Undergraduate Course Descriptions

EGPP-101 Introduction to Engineering 2 Credits
Provides information on engineering education the engineering profession and basic concepts and tools. Introduces the engineering design process and provides the opportunity for students to complete engineering design projects. (FA)

CIEG-102 Introduction to Civil Engineering 1 Credit
Introduction to principles of engineering design, along with an insight into the analysis of engineering systems and microcomputer applications in civil engineering.

CIEG-103 Computer Essentials in Civil Engineering 2 Credits
Provides a working knowledge of essential computer tools including an overview of PC operating systems, programing languages, the Internet, productivity tools, etc., with emphasis on mathematical software and computer-aided drawing, and computer programming.

CIEG-202 Statics 3 Credits
Deals with resolution, composition, and equilibrium of forces; analysis of force systems; center of gravity; and moments of inertia. Prereq.: Math. 015-157; coreq.: PHYS-013.

CIEG-207 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3 Credits
Introduces concepts in water supply, water and waste -water treatment, air quality., solid and hazardous waste management, and social and ethical consideration. Provides a brief history and background of environmental engineering.

CIEG-30l Mechanics of Materials 4 Credits
Introductory analysis of tension, compression and shear; analysis of stress and strain, shafts, beams and columns; related laboratory experiments; and introduction to structural analysis and design. Prereq.: CIEG-103, CIEG-202, MATH-158, PHYS-013 Coreq: CIEG-316; CIEG-349, MATH-159.

CIEG-302 Dynamics 3 Credits
Study of motions and particles; rigid bodies and simple deformable mass systems; Newton's laws and work-energy, impulse-momentum principles. Prereq.: CIEG-202; coreq.: Mathematics 015-159.

CIEG-311 Fluid Mechanics 4 Credits
Theoretical and laboratory studies of fluid properties, hydrostatics, kinematics of fluid motion; continuity, Bernoulli; impulse-momentum; drag and resistance to flow laboratory studies. Prereqs.: Mathematics. 0l5-l58 and Physics 021-014; coreq.: CIEG-302.

CIEG-314 Structures I 3 Credits
Includes forms and concepts; statically determinate structures; and reactions, shears, moments and deflections in beams, trusses, and frames. Prereq.: CIEG-30l.

CIEG-316 Materials Engineering 3 Credits
Investigates civil engineering materials; structures, including atomic properties, interaction, and applications to corrosion and other civil engineering examples. Prereq: CHEM-004; Coreq.: CIEG-30l.

CIEG-328 Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering 3 Credits
Study of sewerage systems, hydraulics of sewers, design of a small separate and small storm sewerage system, and methods of treating sewage. Prereq.: CIEG-352.

CIEG-349 Analysis Methods in Civil Engineering 3 Credits
Introduction to analytical and numerical methods, computer programming techniques, and their applications. Prereq.: Math 015-159 and CIEG-103.

CIEG-350 Engineering Systems Analysis 3 Credits
Provides a systems approach to planning, design, and operation of large-scale physical systems along with economic and engineering concepts. Prereq.: MATH-158.

CIEG-351 Probability and Statistics for CE 3 Credits
Introductory probability and statistics, probabiity theory, distribution, random variables, statistical analysis, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Prereq.: MATH-158.

CIEG-352 Water Resources Engineering I 3 Credits
Includes hydrologic cycle; climatology, meteorologic, and hydrologic data; and the effect of precipitation, water losses, and storage on surface and subsurface flow. Prereq.: CIEG-311.

CIEG-353 Water Resources Engineering II 3 Credits
Teaches the principles of water supply engineering, including methods of water treatment and design of water distribution systems. Prereq.: CIEG-352.

CIEG-416 Transportation Engineering 3 Credits
Involves planning transportation facilities, including water, rail, highway and air transportation. Prereq.: CIEG-103, MATH-158.

CIEG-419 Structures II 4 Credits
Lecture of structural principles such as approximate analysis methods, deflections, influence lines, influence coefficients, and statically indeterminate structures. Laboratory includes design of structural members. Prereq.: CIEG-314.

CIEG-420 Structures III 2 Credits
Continuation of Structures II and includes the analysis of indeterminate structures, stuctural dynamics and stability. Prereq.: CIEG-419. Coreq.: CIEG-422

CIEG-422 Steel Design 3 Credits
Examines the design of bolted and welded connections and the structural design of steel bridges and frames of buildings. Prereq.: CIEG-314

CIEG-433 Foundation Engineering 3 Credits
Presents methods of subsurface exploration and sampling, shallow foundations, lateral earth pressure theories, and earth retaining systems. Prereq.: CIEG-434.

CIEG-434 Soil Mechanics 3 Credits
Provides appreciation and understanding of the engineering properties of soils and how they relate to design and construction including soil identification and classification.Prereq.: CIEG-301, CIEG-311.

CIEG-435 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures 3 Credits
Discusses the structural properties of concrete and steel, current building (ACI) code, and the theory and design of structural elements and entire structural systems. Prereq.: CIEG-3l4.

CIEG-439 Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 Credits
Deals with comprehensive sewerage planning, design of a lift station, chemical units, hydraulic flow simulation, arrangement of unit processes, design of treatment units and value engineering. Prereq.: CIEG-432.

CIEG-440 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Design 3 Credits
Advanced design of facilities for water and wastewater treatment, including design ranges, regulations, economics and ethics of environmental design. Prereq.: CIEG-328.

CIEG-44l Senior Design Project Credit varies
Research, study or design project in which the subject and content are decided through discussions between the student and the supervising professor. Prereqs.: CIEG-314, 328, 350, 433, 465.

CIEG-442 Advanced Foundations 3 Credits
Advanced methods and techniques of subsurface exploration foundation design; includes use of cone penetrometer and pressure meter, slope stability, braced excavations, tunnels, underpinning. Prereq.: CIEG-433.

CIEG-46l, 462 Seminar I, II l Credit for both
Forum for the presentation of current research and/or industrial activities of graduate students, faculty and guest speakers. (Senior status)

CIEG-463 Water Resources Planning 3 Credits
Presents basic concepts in the planning of water resources development systems; analytical techniques; basic information required for planning; and examples for planning flood control, wastewater management, and water supply systems. Prereq.: CIEG-353.

CIEG-464 Engineering Project Management 3 Credits
Involves the management of an engineering task or project and provides effective management concepts, principles, and procedures. Prereq.: CIEG-350.

CIEG-465 Traffic Engineering 3 Credits
Measuring traffic operations and safety. Introduction to intelligent transportation systems and capacity analysis. Prereq.: CIEG-416

CIEG-466 Traffic Engineering II 3 Credits
This is a continuation of CIEG-465. Students are introduced to traffic simulation models and software used in industry. Several projects are assigned. Prereq.: CIEG-465

   


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