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CIE 400 - Civil Engineering Lectures I
Credits:
1.00
Introduction to the profession; the civil engineer as a
planner, builder, and problem solver; and the goals of the
civil engineering curriculum. Introduction to concepts of
integrated design, engineering ethics, and technical
writing. Lectures by faculty and visitors. Introduction to
word processing and spreadsheet software. Field trips to
construction sites. Required of CIE first-year students;
open to others by permission. Cr/F.
CIE 401 - Civil Engineering Lectures II
Credits:
2.00
Introduction to civil engineering, engineering codes, and
the use of common computer software to solve civil
engineering problems.
CIE 505 - Surveying and Mapping
Credits:
4.00
Principles of land measurements by ground, photogrammetric
and satellite methods to model the environment. Application
of theory of measurements to perform and adjust engineering
survey. Conformal mapping and its application to state plane
coordinates. Digital mapping and Geographic Information
Systems. Construction and cadastral surveying. Prereq: CIE
majors or permission. Coreq: MATH 426 or permission. Special
fee. Lab. Writing intensive.
CIE 525 - Statics for Civil Engineers
Credits:
3.00
Introduction to statics with emphasis on civil engineering
topics; two and three dimensional force systems; static
equilibrium; friction; analysis of trusses and beams;
centroids; and moment and shear diagrams for flexural
members. Prereq: MATH 426, PHYS 407.
CIE 526 - Strength of Materials
Credits:
3.00
Strength of materials with emphasis on civil engineering
applications. Virtual work; work and energy relationships;
analysis of members subjected to flexure, torsion, and axial
loads; stresses and strains; and stability of columns.
Prereq: CIE 525 or ME 525.
CIE 527 - Dynamics
Credits:
3.00
Particle and rigid body dynamics in two and three
dimensions. Equilibrium; work and energy relationships;
momentum, impulse, and impact; rotational and translational
interactions; and friction. Prereq: CIE 525 or permission.
CIE 530 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Applications
Credits:
3.00
Introduction to the solution of civil engineering problems
using computer applications; regression analysis, curve
fitting, numerical integration, statistics, roots of
equations, spreadsheets, databases, CAD, and an introduction
to engineering drawings. Emphasis on use of computers as an
engineering tool, and how to verify results obtained from a
computer analysis. Prereq: CIE 400, 525; or permission.
Special fee.
CIE 622 - Engineering Materials
Credits:
4.00
Structural properties and applications of the various
materials used in civil engineering projects, including
steel, cement, mineral aggregates, concrete, timber, and
bituminous materials. Microstructure and properties of
common metals, plastics, and ceramics. Prereq: CIE 526,
CIE major; or permission. Special fee. Lab. Writing
intensive.
CIE 633 - Project Engineering
Credits:
3.00
Techniques for financial analysis, and operation and
management of engineering systems, engineering economics,
material take-offs, estimating, scheduling, modeling
physical systems, and decision-making. CIE/ENE major or
permission.
CIE 642 - Fluid Mechanics
Credits:
4.00
Properties of fluids, fluid statics, continuity, momentum
and energy equations, resistance to flow, boundary layer
theory, flow in open channels and piping systems,
dimensional analysis, similitude, drag, and lift. Laboratory
exercises on measurement of fluid properties, energy
principles, flow resistance, discharge measurements,
momentum, hydropower, groundwater flow, and settling
of spheres. Prereq: CIE 527, CIE/ENE major; or permission.
Special fee. Lab. Writing intensive.
CIE 665 - Soil Mechanics
Credits:
4.00
Soil classification and physical properties. Permeability,
compressibility, consolidation, and shearing resistance are
related to the behavior of soils subjected to various
loading conditions. Prereq: CIE 642, CIE/ENE major; or
permission. Special fee. Lab.
CIE 681 - Classical Structural Analysis
Credits:
3.00
Analytical stress and deflection analysis of determinate
and indeterminate structures under static and moving loads
by classical methods. Prereq: CIE 525, 526, CIE major; or
permission.
CIE 696 - Work Experience
Credits:
1.00
Based on appropriate career oriented work experience.
Student can get one credit per experience and can be
repeated for a total of three credits. A written final
report is required. Prereq: permission. Cr/F.
CIE 697 - Internship
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Off-campus work in the civil engineering field for
on-the-job skill development. Needs to be supervised by a
civil engineering faculty member and a proposal for the
internship must be submitted and approved by the department
prior to the start of the internship. IA (continuous
grading.) Cr/F.
CIE 721 - Pavement Design
Credits:
3.00
Flexible and rigid pavements and bases for highways,
airports, city streets, and industrial floors; pavement
selection, construction methods, materials, specifications.
Prereq: CIE 665 or permission.
CIE 722 - Properties and Production of Concrete
Credits:
3.00
Basic properties of hydraulic cements and mineral
aggregates, and their interactions in the properties of
plastic and hardened concrete; modifications through
admixtures; production handling and placement problems;
specifications; quality control and acceptance testing;
lightweight, heavyweight, and other special concretes.
Prereq: CIE 622 or permission.
CIE 723 - Bituminous Materials and Mixtures
Credits:
3.00
Considerations of major types of bituminous materials,
asphalt cements, cutback asphalts, asphalt emulsions, and
tars; influence of chemical composition on physical
properties; desirable aggregate characteristics for
bituminous mixtures; construction techniques; current
practices for determining optimum asphalt contents. Prereq:
CIE 622 or permission.
CIE #734 - Project Analysis
Credits:
3.00
Methods of analysis for decision making used in the
planning, design, and management of various engineering
systems involving chance and uncertainty. Topics in
applied probability and statistics are used for risk
analysis and for investigating system performance
and reliability. Prereq: CIE 633, MATH 644; or permission.
CIE 741 - Open Channel Flow
Credits:
3.00
Energy and momentum principles in open channel flow;
flow resistance; channel controls and transitions; unsteady
flow concepts and dam failure studies. Modeling with HEC
programs. Prereq: CIE 642 or permission.
CIE 745 - Engineering Hydrology
Credits:
3.00
Hydrologic cycle, probability theory related to hydrology
and the design of water resources structures, water law,
flood discharge prediction, hydrograph development,
hydraulic and hydrologic river routing, reservoir routing,
theory of storage, reservoir operations, hydropower
development, modeling of watershed hydrology with program
HEC-1, HEC-HMS, multipurpose projects.
CIE 754 - Transportation Engineering and Planning
Credits:
3.00
Fundamental relationships of traffic speed, density, and
flow applied to public and private modes of transport.
Principles of demand forecasting and urban systems planning.
Prereq: permission.
CIE 755 - Design of Water Transmission Systems
Credits:
4.00
Pressure, sewer, and open channel system design. Theory
developed for individual components to large complex
systems. Topics include: closed conduit flow, open channel
flow, groundwater flow, valves and meters, pump selection,
system planning and layout, and system operation and
maintenance. Pressure system modeling with program
EPANET. Rainfall runoff calculations with US SCS TR55 model.
Prereq: CIE 642 or permission.
CIE 757 - Coastal Engineering and Processes
Credits:
3.00
Introduction to small amplitude and finite amplitude wave
theories. Wave forecasting by significant wave and wave
spectrum method. Coastal processes and shoreline protection.
Wave forces and wave-structure interaction. Design of
coastal structures. Introduction to mathematical and
physical modeling. Prereq: CIE 642 or permission.
CIE 760 - Foundation Design I
Credits:
4.00
Foundation design based on subsurface investigation and
characterization using current methods of laboratory and in
situ testing. Use of consolidation theory and bearing
capacity theory for the design of shallow foundations
including footings and rafts. Basic design of pile
foundations. Earth pressure theory applied to design of
retaining walls. Slope stability theory and applications.
Prereq: CIE 665 or permission.
CIE 761 - Foundation Design II
Credits:
3.00
Advanced pile and pier design under vertical and
lateral loads. Slope stability by circular and noncircular
arc methods. Design of flexible bulkhead walls and
mechanically stabilized walls. Excavation and dewatering.
Soil and site improvement. Prereq: CIE 760 or permission.
CIE 762 - Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Credits:
3.00
Overview of earthquake source mechanisms; magnitude and
intensity; seismicity of the United States. Dynamics of
simple structures; response spectra. Selection of design
parameters; source, magnitude, input records.
Measurement of dynamic characteristics of soils;
site response, liquefaction, and ground deformation.
Prereq: CIE 760 or permission.
CIE #763 - Geological Engineering
Credits:
3.00
Functional classification of rocks and rock masses.
Stereographic projection. Engineering properties of
rocks. Rock mechanics. The influence of geology in the
design of underground excavations, tunneling, foundations,
and rock slope engineering. Prereq: ESCI 401 or permission.
CIE 766 - Introduction to Geo-Environmental Engineering
Credits:
3.00
Soil composition and structure; hydrogeology; attenuation
and contaminant transport; containment design including
landfills, geosynthetics for liners and covers, leachate
collection systems, vertical cutoff walls and stability
analyses; geo-environmental site characterization and
investigation using geotechnical and geophysical methods;
ground water, soil and gas monitoring and sampling;
remediation including in situ and ex situ techniques and
treatment methods. Prereq: CIE 665 or permission.
CIE 774 - Reinforced Concrete Design
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the design of reinforced concrete structural
members by the strength method and considering deflection
performance. Includes loads, approximate analyses, slabs,
beams, and columns. Prereq: CIE 622, 681; or permission.
CIE 778 - Issues in Engineering Practice and Management
Credits:
3.00
Non-technical professional engineering topics including:
participation in multidisciplinary teams, interpersonal and
human resources skills, verbal and written communication
skills, project management, marketing, ethics, professional
licensure, professional liability, and contract
administration. Prereq: seniors only; juniors with
permission.
CIE 782 - Timber Design
Credits:
3.00
Introduction to the design of timber structures. Structural
properties of wood. Determination of horizontal and vertical
loads. Horizontal and vertical load-resisting systems.
Design of horizontal diaphragms, shear walls, beams, and
columns. Bolted, screwed, and nailed connections. Prereq:
CIE 681 or permission.
CIE 783 - Matrix Structural Analysis and Modeling
Credits:
3.00
Modeling and analysis of determinate and indeterminate
structures by matrix computer methods. Creation of matrix
elements using compatibility, equilibrium, and constitutive
relationships. Plane trusses, beams, frames, and space
trusses. Prereq: CIE 681 or permission.
CIE 785 - Introduction to Structural Vibrations
Credits:
3.00
Dynamic analysis of single- and multi-degree-of-freedom
systems. Simple beam and frame structures. Earthquake
analysis and design. Pre- or coreq: CIE 783.
CIE 786 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
Credits:
3.00
Topics include basic matrix theory, Galerkin method, direct
stiffness method, development of finite element theory, and
modeling techniques, applications in solid mechanics, heat
transfer, fluids, and dynamics using commercially available
codes. Prereq: CIE 681, 783; or permission.
CIE 787 - Dynamics of Structures
Credits:
3.00
Dynamics of single- and multi-story buildings. Response
due to earthquakes, blasting, traffic, and mechanical
equipment. Analysis in the time domain and through the
Fourier Transform. Fundamentals of structural vibration
measurement. Prereq: CIE 785 or permission.
CIE 788 - Project Planning and Design
Credits:
4.00
Student groups will be formed into design teams to prepare a
design plan for a large-scale civil engineering system
including consideration of budgetary constraints, building
code criteria, and environmental impacts. Each team prepares
a final written report and gives a formal presentation.
Prereq: senior CIE major or permission. Writing intensive.
CIE 789 - Project Management
Credits:
3.00
Project management concepts including labor, material and
equipment usage; cost estimation; financing and economic
evaluation of projects; scheduling; and quality control and
safety during construction. Existing projects are integrated
in class discussions and homework. An understanding of
CIE 633 topics is assumed.
CIE 791 - Prestressed Concrete
Credits:
3.00
Analysis and design of prestressed and post-tensioned
concrete sections in flexure and shear. Strength,
deflection, and losses in flexural members. Optimization of
section and prestressing force selection. Prereq: CIE 774 or
permission.
CIE 792 - LRFD Bridge Design
Credits:
3.00
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications using SI units.
Design objectives, loads, load case analysis and selection,
load distributions, static analysis, and design for axial
loads, flexure, and shear. Design of slender columns,
composite, beams, and plate girders. Prereq: CIE 774 or
permission.
Co-requisites:
CIE 793
CIE 793 - Structural Design in Steel
Credits:
3.00
Design of members and connections: tension and compression
members, beams, and beam/columns, bolted and welded joints.
Prereq: CIE 622, 681; or permission.
CIE 795 - Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Seniors in good standing may pursue independent studies
under faculty guidance. A written culminating report is
required. Prereq: permission.
CIE 796 - Special Topics
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Advanced or specialized topics not normally covered in
regular course offerings. May be repeated, but not in
duplicate areas. Prereq: permission.