CE EN 414 : Engineering Applications of GIS.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Senior status. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to GIS concepts. Data acquisition and database formulation including use of GPS. GIS uses in civil engineering. |
CE EN 421 : Structural Steel Design.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 305, 321; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Compression and tension of steel members, beams, and beam-columns. Elastic and inelastic lateral-torsional buckling. Structural fasteners. Emphasizes LFRD. |
CE EN 429 : Timber Design.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 305, 321. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Timber species, composition, and grades; design of beams, straight and tapered glue-lam girders, columns, connections, trusses, shear walls, and structural systems. |
CE EN 431 : Hydrology.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W; Sp even yr.; Su odd yr. |
| PREREQUISITE: | CEEn 332, 351. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Waters of the earth, their occurrence, circulation, and distribution. Relationships among precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, transpiration, groundwater, and stream runoff. |
CE EN 433 : Hydraulic Engineering.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F; Sp odd yr.; Su even yr. |
| PREREQUISITE: | CEEn 332, 351. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Application of fluid mechanics principles to analysis and design of hydraulic structures and systems. |
CE EN 461 : Geometric Design of Highways.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 361. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Designing visual aspects of highways: highway classification, design controls and criteria, design elements, vertical and horizontal alignment, cross section, intersections, interchanges, capacity analysis. |
CE EN 500 : (CE En-Me En) Design and Materials Applications.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Me En 372 or CE En 321 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Applied and residual stress; materials selection; static, impact, and fatigue strength; fatigue damage; surface treatments; elastic deflection and stability--all as applied to mechanical design. |
CE EN 501 : (CEEn-MeEn) Stress Analysis and Design of Mechanical Structures.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Stress analysis and deflection of structures; general bending and torsion with computer applications to mechanical and aerospace structure design. |
CE EN 503 : (CE En-Me En) Plasticity and Fracture.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 203; Me En 250; Math 303; senior standing or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Tensor algebra; stress and deformation tensors; relationships between dislocation slip, yielding, plastic constitutive behavior, and microstructure development; cracks and linear elastic fracture mechanics. |
CE EN 504 : (CE En-Me En) Computer Structural Analysis and Optimization.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Linear algebra; CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Matrix analysis of rods, shafts, beams, trusses, frames, and grids using the generalized stiffness method. Optimization methods for these structures. Organizing computer programs for structural analysis and structural optimization. |
CE EN 505 : Portland Cement Concrete Mixture Design and Analysis.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 305 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Properties and testing of freshly mixed and hardened concrete and constituent materials; concrete mixture design and analysis; concrete construction practices; laboratory experimentation. |
CE EN 506 : (CE En-Me En) Continuum Mechanics and Finite Elements.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Equilibrium, constitutive, and compatibility equations; closed-form solutions from elasticity; finite element theory, programming, and usage; membrane, axisymmetric, and solid elements. Application to heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and seepage. |
CE EN 508 : (CE En-Me En) Structural Vibrations.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Dynamic analysis of single degree-of-freedom, discrete multi-degree-of-freedom, and continuous systems. Applications include aerospace, civil structures, and mechanical components. |
CE EN 523 : (CE En-Me En) Aircraft Structures.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 305, 321; or Me En 250, 372; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Requirements, objectives, loads, materials, and tools for design of airframe structures; static behavior of thin-wall structures; durability and damage tolerance; certification and testing. Airframe component team design project. |
CE EN 524 : Reinforced Concrete Buildings.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 424 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Design for earthquake resistance; torsion effects, slendor columns, and two-way slabs. |
CE EN 525 : Bridge Structures.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 422, 424; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Design of composite, continuous beam, and girder bridges, including piers, abutments, floor systems, and bearings; field trips to observe bridge construction and fabrication. |
CE EN 526 : Prestressed Concrete.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Sp odd years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 424 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Strength, behavior, and design of prestressed reinforced concrete members and structures, emphasizing pretensioned, precast construction. |
CE EN 528 : Masonry Design.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Sp even years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 424 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to analysis, design, and construction of masonry structures. Compressive, tensile, flexural, and shear behavior of masonry structural components. |
CE EN 531 : Principles of Hydrologic Modeling
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 431 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Advanced hydrologic and hydraulic principles with an emphasis on modeling for the purpose of planning and designing draining, flood control, and other water resource facilities. |
CE EN 535 : Hydraulic Design of Channels and Control Structures.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 433 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Design of water conveyance channels and control structures, including siphons, chutes, weirs, flumes, dams, spillways, and outlet works. |
CE EN 540 : Geo-Environmental Engineering.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 341 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Geotechnical aspects of environmental engineering. Topics include municipal and hazardous solid waste landfill design and characterization and remediation techniques for contaminated soil and groundwater. |
CE EN 542 : Foundation Engineering.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W; Sp even years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 341 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Soil investigation, bearing capacity and settlement, design of spread footings, combined footings, mat foundations, pile foundations, and drilled shafts. |
CE EN 543 : Earth- and Rock-Fill Structures.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | CEEn 341 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Design and construction of earth- and rock-fill dams, including selecting dam sites and materials, and applying seepage and pore pressure studies, shearing strength data, stability analysis, and construction controls. |
CE EN 545 : Geotechnical Analysis of Earthquake Phenomena.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 321, 341; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Earthquake magnitude and intensity; design ground motions, elementary dynamics of structures; response spectra; building code provisions; liquefaction and ground failure. |
CE EN 547 : Seepage and Groundwater Modeling.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | CEEn 341, 431; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Techniques for modeling groundwater flow on a regional and local basis. Seepage analysis of levees, excavations, and earth dams. |
CE EN 555 : Environmental Chemistry.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 351 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Chemical theory and calculation supporting analysis of major organic and inorganic constituents in environmental engineering, focusing on theoretical understanding of the chemical processes. |
CE EN 562 : Traffic Engineering: Characteristics and Operations.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE En 361 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Traffic flow theory, traffic operations, characteristics of drivers and vehicles, parking facilities, at-grade intersections, channelization, traffic control devices, signals. |
CE EN 563 : Pavement Design.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | CEEn 305, 361; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Design, construction, evaluation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of flexible and rigid pavements; influence of traffic and environmental factors; mechanistic analysis of pavement structures using computer software. |
CE EN 565 : Urban Transportation Planning.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | CEEn 361 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Urban transportation planning and decision making, intermodal transportation, land-use transportation interrelationships, transportation demand modeling, site impact analysis, sustainable transportation; livable cities. |
CE EN 570 : (CE En-Me En) Computer-Aided Engineering Software Development.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F on dem. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Me En 373 or C programming. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Programming methods for the development of engineering software. Data structures, architecture, libraries, and graphical user interfaces, with applications to CAD systems. |
CE EN 572 : (CE En-Me En) Computer-Aided Geometric Design.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Proficiency in C programming. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Mathematical theory of free-form curves and surfaces and solid geometric modeling. Bezier and B-spline curve and surface theory, parametric and implicit forms, intersection algorithms, topics in computer algebra, and free-form deformation. Several programming projects. |
CE EN 575 : (CE En-Me En) Optimization Techniques in Engineering.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 302 and FORTRAN, C, or similar computer language. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Application of computer optimization techniques to constrained engineering design. Theory and use of state-of-the-art computer routines. Robust design methods. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
CE EN 580 : Hazardous Waste Management and Control.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | CEEn 351 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Hazardous waste statutes and regulations; introduction to hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, and monitoring techniques. |