Civil & Environmental Engineering Courses

Program | Faculty | Master's | Doctoral | Courses

All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified.

509 Transportation Systems Analysis

Overview of urban transportation modeling and analysis including a description of urban transportation systems, data sources and data quality, the four-step planning process (trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice, and trip assignment), and an introduction to other transportation modes, including transit, freight, and airport operations. Prerequisite: CEE 310 or equivalent.

510 Public Transportation Systems

Relationship of public transportation to technological innovation; financing and regulation; supply, demand, and price considerations; performance evaluation; routing and scheduling; and project planning and design. Prerequisites: CEE 270 and 310, or equivalent.

511 Traffic Engineering

Fundamental principles of traffic flow and intersection traffic operations including traffic data collection methods, traffic control devices, traffic signal design, and analysis techniques. Emphasizes quantitative and computerized techniques for designing and optimizing intersection signalization. Several traffic engineering software packages used. Prerequisite: CEE 310.

514 Infrastructure Management

Asphaltic concrete pavements used to demonstrate and study issues, problems, concepts, principles, and techniques associated with the design and implementation of civil engineering infrastructure management systems. Prerequisites: CEE 270, 310 and 320.

515 Pavement Design

Design procedures for flexible highway pavement structures including AASHTO and the Asphalt Institute methods; determination of design parameters for mixed traffic, materials, and performance characterization; reliability of design. Prerequisites: CEE 310 and 320.

516 Transportation Design

Advanced geometric design principles for streets and highways with emphasis on roadway safety. State-of-the-art design policies and current research findings. The different elements of the roadway geometric design process and techniques for designing roadways, intersections, interchanges, and airport facilities. Application of principles of roadway geometric design at the preliminary design stage through the preparation of a basic design and report. AutoCAD and transportation design computer software used for class assignments and project. Includes several guest speakers from private and public geometric design agencies. Prerequisite: CEE 310.

518 Intelligent Transportation Systems

Application of advanced technology to the vehicle and the roadway to solve traffic congestion, safety, and air quality problems. Prerequisite: CEE 310 or consent of instructor.

523 Soil Mechanics and Ground Improvement for Transportation Engineering

Topics of soils engineering related to transportation including: soil classific-tion, embankment design and construction, earthmoving, compaction, culvert design, tunneling, seepage and drainage, geosynthetic applications, railroad track and pavement support, and ground improvement techniques. Emphasizes basic principles and design methodology. Prerequisite: CEE 320.

525 Environmental Geotechnology

Geotechnical engineering related to environmental issues. Topics include: site investigation techniques for environmental drilling; site instrumentation procedures; groundwater sampling procedures; soil gas sampling; methods of evaluating in situ and laboratory hydraulic conductivity for use in design; design of containment facilities. Current methods for addressing subsurface environmental problems. Prerequisite: CEE 320.

535 Matrix Analysis of Structures

Development and use of flexibility and stiffness methods of matrix analysis for de-terminate and indeterminate structures. Use of computer programs for the analysis of simple structures. Prerequisite: CEE 331.

536 Advanced Topics in Concrete

Design of various types of reinforced concrete-building frames; elastic theory and ultimate-strength procedures. Prerequisite: CEE 433.

540 Strength of Materials II

Stress-strain-temperature relations in elastic and plastic structural systems. Energy methods. Stress concentration and stress in-tensity factors. Role of linear fracture mechanics in design. Prerequisite: CEE 241.

541 Structural Dynamics

Behavior of structures and structural components exposed to time dependent loadings. Vibrations of systems; descriptions of dynamic systems. Prerequisite: Math 431.

548 Finite Element Method An Introduction

Application of numerical methods to so-lution of problems of structural mechanics. Finite difference techniques and other methods for solution of problems in vibration, stability and equilibrium of structural elements. Prerequisite: Math 431.

549 Structural Stability

Linear and nonlinear buckling of columns, beam-columns, frames and plates. Role of linearization in formulation of stability problems. Adjacent equilibrium, kinetic, imperfection and energy criteria for stability analysis. Variational approaches for formulating and solving buckling problems. Prerequisites: CEE 331 and Math 431.

560 Hydrology

A quantitative account of elements of the hydrologic cycle, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, snowmelt, infiltration, and surface runoff. Basic laws from such various disciplines as physics, chemistry, meteorology, astronomy, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics combined into simple mathematical models of the movement and storage of water in the hydrologic environment. Prerequisites: Math 132, Chem 112 and Physic 152/154.

561 Open-Channel Flow

A rigorous mathematical study of one dimensional flow in open channels, including uniform, gradually varied, rapidly varied, tidal, and flood flows. Analytical and finite difference solutions to the governing conservation equations developed with the aid of the computer, and stable channel design addressed. Prerequisites: CEE 357 and 365.

565 Environmental Institutions and Policies

Policies and laws relating to use and conservation of water resources. Analysis of water-related governmental organizations and programs at federal, state, and local levels.

572 Environmental Engineering Analysis I

Basic concepts of physical and chemical parameters used to measure water quality in natural aquatic systems and in treatment plants. Laboratory covers important water analysis methods including gravimetric, volumetric, colorimetric, and alkalinity-acidity titration. Prerequisite: CEE 370 or consent of instructor.

573 Environmental Engineering Analysis II

Microbiological and biochemical properties of microorganisms important in environmental engineering practice. Focus on general fundamentals of environmental microbiology and their application to drinking water treatment and distribution, water pollution control, and natural systems. Prerequisite: CEE 371 or consent of instructor.

575 Hazardous Waste Management

An overview of the fundamental principles and design of techniques for management, treatment, containment, and disposal of hazardous wastes subject to economic factors, safety and reliability. Prerequisite: CEE 371 or consent of instructor.

577 Surface Water Quality Modeling

Evaluation and control of water quality in streams, lakes, and estuaries. Mathematical analyses of patterns of water movement and their relationship to water quality. Wasteload allocation design. Prerequisite: CEE 371.

579 Air Quality

Sources and characterization of air pollutants, atmospheric chemistry and physics; effects of air pollutants on human health and the environment; global climate change; atmospheric dispersion modeling; and design of systems for the control of gaseous and particulate air pollutants. Prerequisite: CEE 371.

605 Finite Element Analysis

Introduction to finite element method in engineering science. Derivation of element equations by physical, variational, and residual methods. Associated computer coding techniques and numerical methods. Applications. Prerequisites: programming ability, ordinary differential equations, basic matrix algebra. Same as M E 605.

607 Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, including kinematics, the stress tensor, and basic equations from the conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Dynamics of an inviscid fluid and vortex motion. This and CEE 707 (M E 707) form a one-year com- prehensive course in fluid mechanics. Prerequisites: CEE 357, M E 340, or equivalents. Same as M E 607.

610 Transportation Analysis and Planning

Advanced topics in transportation planning including application of the four-step planning process with transportation model analysis software, econometric model estimation and analysis, use of statistical software with transportation survey data, activity analysis, and various other transportation planning and economics topics. Prerequisite: CEE 509.

611 Transportation Investment and Pricing Analysis

The application of economic principles to transportation investment and pricing analyses; emphasis on highway and public transportation in urban settings. Prerequisites: Econ 103, CEE 310 or equivalents.

612 Transportation Planning and Policy Analysis

An intensive survey of current issues in transportation planning and policy. Prerequisite: CEE 310.

620 Soil Behavior and Shear Strength

Fundamentals of soil behavior, soil mineralogy and structure, soil stresses, stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils, consolidation behavior of saturated soils, and determination of consolidation and strength parameters in practice. Prerequisite: CEE 320.

622 Geotechnical Materials Testing

Experimental investigation of the fundamental aspects of soil behavior including classification, index and engineering properties. Emphasizes experimental determination of the consolidation and stress-strain-strength characteristics of soils for design. Experiments include: classification and basic index tests, hydraulic conductivity, consolidation, triaxial tests and direct simple shear. Prerequisites: CEE 320 and 620.

623 Advanced Foundation Engineering

Geotechnical analysis and design related to shallow and deep foundations. Topics include: site investigations, bearing capacity theory, analysis and design of shallow spread footings, isolated pads and mat foundations; total stress and effective stress design of drilled shaft and driven pile foundations. Emphasis on the presentation of designs in a formal geotechnical report. Prerequisite: CEE 620.

625 In Situ Testing Techniques in Geotechnical Engineering

The theoretical and practical aspects of in situ tests in geotechnical engineering. Tests discussed include: Standard Penetration Test, Field Vane, Piezocone, Dilatometer, Pressuremeter, and Borehole Shear. Emphasis on use of in situ test results for determining engineering properties of soil for design. Corequisite: CEE 620.

630 Advanced Solid Mechanics

Unified treatment of the analysis of solids. Consideration of continuity, mechanical energy, stress and strain. Application to elasticity, thermoelasticity, and plasticity. Same as M E 630.

631, 632 Civil Engineering Analysis I, II

Mathematical methods for solution of typical engineering problems. Analytical methods for solution of ordinary differential equations; perturbation methods, special functions, eigenvalue problems. Introduction to complex variable methods. Prerequisite: Math 431.

639 Structural Mechanics of Composite Materials

Types of composite systems. Analytical models of filamentary and laminated materials. Elastic and plastic analysis of structures subject to static or dynamic loadings. Failure criteria of composites, influence of time, temperature, and moisture. Design of composite material systems. Prerequisite: CEE 241.

640 Advanced Dynamics

Advanced dynamics of particles, systems of particles, variable mass systems and rigid bodies. Gyroscopic motion. Rotating and accelerating frames of reference. Use of energy methods, Lagrange's equations, Hamilton's principle, and the Eulerian angles in engineering problems. Same as M E 640.

643 Elasticity

General equations of the mathematical theory of elasticity in space. General formulation of basic equations and methods of solution.

644 Theory of Plates

Classical theory of plates as well as modern developments. Relationship of general theory of elasticity to plate theory.

645 Advanced Topics in Vibrations

Free and forced vibrations of strings, rods, bars, and thin elastic plates. Free vibrations of circular, cylindrical, and conical shells. Forced harmonic vibrations of thin shells. Propagation of elastic waves. Ray-leigh surface waves. Statistical concepts of random vibration analysis. Prerequisite:
CEE 541 or M E 640. Same as M E 745.

646 Seismic Structural Analysis

Principles of engineering seismology, including analysis and design of structures to resist earthquake motions. Prerequisite: CEE 541.

647 Structural Dynamics II

Continuation of CEE 541. Emphasis on analysis of civil engineering structures subject to various steady state and transient loadings. Prerequisite: CEE 541.

648 Structural Shells

Analysis of structural shells. Membrane theory, bending theory of shells of revolution, shear deformation shell theory, non-linear theories, stability. Consent of instructor required.

660 Subsurface Hydraulics

The transport of water through the unsaturated and saturated zone using rigorous mathematical theory, analytical solutions, and numerical computer models. Topics include hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils, infiltration, confined and unconfined aquifer flow, consolidations, and well flow. Prerequisites: Math 431 and Cmpsci 123 or equivalent.

661 Subsurface Pollution

Transport of contaminants through the unsaturated and saturated zone using rigorous mathematical theory, analytical solutions, and numerical computer models. Topics include unsaturated zone pollution, confined and unconfined aquifer contamination, and the fate and transport of simply reactive contaminants. Prerequisite: CEE 660.

662 Water Resource Systems Analysis

Systems analysis techniques, linear programming, dynamic programming and other techniques used in the analysis of water resource problems. Topics include planning and management associated with natural events, and design and operation of water resource facilities. Prerequisite: CEE 462 or equivalent.

668 Professional Engineering Practice Concepts

Discussion of the concerns and challenges of a professional engineer including pro-ject management, writing and presentation skills, negotiations, finance, ethics, organizational structure, and risk and liability. Credit, 2.

671 Biological Phenomena in Environmental Engineering

Lecture and lab. The major biological phenomena and processes used in environmental control. Fundamentals of microbiology and biochemistry as applied to wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, and hazardous waste reme-diation. Credit, 4.

672 Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes

Lecture and lab. Fundamentals of physical and chemical processes used in environmental engineering. Applications include processes used in the treatment of drinking waters, industrial waters and wastewaters, municipal wastewaters, and hazardous waste remediation. Credit, 4.

675 Pollutant Dispersion

Physical processes of turbulent diffusion and advection. Calculation of contaminant distributions in nature. Description of natural and man made circulation and mixing patterns of rivers, lakes, and ponds; their pollutional dispersion characteristics in the analysis of practical contaminant transport problems. Prerequisite: CEE 561.

679 Engineering Project

For students enrolled in the M.S. Professional Practice option. Principles and techniques involved in the design of an engineered facility. May not be taken by those selecting CEE 689 or 699. Credit, 1-5.

680 Water Chemistry

Chemical equilibrium principles of acids-bases, dissolution-precipitation, oxidation-reduction, and complexation applied to understanding the chemistry of surface waters, groundwaters, and water and wastewater treatment.

689 Master's Project

Research carried out and reported under supervision of student's adviser as partial fulfillment of requirements for Master's degree in civil engineering or Master's degree in environmental engineering. May not be taken by those taking CEE 679 Engineering Report or CEE 699 Master's Thesis. Credit, 1-6.

691, 692 Environmental Engineering Seminar

Presentation by the graduate student of selected current literature and research. Visiting lecturers. One class hour. Credit, 1.

693, 694 Geotechnical Engineering Seminar

Research presentation by graduate student and faculty. Visiting lecturers. Credit, 1.

695 Transportation Engineering Seminar

Visiting lecturers. Research presentations by graduate students and faculty. Discussion of current transportation topics. Credit, 1.

696 Independent Study

Credit, 1-6.

697 Special Topics

699 Master's Thesis

Research carried out and reported under supervision of student's research adviser as partial fulfillment of requirements for Master's degree in civil engineering or Master's degree in environmental engineering. May not be taken by those taking CEE 679 Engineering Project or CEE 689 Master's Project. Credit, 1-6.

707 Viscous Fluids

Exact solutions to Navier-Stokes equations, slow flow, and boundary layer flow. One-dimensional gas dynamics, shock waves, acoustic equations, and application of theory of characteristics to compressible flow. Prerequisites: CEE 607, M E 607 or equivalents. Same as M E 707.

720 Theoretical Soil Mechanics

Analytical methods important in geotech-nical engineering. Emphasizes the derivation of theoretical solutions and their application to geotechnical engineering analysis and design. Topics include: elements of continuum mechanics, linear elasticity, steady and unsteady flow through porous media, plasticity theory, limit analysis and soil modeling. Prerequisite: CEE 620.

721 Applied Soil Mechanics

Study of constructed projects to evaluate the approach to applying soil mechanics in the design of embankments, retaining structures, footings, and pile structures. Reports prepared analyzing the projects and predicting performance. The predictions compared with observed performance.

722 Computer and Numerical Methods in Geomechanics

Computer and numerical methods in soil mechanics, consolidation, seepage, slope stability, stress distribution, and finite element analysis.

724 Soil Dynamics

Dynamic behavior of soils with application to problems of seismic survey, measurement of dynamic soil properties, foundation vibration and performance under earthquake loading.

728 Geotechnical Instrumentation

Design, selection, and use of instrumentation for geotechnical engineering purposes. Laboratory and field instrumentation considered. Topics include: purpose of instrumentation, planning projects, procurement of instruments and services, measuring devices, and examples of applications. Lab demonstration.

770 Environmental Engineering Design

Selection, evaluation, and design of environmental engineering processes and systems. Corequisites: CEE 671 and CEE 672. Credit, 4.

772 Instrumental Methods in Environmental Analysis

Principles and techniques of instrumental chemical analysis, including molecular and atomic spectrophotometry, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and electro-analytical methods. Emphasis on solving analytical problems of trace pollutants in water and wastewater. Prerequisite: CEE 572 or equivalent.

774 Processes at the Particle-Water Interface

An analysis of physical and chemical aspects of the behavior of particles in aquatic systems. Topics include surface chemistry, adsorption, nucleation, precipitation, dissolution, forces between interacting surfaces, and the hydrodynamics of particle transport and deposition. Prerequisite: CEE 672. Corequisite: CEE 680 or consent of instructor.

776 Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils and Ground Water

Application of biological processes as they are currently used to remediate convention-al, industrial, and hazardous wastes. Fun-damentals of microbial physiology and metabolism as applied to the major groups of hazardous chemicals. Theory and design of remediation technologies. Prerequisite: CEE 671 or equivalent.

780 Mechanics of Materials

Advanced topics related to mechanical behavior of structural materials.

899 Doctoral Dissertation

Credit, 18.