatment, and waste minimization and control. Prerequisite: CH 116 and MA 131.

CE 301 Technical Communication (W) 3 cr
Writing of business letters, memoranda, formal and informal reports; oral engineering reports.

CE 340 Soil Mechanics 4 cr
Mechanics of soil masses and the principles governing the use of soils as engineering materials. Prerequisites: GY 101, EG 315 and CE 362.

CE 341 Geotechnical Engineering 3 cr
Settlement analysis, slope stability, bearing capacity prediction. Design of shallow and deep foundation systems and retaining structures. Prerequisite: CE 340.

CE 342 Soil Mechanics Laboratory 2 cr
Soil identification and classification; experimental measurement of soil properties and technical reporting. Prerequisites: EG 319 and CE 340.

CE 351 Transportation Engineering 4 cr
Principles of transportation planning and technology, including the analysis and design aspects of highway, railway, airport, waterway, and seaport engineering. Prerequisite: CE 202 and 203.

CE 362 Fluid Mechanics 4 cr
Study of the properties of compressible and incompressible fluids, fluid statics, kinematics, dynamics, momentum and energy principles, dimensional analysis and similitude, surface resistance, flow in conduits, drag and lift. Prerequisites: MA 331, EH 102 and EG 284.

CE 363 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (W) 2 cr
Laboratory and field measurement of fluid and flow properties; hydraulic laboratory practice and model simulation techniques. Prerequisite CE 362 and EH 102.

CE 364 Hydraulic Engineering 4 cr
The application of fluid mechanics and other science and engineering disciplines in the development of structures, projects, and systems involving water resources. Introductions to streamflow and groundwater hydrology, open channel flow and closed conduit flow, dams and reservoirs, hydraulic structures and machinery, and flood control. Prerequisite: CE 362.

CE 372 Water Quality Analysis 2 cr
Application and interpretation of standard physical, chemical, and microbiological characteristics of water to water-quality problems in the areas of water supply, wastewater treatment, and pollution of natural waters. Prerequisites: CE 271. Corequisite: CE 373.

CE 373 Water Quality Analysis Laboratory 2 cr
Introduction of specific physical, chemical, and microbiological methods of analysis; including laboratory and field measurement of water quality characteristics and interpretation. Prerequisites: CE 271 and Corequisite: CE 372.

CE 380 Structural Analysis 4 cr
Analysis of statically determinate truss, beam, frame and cable structures including the calculation of deflections. Introduction to analysis of indeterminate structures. Prerequisite: EG 315.

CE 387 Design of Steel Structures 4 cr
Design of steel members and connections for trusses, girders, building frames and other steel structures. Prerequisite: CE 380 and Corequisite: CE 388.
CE 388 Steel Design Lab 2 cr
Application of design methods for structural steel to specific cases. Corequisite: CE 387.

CE 402 Law for Engineers 2 cr
Legal aspects of contracts and specifications; relationships of the engineer to client, employer, associates, and to the community.

CE 405 Civil Engineering Practice 4 cr
An introduction to the practice of civil engineering and the engineering design process. In depth consideration of ethical issues in engineering practice. Preparation of proposals for engineering work and completion of a feasibility study. Written and oral presentation of results. Prerequisite: CE 341, 351, 364, 372 and 387.

CE 412 Construction Engineering 4 cr
An introduction to the construction industry and the role of civil engineers in construction. Construction engineering methods including preparation of cost estimates, critical path scheduling and resource allocation. Prerequisite: CE 405.

CE 414 Civil Engineering Materials 2 cr
Study of engineering properties of materials used in civil engineering including steel, concrete, asphalt and timber. Prerequisite: CH 116, EG 319 and ST 315.

CE 415 Civil Engineering Materials Lab (W) 2 cr
Study of experimental techniques used to evaluate engineering properties of materials. These techniques will be used to test materials used in civil engineering according to ASTM standards. Prerequisite: CH 116, EG 319 and ST 315.

CE 424 Geotechnical Engineering Design 5 cr
A focused development of an advanced topic involving analysis and design in geotechnical engineering. Implementation of design concepts and methodologies from conception to final design. Completion of a comprehensive design project including cost estimates, oral and written presentation of results. Prerequisites: CE 341 and 405.

CE 426 Water Res. and Coastal Engr. Design 5 cr
A focused development of an advanced topic involving analysis and design in water resources and coastal engineering. Implementation of design concepts and methodologies from conception to final design. Completion of comprehensive design project including cost estimates, oral and written presentation of results. Prerequisite: CE 364 and 405.

CE 427 Environmental Engineering Design 5 cr
A focused development of an advanced topic involving analysis and design in environmental engineering. Implementation of design concepts and methodologies from conception to final design. Completion of a comprehensive design project, including cost estimates. Written and oral presentation of results. Prerequisite: CE 405 and 475.

CE 428 Structural Engineering Design 5 cr
A focused development of an advanced topic involving analysis and design in structural engineering. Implementation of design concepts and methodologies from conception to final design. Completion of a comprehensive design project including cost estimates, written and oral presentation of results. Prerequisite: CE 387, CE 482 and 405.

CE 475 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment 4 cr
Development of the principles of design and operation for components of water supply and wastewater treatment facilities, including drinking water distribution and wastewater collection systems. Prerequisite: CE 362, 364, 372 and 373 and Corequisite: CE 476.

CE 476 Water and Wastewater Treatment 2 cr
Design Laboratory Presentation and application of design principles and criteria to design analyze, and evaluate water and wastewater treatment facility components. Prerequisite: CE 362, 364, 372 and 373 and Corequisite: CE 475.

CE 482 Reinforced Concrete Design 4 cr
Fundamentals of reinforced concrete analysis and design. Properties of concrete, design of beams, one-way slabs, short columns and single footings. Prerequisite: CE 380 and Corequisite: 483.

CE 483 Reinforced Concrete Design Lab 2 cr
Integrated design problems similar to those found in practice will be presented. Students will solve similar problems in class during the lab period. Prerequisite: CE 380 and Corequisite: CE 482.

CE 490 Special Topics 1-5 cr
Topics of current civil engineering interest.

CE 494 Directed Independent Study 1-5 cr
Directed study, under the guidance of a faculty advisor, of a topic from the field of civil engineering not offered in a regularly scheduled course. Requires department chair permission and minimum GPA of 2.75. Prerequisite: Senior standing.

CE 511 Construction Costs and Management 4 cr
Preparation of cost estimates. Construction methods with emphasis on scheduling, reporting, and control. CPM, PERT and LOB methods. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level civil engineering course. Prerequisite: CE 320, 385 and 487.

CE 542 Groundwater 4 cr
Principles of fluid flow through porous media, including analytical and numerical analysis of flow. Well hydraulics. Groundwater contamination, including principles that govern fate, transport, and remediation. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level civil engineering course. Prerequisite: CE 340 and 472.

CE 581 Advanced Concrete Design 4 cr
Advanced topics in reinforced concrete including the design of two-way slabs, flat-plates, deep beams, brackets, corbels, and torsion. Prerequisite: CE 385 or instructor consent.

CE 582 Advanced Solid Mechanics 4 cr
Analysis of stresses in two and three dimensions, advanced stress-strain relationships for solids, mechanical behavior of materials, energy methods, beams on elastic foundations, torsion in beams, and plastic behavior of solids. Prerequisite: EG 315, MA 331 or instructor consent.

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