Undergraduate Courses

Introduction to the profession; an introduction to engineering graphics as a problem-solving tool. Basic traditional techniques of orthographic projection, multiview sketching, isometric and oblique pictorials, sectioning, auxiliary views, dimensioning, detail drawing, use of ANSI standards; applications in civil and architectural engineering.(C) 2-2-3 A continuation of CAE 100. Application of PC-based CAD (Computer-Aided Drawing and Design) software to presentation and problem solving in civil and architectural engineering applications. Introduction to basic principles of design. (C) 0-4-2
Prerequisites: CAE 100 Measurement of distances and angles. Theory of errors. Study of leveling traversing topographic mapping, route surveying, earthwork computation,photometry, and boundary surveys. Practice in the use of tapes, levels, transits, total stations andphotogrammetric equipment. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: CAE 100 Two- and three- dimensional statics of particles and rigid bodies. Statically equivalent force systems. Simple truss analysis. Beam analysis, shear and bending moment diagrams. Concept of stress and strain, stress-strain relations. Beam theory, statically indeterminate beams. Buckling of columns. 4-0-4 Geology and its relationship to civil engineering; minerals; rocks; soil formation; geologic structure; groundwater hydraulics; frost action in soils, landslides, shoreline erosion, bluff instability; earthquakes; air photo interpretation, soil and rock mechanics in relation to engineering geology; subsurface exploration; dams, reservoirs, tunnels; case-history illustrations. 3-0-3 This class provides an introduction to the study of basic theory of physical science related to the built environment including forces, work, energy, thermodynamics, heat, fluids, electricity, sound and light. The basic concepts are applied to study aspects of building science including climate, heat transfer, solar radiation, and vapor and air movement in buildings. 4--0-4
Prerequisites: MATH 122 Vectors, forces, free-body diagrams. Statics of particles and rigid bodies. Moments of forces, couples. Equations of equilibrium. Centroids, moment of inertia. Simple truss analysis. Cables. Strength of materials, stress and strains, stress-strain relations. Beam theory, shear and bending moment diagrams. Flexure and shear stresses, deflections. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: MATH 122 Structural analysis, behavior of beams and frames. Buckling of columns. Stress calculations in trusses, cables, beams, and frames. Deflection of trusses and beams. Indeterminate systems, three-moment equations, computer application of structural analysis. Loads on structures, concept of design, definition of ASD and LRFD. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 286 Collection and distribution of water. Flow of fluids through orifices, weirs, venturi meters. Laminar and turbulent flow in closed conduits. Open channel flow. Model analysis using the principles of dimensional analysis. Rainfall and runoff. 2-3-3
Corequisites: MATH 252 Fundamental concepts; fluid statics; properties of fluid in motion; fluid flows through orifices, weirs and venturi meters; laminar and turbulent flow in closed conduits; flow in open channels; turbomachinery; measurement in fluid mechanics and hydraulics. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MATH 252
Corequisites: CAE 315 Design loads, factors of safety; load and resistance factors for steel structures. Experimental and analytical study of steel materials subjected to various states of stress. Failure theories, yield and post-yield criteria are treated. Fatigue and facture mechanics phenomena are related to design practice. The design of tension member, beams, and columns in steel. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 202 The analysis of statically determinate trusses and frames. Determination of internal forces and calculation of deflections. Application of the principle of virtual work and energy methods. Column stability. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 202 and MATH 252 Design loads, factor of safety, load and resistance factors for concrete structures. Properties of concrete-making materials and the proportioning of concrete mixtures. Experimental and analytical study of plain and reinforced concrete subjected to various states of stress. Failure theories and the ultimate strength of plain and reinforced concrete structural components. The design of beams, columns, and slabs in reinforced concrete. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 202, CAE 304, CAE 315 Basic principles of thermodynamics and their applications to various systems composed of pure substances and their homogeneous non-reactive mixtures. First Law of Thermodynamics (Closed Sysems, Control Volumes). Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy. Simple power production and utilization cycles. One-, two- and three-dimensional steady-state and transient conductive heat transfer together with convection and radiation as applied to building materials and geometries. Introduction to heat exchangers. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CHEM 124, CS 105, MATH 251 The analysis of statically indeterminate frames. Application of classical methods including superposition, slope deflection, and moment distribution. Introduction to the direct stiffness method and computer analysis of structures. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: CAE 304 Applications of engineering and economic concepts and analysis to civil engineering systems; practical applications of elementary probability and statistics, operations research and economics in civil engineering. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MATH 251 Physical principles of elastic and plastic deformation of construction. Mechanical testing methods including tensile, compressive, toughness, creep and fatigue. Properties of concrete, wood, iron and steel and other construction materials. The emphasis is on concepts from solid mechanics which explain the behavior of materials to the extent needed in the design of load-bearing constructs. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 202 Physical and mechanical properties of soil; elementary principles of soil identification and testing. Principles of soil permeability and seepage,consolidation, failure theories, earth pressures, and bearing capacity. Laboratory included. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 202, CAE 301, CAE 221 Study of the physical phenomena that make climate (rain, snow, humidity, temperature, wind, sun, etc.) influence buildings. The topics include heat transfer methods, solar radiation, vapor in air, air leakage and water condensation, fluids dynamics, and wind movement. Study of indoor thermal environment and thermal comfort of building occupant is offered as well. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: PHYS 224 and CAE 309, or consent of instructor General introduction to the aural and visual environment. Subjective and objective scales of measurement. Laws of psychophysics. Introduction to vibration. The hearing mechanism. Transfer of sound. Passive control of noise in buildings, transmission loss. Absorption and reverberation time. Active control of the aural environment. Visual perception. Photometry, brightness, luminance and illumination. Natural lighting of buildings. Artificial lighting. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: PHYS 221 Strength and behavior of structural steel. Design of steel tension, compression, and bending members. Steel truss and frame-connection design and details. Beam-column design, base-plate design and details. Strength and behavior of timber. Design of timber tension, bending, and compression members. Timber connections and details. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 287 Strength and behavior of structural steel. Design of steel tension, compression, and bending members. Steel truss and frame-connection design and details. Beam-column design, base-plate design and details. Strength and behavior of timber. Design of timber tension, bending, and compression members. Timber connections and details. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 287 Introduction to electrical and electronic circuits. AC and DC steady state and transient network analysis. Phasors, AC and Three Phase Power. Diodes,transistors, and operational amplifiers. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: PHYS 221 Principles and elements of design; synthesis of structural, mechanical, electrical, sanitary and construction, considering interrelationship in performance and economics. Emphasis will be given to system identification, typical usage and manner or means of integration. 1-3-2
Prerequisites: Senior Standing or instructor consent Basic sound physics and sound propagation in enclosed spaces. Sound and vibration sources in and out of buildings. Theories of sound transmission through building elements. Effects of noise and vibration on man and buildings, criteria and standards. Design of noise control systems. Calculation of airborne and impact sound insulation. Noise and vibration control implementations in various indoor spaces, such as residential units, offices, schools and mechanical rooms. 2-1-3
Prerequisites: MATH 151, PHYS 123 Design of modern bridges, bridge design requirements, LRFD approach, seismic and wind effects, fatigue in bridges, support design. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 431 This course will discuss the design of acoustic spaces such as conference rooms, classrooms, lecture halls, music halls, theater, churches, recording studio, and home theater. Course covers the selection and determination of appropriate steady state, spatial, and temporal acoustic measures such as background noise levels, reverberation time, speech transmission index, and interaural cross correlation, as well as the selection of building materials and layout of rooms to meet those requirements. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 331 or CAE 403 or Instructor Consent Kinematics of Particles, Newton's laws of motion, energy and momentum. Kinematics of rigid bodies. Fundamentals of free, forced, and transient vibration of single and multi-degree of freedom structures. Analysis and design of structures for wind and earthquake loadings. Building code requirements. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 310 Basic traffic engineering studies including traffic volume, speed, accident and parking studies. Capacity and analysis for various traffic facilities. Design of traffic control devices. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of the instructor Pavement types, stresses in flexible and rigid pavements, vehicle pavement interaction. Mathematical models for pavement systems, subgrade support, design of flexible and rigid pavements. Construction procedure, drainage considerations, environmental effects. Rehabilitation and maintenance of pavements 3-3-4
Prerequisites: CAE 323 Design and analysis of facilities of transportation systems. Integration of select transportation components and their interrelationships. Design of specific facilities: guideways, terminals, and other elements for railroads, airports, and harbors. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of the instructor History of railroad industry. Train operation, train make-up, and handling. Design and analysis of railroad track structure, track irregularities, and their representation. Vehicle/track interaction and dynamic problems associated with it. Performance of railway vehicles. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of the instructor Highway functions, design controls and criteria, element of design, cross-section elements, local roads and streets, at-grade intersections, grade separation and interchanges, highway capacity analysis, and introduction to pavement management. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of the instructor Fundamentals of free, forced, and transient vibration of single and multi-degree of freedom structures, including damping of lumped and distributed parameters systems. Time, frequency and approximate methods of analysis. Application of numerical methods in time and frequency domain. Response spectra, normal modes, coupling and normal coordinates and an introduction to earthquake engineering 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 310, MMAE 305 Description and concept of risk, relationship between the likelihood of loss and the impact of loss, engineering hazards assessment and risk identification and evaluation using fault tree analysis, failure mode and effect analysis, etc., risk analyses applications with practical statistics. 3-0-3 Review and introduction to fluid dynamics applied to sprinklers, standpipes, fire pumps, and special suppression systems; hydraulic design criteria and procedures for sprinklers requirements, standpipes, fire pumps, special suppression systems, and detection and alarm systems using nationally recognized design (National Fire Protection Association) standards, water supply requirement systems and distributions. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 301 or CAE 302 or instructor consent Introduction to fire, physics and chemistry, and mass and heat transfer principles, fire fluid mechanic fundamentals, fundamentals and requirements of the burning of materials (gases, liquids, and solids), fire phenomena in enclosures such as pre-flashover and post-flashover. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 309 or consent of the instructor Fundamentals of building design for fire and life safety. Emphasis on a systematic design approach. Basic considerations of building codes, fire loading, fire resistance, exit design, protective systems, and other fire protection systems. 3-0-3 Introduction to fire heat transfer processes and fire testing materials; application of a set of quantitative engineering tools (fire models) to construct a description of conditions that occur or might occur during the course of a fire; life and structural impacts from hostile fires in buildings. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 424 or consent of the instructor Introduction to probability, modeling, and identification of nondeterministic problems in civil engineering. Development of stochastic concepts and simulation models and their relevance to design and decision problems in various areas of civil engineering. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MATH 252 Design of steel beams, plate girders, and beam columns. Bolted and welded connections. Design of typical frame systems. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 303, CAE 310, CAE 315 Design of reinforced concrete building frames and continuous structures. Design of girders, slabs, columns, foundations, and retaining walls. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 307, CAE 310, CAE 315 Building repair and retrofit issues are discussed. Specific requirements of a building for repair and/or reconstruction are emphasized. Methods of assessing building conditions, including forensic structural engineering are covered. Repair and strengthening methods based on types of materials (steel, concrete, masonry, timber), occupancy and function (residential, commercial), and building values are covered along with demonstration case studies and illustrative examples. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 431 and CAE 432 or consent of instructor The analysis of structures (prototypes) with the aid of models constructed from metal, wood, plastics, and other materials. Geometrical, mathematical, demonstration, graphical and direct and indirect models will be treated. Comparisons of experimental results with results from computer models will be made. Similitude and the theory of models will be treated. Individual and group project work will be emphasized. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: CAE 304 and CAE 310; or CAE 351 and CAE 352 Design of unreinforced and reinforced masonry structural elements and structures. Serviceability and ultimate capacity design. Seismic response, resistance and design. Design of wood columns and bending members. Mechanical Fasteners and Connectors. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 310, CAE 307, or CAE 352 or consent of the instructor Geographic information system (GIS) technology allows databases which display and query information in new ways. This course will teach general GIS and GPS skills and concepts, useful to students and practitioners in a variety of disciplines. Students will complete a final GIS project relevant to their field of study. This hands-on class will use ESRI's Arc View and Spatial Analyst products, as well as Trimble GeoExplorer GPS units. 3-0-3 Basic principles and review of elasticity, energy methods, stiffness method, element stiffness matrix, finite elements applications in frames, trusses, curved and non-prismatic and plate structures, convergence of finite element models, practical problems. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 310 Methods of subsoil exploration. Study of types and methods of design and construction of foundations for structures, including single and combined footings, mats, piles, caissons, retaining walls, and underpinning. Drainage and stabilization. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 301, CAE 323 Study of plumbing systems and fixtures including wastewater, water supply, and venting systems. Study of fire protection systems for buildings including pipe sizing, pumps, sprinklers, gravity and pressure vessels, and controls. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 301 or CAE 302 An introduction to the production of construction documents used in the building industry. A preliminary building design is developed to include detailed materials, and construction information. A set of drawings for a small building is completed including floor plans and elevations, site, structure and foundation, wall and roof sections and details, doors and windows, HVAC plumbing, lighting, electricity, and communication. All drawings are to be developed using CAD software. Study of the types of cost estimation, quantity take-off and the preparation bid for complete building project. 2-6-4
Prerequisites: Senior Standing Study of wall, window and roof design. Consideration for the factors which influence the design of building exteriors including the control of heat flow, air and moisture penetration, building movements and deterioration. Study of the principle of rain screen walls and of energy conserving designs. Analytical techniques and building codes are discussed through case studies and design projects. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 331 or consent of the instructor Study of the fundamental principles and engineering procedures for the design of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems; HVAC system characteristics; system and equipment selection; duct design and layout. Attention is given to energy conservation techniques and computer applications. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 320, CAE 302, CAE 309, CAE 331, or consent of the instructor Identification of the optimal energy performance achievable with various types of buildings and service systems. Reduction of infiltration. Control systems and strategies to achieve optimal energy performance. Effective utilization of daylight, heat pumps, passive and active solar heaters, heat storage and heat pipes in new and old buildings. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 309, CAE 331, or consent of the instructor Study of the analysis and design of electrical systems in buildings utilizing the National Electrical Code. The topics include basic circuits, ac and dc single phase, three phase power, transients, capacitance and inductance, branch circuits, panel boards, motors, system sizing, and electrical distribution in buildings. Study of the design and specification of communications systems in buildings, including fire alarm, security, sound, and telephone. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ECE 383 A study of the calculation techniques and qualitative aspects of good luminous design. Topics covered include: photometric quantities and color theory, visual perception, standards, daylight and artificial illumination systems, radiative transfer, fixture and lamp characteristics, control devices and energy conservation techniques. Design problems, field measurements, computer and other models will be used to explore major topics. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MATH 151 Architectural Design is the first of a two-part sequence of architectural design and planning for architectural engineers. Students learn the basic theory and practice of the Architectural Design Process from the Architect's perspective. Topics include the Logical Process of Architectural Design Development, Design Approach, and Architectural Presentation Techniques taught through lecture and lab instruction. 2-1-2
Prerequisites: CAE 331, CAE 334 Architectural Studio is the second of a two part sequence of architectural design and planning for architectural engineers. Students learn the basic theory and practice of the Architectural Design Process from the architect's perspective. Topics include the Logical Process of Architectural Design Development, Design Approach, and Architectural Presentation Techniques taught through Studio instruction. 0-4-2
Prerequisites: CAE 468 The role of estimating in construction contract administration. Types of estimates. Unit costs and production rates; job costs. Preparing bid for complete building project using manual methods and the CSI format; checking quantity take-off and cost estimating in selected divisions using a computer package 2-3-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing Planning, scheduling, and progress control of construction operations. Critical Path Method and PERT. Resource leveling of personnel, equipment, and materials. Financial control/hauling of construction projects. Impact of delay on precedence networks. Construction contract administration. Computer applications. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 470 and senior standing Construction site layout and mobilization. Liabilities of the parties. Methods of construction. Concrete form design and fabrication. Scaffolding, temporary facilities, and equipment. Safety on sites. Introduction to construction productivity. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Senior Standing Characteristics of the construction industry. Project delivery systems. Duties and liabilities of the parties at the pre-contract stage. Bidding. Contract administration including duties and liabilities of the parties regarding payments, retainage, substantial and final completion, scheduling and time extensions, change orders, changed conditions, suspension of work, contract termination, and resolution of disputes. Contract bonds. Managing the construction company. Labor law and labor relations. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing Uniform flow design; backwater profiles in natural streams; gradually varied flow practical problems; spatially varied flow; flow through nonprismatic and nonlinear channels; gradually varied unsteady flow; rapidly varied unsteady flow; flood routing; numerical solutions of open channels. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 301 or consent of the instructor Introduction of the operation and design of building systems for climate control, water and drainage, fire safety, electrical supply, illumination, transportation, and noise control. 3-0-3 Introduction of the operation and design of building systems for climate control, water and drainage, fire safety, electrical supply, illumination, transportation, and noise control. 3-0-3 Theory of water flow through porous media. Site improvement techniques including grading and drainage, dewatering, reinforcement, and slurry trenches. Soil improvement techniques including replacement, in situ compaction, preloading and subsurface drainage, grouting, freezing, prewetting, and heating. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 323 or consent of the instructor Special research problems in civil engineering under individual supervision of instructor. Seminar presentation is required. (Credit: Variable; maximum 4 credit hours)
Prerequisites: Senior standing, minimum GPA of 3.0, and consent of the instructor Special design project under individual supervision of instructor. (Credit: Variable; maximum 4 credit hours)
Prerequisites: Senior standing, minimum GPA of 3.0, and consent of the instructor Designed for students who are not prepared to take EG 105 because they have had little or no high school technical drawing or who need a slower approach to the subject. Special emphasis is placed upon the use of instruments, lettering, line technique, and introductory multiview projection. 0-4-1 Basic traditional and computer-based techniques and applications, multiview sketching, orthographic projection, isometric and oblique pictorials, sectioning, auxiliary views, principles of descriptive geometry, dimensioning, detail drawings, introduction to design and computer-aided drafting and design (CAD). 1-2-2
Prerequisites: Trigonometry Basic techniques of engineering graphics, emphasizing application in architectural engineering. Lettering, multiview sketching, orthographic projection. Principles of dimensioning. Plan, elevation, and sectional views of structures. Isometric and perspective sketching and drawing. Introduction to building systems and materials. Introduction to computer aided drafting and design (CAD). 1-2-2
Prerequisites: Trigonometry Industrial prints, views of objects, analysis of edges and surfaces, sectional views, auxiliary views, screw threads and fasteners, dimensioning, shop processes, first-angle drawing, R.H. and L.H. drawings, and welding representation. 1-3-2 Analysis of building construction drawings and details, dimensioning, shop processes, use of symbols and conventions, material takeoff, and elementary estimating. 1-3-2 Designed for students in business, liberal arts and non-technical programs. Basic drafting techniques and applications, lettering, geometric constructions, charts and graphs, technical sketching, multiview projection, pictorial drawings, dimensioning, blueprint reading and working drawings. Introduction to computer graphics. Credit for this course is not applicable to an engineering degree. 2-1-3 Graphic solutions of problems involving point, line, and plane relationships by auxiliary views and revolutions. Developments and intersections of surfaces. Parallelism and perpendicularity, vectors, mining and civil engineering problems. Shades and shadows, conics, map projection and spherical triangles. Emphasis on those applications which promote visualization and introduce new engineering experience. Applications of computers to problem solving. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 105 A continuation of EG 308, with more complicated layout problems of residential, small commercial, and industrial buildings. Detailed study of functions of the building. Methods of construction and use of materials and simple perspectives. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 105 or consent of instructor A continuation of EG 308, with more complicated layout problems of residential, small commercial, and industrial buildings. Detailed study of functions of the building. Methods of construction and use of materials and simple perspectives. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 308 Individual problems assigned to each student; each project developed from schematic plan through all stages of design, including sketches, working drawings, and presentation drawings; perspective drawing with rendering in all media. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 309 Accurate and rapid sketching, with special emphasis on architectural forms, proportions, perspective; pencil, crayon, chalk, and brush techniques; simple composition problems. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 105 or consent of instructor Comprises design and drawing and the fitting together of various materials used in erecting and finishing contemporary and traditional buildings. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 309 or consent of instructor Continuation of EG 225. Threads and fasteners, sectioning and auxiliary views, limit dimensioning, detail and assembly drawings, data representation, principles of descriptive geometry, manufacturing processes and computer graphics/CAD. Credit for this course is not applicable to an engineering degree. 2-1-3
Prerequisites: EG 225 Basic techniques of graphics applied to communications and report writing. Use of computer graphics to generate charts and graphs including two- and three-dimensional line charts and pie charts. Integration of graphical presentations into technical and business reports. Credit for this course is not applicable to an engineering degree. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: EG 225 Basic concepts of mechanical design and analysis. Advanced design layouts,details, assemblies, tolerance systems, surface finish control, materials, processes, ANSI drafting standards, engineering data processing systems and procedures, application of computers to design. CAD/CAM. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 305 Theory and construction of parallel and perspective pictorial projections, axonometric and oblique projections, parallel and angular perspective. Exploded pictorial assemblies. Basic rendering techniques used in technical illustration. Introduction to computer-generated pictorials. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 105 Study of computer-generated representations of three dimensional objects. Projections include multiview, perspective, axonometric and oblique. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 406 Techniques of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. Study of various computer graphic hardware and software systems through demonstrations and use. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 105 and junior standing--or consent of instructor. Principles and applications of computer graphics in business and nontechnical fields. Study of computer graphics hardware and software systems. Use of computer in producing charts, graphs, and technical drawings. Use of PC-CAD in problem solving and design. Credit for this course is not applicable to an engineering degree. 2-1-3
Prerequisites: EG 325. Integration of computer graphic-generated images into technical and business reports produced with popular desktop publishing software. Emphasis on creation and selection of graphical presentations for optimum readability. Scanning and retouching techniques for two- and three-dimensional presentations. Introduction to multi-media and slide presentations. Credit for this course is not applicable to an engineering degree. 2-2-3
Prerequisites: EG 329 Chemical principles of environmental systems, including an introduction to acid-base reactions, gas transfer, chemical speciation, precipitation, and oxidation-reduction reactions. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: CHEM 343
Corequisites: CHEM 344 The movement and fate of chemicals within the three phases of the environment: air, water, and terrestrial solids. Emphasis is placed on models and mechanisms that determine the rates, lifetime, routes, and reservoirs of chemicals moving through the environment. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MATH 252, CHE 202, ENVE 302 Application of engineering principles to identify and control environmental pollution. Focus will be on the design of engineering systems to meet environmental standards. Topics include environmental resource management and methods for environmental quality control including identification of pollution sources, effects, and controls. 3-0-3 Principles of hydraulics and water demand projections as used in the design of reservoirs, water distribution systems, and storm and sanitary sewers; aspects of water resource management and environmental engineering economics. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CHE 301 Principles and applications of physical, chemical, and biological processes for water and waste purification. Design of engineering treatment systems to meet water quality and effluent standards. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 302 Modeling methods for the prediction and assessment of environmental impacts due to changes in the physical, chemical, or biological environment. Comparative studies of methodologies to assess immediate and extended effects, including trends in space and time due to changes in anthropogenics systems. Includes an overview of environmental regulations. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 305 Sampling and analytical methods used in the assessment of environmental impacts due to changes in the physical, chemical, or biological environment. There is an emphasis on sample planning, data evaluation and interpretation. 1-3-2
Prerequisites: ENVE 426 Descriptive statistics and graphs, probability distributions, random sampling, independence, significance tests, design of experiments, regression, time series analysis, statistical process control, and introduction to multivariate analysis. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Junior standing Air pollution sources and characteristics of source emissions, atmospheric reactions, effects of pollutants, and techniques of emission control; legal and administrative aspects of air pollution control. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CHE 301 Design of control systems to enhance occupational safety and health; how to recognize and control existing or potential safety and health hazards. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 305, ENVE 426 Quantities and characteristics of solid, hazardous, and municipal waste; collection methods, equipment, and costs; and refuse disposal practices, regional planning, and management. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 305 Engineering principles applied to the control of hazardous waste generation, handling, collection, transport, processing, recovery, and disposal. Treatability and design of hazardous waste treatment process. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 404, ENVE 463 An interdisciplinary course that draws upon material from chemical, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering disciplines. This course reviews regulations and explores the tools used to set up and maintain pollution prevention programs. Topics include process assessments; defining and ranking pollution prevention options; feasibility analyses including technical, environmental, and economic aspects; and life cycle analysis. 3-0-3 Laboratory work in environmental processes including filtration, gas transfer, adsorption, biological systems, and other selected topics. 1-3-2
Prerequisites: ENVE 404, ENVE 463 Application of technical and economic principles to the design of environmental equipment, processes, and systems. Material from previous courses is integrated into practical design problems. Offered jointly with CHE 495. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: CHE 302 Group project in process design. Integration of technical, safety, environmental, economic and societal issues in process development and design.

Graduate Courses

Introduction to the mechanics of solids. Energy methods and the calculus of variations. Ritz/Galerkin approximation methods. Introductory discussions on elastic stability and plate analyses. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 310
Corequisites: MAE 500Selection of site-dependent earthquake for retrofit. Strength and ductility of aging structures. Cyclic behavior and modeling of structures under seismic loading. Performance-based retrofit criteria. Evaluating earthquake vulnerability of existing buildings and bridges. Upgrading lateral load-carrying systems. Conceptual basis for seismic isolation and energy-absorbing techniques and their applications in earthquake hazard reduction in exiting bridges and buildings. Selection of retrofit methods. Case studies of seismic retrofit of typical buildings, bridges and industrial facilities using strength upgrading, energy dissipation devices and base isolation. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 420, 582 or consent of instructorRepair and rehabilitation of existing deteriorated infrastructure building structures and facilities. Course will include identification of problems, investigative techniques, non-destructive testing methods, discussion of repair materials, and strengthening and preparation of rehabilitation documents. 2-0-2Repair and rehabilitation of existing building exterior envelopes. The course will include problem identification, investigative techniques, repair methods, preparation of remedial design documents and general management of rehabilitation projects. Types of constructions include buildings, exterior walls, facades, cladding, roofing, plazas and others. 2-0-2Basic sound physics and sound propagation in enclosed spaces. Sound and vibration sources in and out of buildings. Theories of sound transmission through building elements. Effects of noise and vibration on man and buildings, criteria and standards. Design of noise control systems. Calculation of airborne and impact sound insulation. Noise and vibration control implementations in various indoor spaces, such as residential units, offices, schools and mechanical rooms. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 542, or instructor's Consent Elements of bridge management, rating and inspection process. Life-cycle, project-level and network-level analyses, condition assessment, case studies, and repair, retrofit and replacement alternatives and their relation to infrastructure management. 3-0-3This course will discuss the design of acoustic spaces such as conference rooms, classrooms, lecture halls, music halls, theater, churches, recording studio, and home theater. Course covers the selection and determination of appropriate steady state, spatial, and temporal acoustic measures such as background noise levels, reverberation time, speech transmission index, and interaural cross correlation, as well as the selection of building materials and layout of rooms to meet those requirements. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 542, or instructor's ConsentIntroduction to fire, physics and chemistry, and mass and heat transfer principles, fire fluid mechanic fundamentals, fundamentals and requirements of the burning of materials (gases, liquids, & solids), fire phenomena in enclosures such as pre-flashover and post-flashover. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 310 or MMAE 313 or CAE 302 and MMAE 322 or CAE 309Fundamentals of building design for fire and life safety. Emphasis on a systematic design approach. Basic considerations of building codes, fire loading, fire resistance, exit design, protective systems & other fire protection systems. For architects, and engineers not majoring in fire protection and safety engineering. 3-0-3Introduction to fire heat transfer processes and fire testing materials; application of a set of quantitative engineering tools (fire models) to construct a description of conditions that occur or might occur during the course of a fire; life and structural impacts from hostile fires in buildings. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 424Matrices, linear spaces and transformations, eigen value problems. First-order differential equations for structural dynamics. Calculus of variations and variational principles for dynamics and statics. Rayleigh-Ritz method, finite element approximations, Newmark-Beta method, Green's Function, and Duhamel Integral. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 350, MATH 331, MATH 333 or MATH 461Mechanical properties of hardened concrete, including creep phenomena. Ultimate strength of columns, beams and beam-columns. Introduction to limit analysis of frames and yield-line analysis of plates. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 432Review of simple column buckling for various conditions. Basic considerations of stable and unstable equilibrium. Determination of buckling loads of columns with variable cross-section. Analysis of elastic stability of framed structures. Approximate solutions of more complicated problems by various numerical and energy methods. Analysis of lateral and torsional stability of beams and beam-columns. Stability in the inelastic range of columns. Buckling of plates and cylindrical shells. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 310, CAE 431
Corequisites: MAE 500An intensive study of the calculation techniques and qualitative aspects of good luminous design. Topics covered include photometric quantities and color theory, visual perception, standards, daylight and artificial illumination systems, radiative transfer, fixture and lamp characteristics, control devices and energy conservation techniques. Design problems, field measurements, computer and other models will be used to explore the major topics. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MATH 151, MATH 152 Theory of measurements, statistics, similitude, and model laws and the usefulness of structural models. Displacement and strain measurement techniques. Theory and practice of indirect model analysis. Theory and practice of direct model techniques, including photoelasticity and moirE methods. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 503Review of probability, random variables, distribution models, estimation of statistical parameters and testing validity of distribution models. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), hypothesis testing, correlation analysis, multiple range tests, pairwise comparisons, data compilation using unconventional sources, such as using simulations, expert opinion and cycle-counting methods. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MATH 252 or equivalentStudy of wall, window, and roof design. Consideration for the factors that influence the design of building exteriors including the control of heat flow, air and moisture penetration, building movements and deterioration. Study of the principle of rain screen walls and energy conserving design. Analytical techniques and building codes are discussed. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 331 or CAE 531Torsion and web openings. Behavior and design of rigid and semirigid beam-to-column connections and base plates. Inelastic behavior of steel and composite members and systems under severe cyclic loading. Design of steel-concrete composite and hybrid systems. P-delta effect and design considerations for system stability. Design of special and ordinary moment-resisting frames. Design of concentrically and eccentrically braced frames. Design of bracing for stability. Plate girders. Fatigue and fracture. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 431 or equivalent Identification of the optimal energy performance achievable with various types of buildings and service systems. Reduction of infiltration. Control systems and strategies to achieve optimal energy performance. Effective utilization of daylight, heat pumps, passive and active solar heaters, heat storage and heat pipes in new and old buildings. 3-0-3Introduction to automatic control systems. Control issues related to energy conservation, indoor air quality and thermal comfort in buildings. Classification of HVAC control systems. Control systems hardware: selection & sizing of sensors, actuators & controllers. Practical HVAC control systems; elementary local loop and complete control systems. Case studies. Computer applications. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 528 or CAE 466
Corequisites: CAE 528 or CAE 466 Study of the analysis & design of electrical systems in buildings utilizing the National Electrical Code. The topics include basic circuits, ac & dc, single phase & three-phase power, transients capacitance & inductance, branch circuits, panel boards, motors, system sizing, & electrical distribution in buildings. Study of the design & specification of communication systems in buildings including fire alarm, security, sound & telephone. 3-0-3Understanding the potential, the advantages, and the difficulties associated with using Information Technology to gain a strategic advantage in the building industry. Knowing the various components of any Information System. Selection of suitable hardware and software for a certain design of construction task. Development and implementation of buildings-oriented databases. Use of the Internet to develop web pages for project information. 3-0-3Continuation of CAE 442. Covers advanced and special topics in finite element analysis such as finite element-boundary element method, plates, and shell analysis using finite elements and stochastic finite elements. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 442Study of the environmental exterior and interior influences (rain, snow, humidity, temperature, wind, sun, etc.) on the physical performance of buildings and the implications of these influences on buildings design. Study of indoor thermal environment and thermal comfort of building occupant is offered as well. [Not available for students who have completed the undergraduate equivalent]. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Instructor consentExact and approximate stress analysis of elastic, isotropic plates of various shapes acted upon by forces in their plane, as well as transverse forces. Stability of plates with various edge conditions, orthotropic plates, elastically supported plates and simple cylinders. Approximate methods such as finite differences, finite elements and the methods of Ritz and Galerkin. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: MMAE 504Differential geometry of surfaces. Elastic theory of general shells with nonorthogonal curvilinear coordinates. Specialization to cylindrical shells, shells of revolution and translational shells. Exact and approximate solutions applied to the bending membrane theories of thin shells. Approximate methods including finite differences, finite elements and methods associated with Ritz, Galerkin, Puchler and Gaeckler. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: MMAE 504Survey of numerical methods as applied to FEM software. Database management, equation solvers, eigen value routines and schemes for direct integration (both implicit/explicit), all as employed in the development of a finite element program. Topics covered also include band and front minimizers, static and dynamic substructuring via superelements and sensitivity studies. Same as MAE 538. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 442 or MMAE 451FEM as applied to nonlinear problems. Contact problems, the mechanics of large deformation, full and updated Lagrange formulations, review of plasticity, solution algorithms, Eulerian approaches, application to FEM to limit analysis. Same as MAE 539. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 442 or MMAE 507
Corequisites: MMAE 504Review of blat effects produced by solid phase weapons and their effects on structures and people. Estimation of the risk of a terrorist attack and the corresponding threat. Review of simplified methods for the analysis and design of structures to meet homeland security concerns and procedures to minimize casualties. Analysis of post event fires and how to prevent them. Review of security measures to minimize the effects of blast on buildings and people. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor Geographic information system (GIS) technology allows users to combine tabular information with maps, creating powerful spatial databases which display and query information in new ways. This course will teach general GIS and GPS skills and concepts, useful to students and practitioners in a variety of disciplines. Students will complete a final GIS project relevant to their field of study. This hands-on class will use ESRI's ArcView and Spatial Analyst products, as well as Trimble GeoExplorer GPS units. 3-0-3Types of asphalt and physical properties of asphalt. Types of mixes: dense graded, open graded, base courses and maintenance mixes. Types of pavement structures and hot mix asphalt placement. Aggregate physical properties, tests and blending. Maintenance and rehabilitation materials. Mixture design procedures, including Marshall and Hveem procedures and weight-volume relationships. Evaluation of mixture properties, engineering property's importance to performance, resilient modulus, fatigue and creep testing and thermal cracking properties. Laboratory included. 2-3-3Pavement management systems (PMS) concepts, network definition, condition survey, pavement condition index (PCI), non-destructive deflection testing (NDT), measurement of roughness and skid resistance, micropaver PMS, PMS implementation, project and network-level management, maintenance alternatives, development of annual and long-range work plans. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructorGeneral introduction to the aural & visual environment. Subjective & objective scales of measurement. Laws of psychophysics. Introduction to vibration. The hearing mechanism. Transfer of sound. Passive control of noise in buildings, transmission loss. Absorption & reverberation time. Active control of the aural environment. Visual perception. Photometry, brightness, luminance & illumination. Natural lighting of buildings. Artificial lighting. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: PHYS 221Fundamental theory of supply and demand, transportation economics, network equilibrium, land use and transportation equilibrium. Demand models: trip generation, geographical distribution, mode split, route assignment, the direct-demand model and disaggregate-behavioral-demand models. Special properties of models. Relationships among models. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 416 or consent of the instructor Exploration of the goals of urban transportation. Program planning in relating transportation technology to social, economic and environmental systems. Systems analysis in forecasting travel demand and evaluating alternatives in transportation planning. 4-0-4Studies of space and time distribution of speed and other traffic characteristics in the transportation network. Macro- and microtraffic flow theories. Simulation in traffic systems. Application of flow theories to traffic control and operations. 3-0-3Operational and economic characteristics of urban systems. Transit planning process: demand for transit, transit routing, transit scheduling, network design. Improvements of existing systems and exploration of new technologies. 3-0-3Data collection, statistical analysis and interpretation of traffic information. Advanced traffic engineering topics, such as signaling, street-and-highway capacity analysis; accident and safety research. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 419 or consent of instructorTransportation as a system. Problems of traffic congestion, land use/transportation intersection; intersection control; freeway and arterial incident management; safety considerations; evaluation of strategies; case studies. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 419 or consent of instructor Application of managerial, micro- and macroeconomic concepts to transportation systems. Investment and impact analysis. Transport policy as it relates to social, economic and environmental issues. Legislative actions affecting transport issues. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 419, or consent of instructorTheory and design of prestressed concrete members and structure. Applications to both simple and continuous girder and frames subjected to stationary or moving loads. Prestressed cylindrical shells. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 432Heating load analysis, including building shapes, construction type, infiltration, occupancy effects, & daily load variations. Computer applications for thermal load analysis. Water heating systems, electrical heating, central heating, heating of low & high-rise buildings, selection of heaters, boilers, pumps, piping design. Computer applications. Reciprocating refrigeration. Refrigerant, refrigeration cycle, evaporator, compressor, condenser, thermostatic expansion valves, refrigeration system control equipment, motor & motor control equipment, refrigeration accessories, calculation of refrigeration piping & absorption systems. Computer applications. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 309 and MMAE 313Experimental statistics & data analysis. Dynamic measurement. Measurement of thermal characteristics (conductivity, diffusivity, etc.). Fluid-property measurement (Pressure, Temperature, etc). Fluid flow measurement (flow, viscosity, etc). Blower door & tracer gas techniques. Duct leakage measurement. 3-0-3Concepts and principles of transportation economic analysis, transportation costs and benefits, user and nonuser consequences, needs studies, finance and taxation, methods of evaluation of plans and projects, cost-effectiveness, environmental impact assessment. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 419 or Instructor's ConsentIntroduction to systematic solutions of building engineering problems. Techniques to be treated include linear programming, network analysis, nonlinear programming. Introduction to decision analysis & simulation. Application of optimization methods for solution of design problems in building science, building environment, building structures & construction management. 3-0-3This course introduces students to the process of integrated building design. It emphasizes both computer assistance (CA) & building design (BD). Building design is viewed in a holistic manner integrating related fields such as spatial layouts, structures, enclosures, energy consumption, & construction cost estimation. Building engineering design process: methodology, identification of objectives, building codes, formulation of design problems. Development & evaluation of design alternatives. Conceptual building design: spatial requirements, design of space layout. Preliminary building design: synthesis & design of structures, enclosure systems, & services (HVAC, lighting, electrical distribution) using computer-aided design tools. Performance evaluation using modeling, sensitivity analysis & cost estimation. A major design project is an integral part of this course. 3-0-3Fundamental concepts of plasticity in the design of steel structures. Principle of plastic hinges. Upper and lower-bound theorems. Alternating plasticity and incremental collapse. Analysis and design of single story and multi-story framed structures. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 503 and 431Fundamentals of probability theory and stochastic processes; statistical analysis of engineering data; probabilistic modeling of structural loads and material properties. Reliability analysis and design of structure, reliability-based design criteria. Evaluation of existing design codes. Safety analysis of structures under fatigue loads. Fault and event tree analysis. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 307 or consent of instructorSoil mineralogy and soil fabric, soil-water electrolyte system, dispersive clay, stress and strain analyses, elastic equilibrium in soil masses, plastic equilibrium in soil masses, in situ and laboratory stress paths, shear strength of sands and clays, thermal properties of soils, critical state soil mechanics principles, nonlinear pseudoelastic and elastoplastic constitutive models. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 323
Corequisites: CAE 563Advanced aspects of soil property measurement with application to design and analysis, system characteristics on soil sediment, pinhole test for identifying dispersive clays, consolidation, triaxial compression and triaxial extension with porewater measurement, cyclic triaxial test, permeability with back pressure, determination of critical void ratio. 1-3-1
Prerequisites: CAE 323
Corequisites: CAE 562Consolidation phenomena, derivation of bearing capacity equations, beams and slabs on soils, piles and pile groups, compaction, earth pressure theories and pressure in embankment, slope stability analyses, retaining structures, embankment design, soil structure interaction during excavation, design of anchors for landslide stabilization and retaining structures and instrumentation. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 323, CAE 457Rock classification for engineering purposes, mechanical behavior of rocks, in situ stresses in rock, stresses around underground openings, rock slope engineering, design of underground structures, design of deep support excavation and tunnels, primary and secondary linings of tunnels, mined shafts, instrumentation. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 457Earthquakes and their intensity, influence of group motion, review of I-DOF and M-DOF systems, wave propagation theories, vibration due to blast and shock waves, design earthquake motion, dynamic properties of soils, soil liquefaction, bearing capacity during earthquakes and design of machine foundations, isolation of foundations, pile foundation, and dynamic analysis, earth pressure during earthquakes on retaining structures and embankment. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 323, CAE 420The nature of soils. Weathering and soil formulation processes. Soil mineralogy. Surface and colloidal chemistry. Structures of water near clay mineral surfaces. Electrolyte solutions. Theories of cation and anion exchange. Adsorption of inorganic chemicals in soils. Organic matter in soils. Adsorption of organic chemicals in soils. Methods to determine petroleum products in soils. Effect of contaminants on permeability of clays. Leachate-clay liner compatibility. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 323, ENVE 501Processes and techniques for managing the preservation and expansion of highway transportation facilities such as pavements, bridges, and so forth, as well as system usage. Five component management systems are first examined: pavements, bridges, roadway maintenance, safety, and congestion. Finally, the methodology for overall transportation asset management is discussed. The primary emphasis is on data collection, life-cycle cost analysis, priority setting and optimization, program development strategies, risk and uncertainty modeling, and institutional issues. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 419 or Instructor's ConsentBasics of legal system, including contracts, torts, land zoning and property ownership. Working knowledge of the law to avoid and mitigate potential legal problems that frequently occur in construction. Contractor liability. Mechanics liens, litigation and arbitration. International construction law, hazardous waste issues and labor law. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 473Review of project management principles and network methodologies. Interfacing computerized cost estimating with network scheduling. Claims management with networks. Evaluation of and selection criteria for commercially available project-management software. Linear scheduling systems for projects with repetitive characteristics. Acyclic network models. Introduction to expert systems in construction scheduling and control. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 471Review of basic accounting principles and techniques--purchasing, accounts payable, invoicing, accounts receivable, general ledger, payrolls and indirect costs. Job costing and budgeting. Recording and reporting procedures in construction projects--invoices, subcontractor applications for payment, labor time cards, unit completion reports, change orders. Cost coding systems for construction activities. Variance reporting procedures. Project closeout. Class exercise using computer program. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 470, 570Knowledge engineering, human and automated knowledge acquisition and knowledge representation. Inferencing mechanisms. Decision-making under uncertainty. Introduction to very high-level programming languages (LISP and Prolog). Review of commercially available expert system shells and development tools for artificial neural network and case-based reasoning applications. Class exercise to construct a system prototype for a civil engineering problem. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 430Basic economic concepts, including interest calculations, computation of alternatives, replacements, depreciation and depletion, and tax considerations. Evaluation of public projects, the effect of inflation, decision making under risk and/or uncertainty, economic decision models. Case studies from the civil engineering industry. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 430 or MATH 475Management and system concepts, linear and dynamic programming, system modeling by activity networks. Maximal-flow and shortest-path analysis, flow graphs, decision-tree analysis, stochastic-network modeling, queuing analysis, and analysis of inventory systems. Case studies from the civil engineering industry. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 430, 471Review of sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, federal regular income tax and alternative minimum tax, state income tax, inventories, cash-flow statement, analysis of financial statements. Percentage of completion with look back and completed contract methods of long-term contract accounting, cost-allocation and equipment-cost-recovery deductions, under federal regular income tax, alternative minimum tax and state income tax rules. International construction issues, including foreign taxes, currencies, tax treaties, income exclusion. Construction claims and effects on accounting. Government construction. Introduction to financing, privatization, nonlump-sum contracts, joint ventures and audits, in accounting and the construction process. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 572Factors affecting the selection of construction equipment. Descriptions, operating methods, production rates, unit costs related to excavating equipment. Power shovels, draglines, clam shells, and trenching machines. Engineering fundamentals. Moving construction equipment, including trucks, wagons, scrapers, dozers, soil-stabilization and compaction equipment. Belt conveyors, compaction and drilling equipment, pile driving equipment, pumps and crushers. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 472This course provides a basic explanation of construction contract claims by types such as delays, acceleration, and scope issues, the underlying legal theories of the contract construction and claims, elements required for each claims type defenses to the claim, prophylactic claims measures. The claims process within the contract and extra-contractual basis's for claims are examined. Resolution of claims by ADR techniques and the formal litigation process are explained. AIA, AGC, and federal claims provisions are described. In addition to construction contract claims other types of claims associated with construction projects are covered such as Surety bond claims and various insurance claims (CGL, Builder's Risk, workers comp, etc). 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 473Modeling and analysis of transportation network problems through the design, analysis, and implementation of algorithms. Emphasis on the use of quantitative techniques of operations research to model system performance. Covers fundamental data structures, complexity analysis, memory management, recursive programs, application of graph theory and network analysis to transportation problems, analytical formulations and solution algorithms for traffic assignment problems, and dynamic traffic assignment. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 312, CAE 575, or Instructor's ConsentIntroduction to nature of wind, aerodynamic wind-loading and design. Strong ground motion phenomenon. Investigation of the response of structures to dynamic and pseudodynamic wind, earthquake, shock waves and other deterministic and probabilistic loadings. Design criteria for buildings and nuclear power stations, special topics in lifeline earthquake engineering. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: CAE 420, MMAE 406 or instructor's consentThis course covers special topics on earthquake and wind design for building and bridge design. The course covers eight topics, one topic per week, as listed in Course Outline. The topics are relatively independent of each other. It is assumed that licensed structural engineers might be able to select any four topics to fulfill their registration requirements, and at the same time learn about current development in the field. 2-0-2
Prerequisites: Permission of InstructorBasic principles of stormwater management; hydrology and hydraulics of excess water; excess water management and design; sewer system design and management, storm water detention systems; flood plain system design; risk based design of drainage systems; practical and case study problems. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite CAE or equivalent or consent of instructorThe course covers six topics, as listed in the course outline, on seismic design of steel and R/C building structures and bridges. In addition to offer fundamentals and experiences in seismic design through design examples, it is also assumed that structural engineers who are preparing for their Structural Engineer License Exam might find extremely helpful. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 431 and CAE 432 or consent of instructorConstitutive laws of granular and cohesive material, introduction to coupling of water and soil phase in solution, application to problems of consolidation procedures with finite element method. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 562 and CAE 442Plastic strain, yield criteria, ideal plasticity, hardening and softening, flow theories, Levy-Mises and Prandtl-Reuss relations, Hencky's theory, Drucker's criterion. Modern theories of noncoaxiality. Applications to structures and soils. Same as MAE 529. 4-0-4
Prerequisites: MMAE 530Groundwater geology and flow, aquifer and aquitar response of ideal aquifer to pumping. Chemical properties and principles, including source of contamination and estimation of saturated hydraulic conductivity. Principles of exploration and sampling, methods of subsurface explorations, ground water observation techniques. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 323 and CAE 301 or ENVE 401Regulatory and legal issues, site selection and assessment, geotechnical-subsurface investigation, clay mineralogy and clay-water-electrolyte system, linear and leachate-control-systems design, stability of landfill slopes, cover design, construction and operation, final use and remediation design. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CAE 323Research and Thesis for M.S. Degree. (Credit: Variable) Reports on current research. Graduate students are expected to register and attend. 1-0-0Subject matter will vary with the interests and background of students and instructor. Design or research problems may be assigned from the areas of construction, geotechnical, geoenvironmental, structures or transportation engineering. (Credit: Variable)
Prerequisites: Graduate course work in the problem subject matterGraduate workshop. 0-0-0Research and Thesis for Ph.D. degree. (Credit: Variable) This short course provides a brief introduction to the fundamentals of acoustics and the application to product noise prediction and reduction. The first part focuses on fundamentals of acoustics and noise generation. The second part of the course focuses on applied noise control. 2-0-2Chemical processes in environmental systems, with an emphasis on equilibrium conditions in aquatic systems. The types of processes examined include acid-base, dissolution-precipitation, air-water exchange and oxidation-reduction reactions. Methods presented for describing chemical speciation include analytical and graphical techniques, as well as computer models. 3-0-3The fundamentals and applied aspects of the photochemical process that drive the daytime chemistry of the lower atmosphere are discussed. Basic chemistry of photochemical smog, acid deposition, and fate of gaseous and airborne toxic chemicals in the atmosphere are presented. An in-depth review of the experimental techniques employed in fundamental and applied studies of reaction in real and simulated atmospheres is also provided. 2-0-2
Prerequisites: ENVE 463, ENVE 501Standard and advanced analytical techniques for measuring water quality and efficiencies of water and wastewater treatment processes. Course covers both theoretical and applied aspects of standard methods and advanced techniques for trace metal and organic analyses. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 501 or consent of instructorPrinciples and applications of advanced techniques in analytical chemistry appropriate to environmental surveillance and control. Includes pesticide analysis, trace metal identification and automated photometric techniques. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 501 or consent of instructorExamination of current research theories and state of the art in subjects pertinent to the chemical aspects of environmental science. Includes chemistry of humic substances and of pesticides in natural waters; physical, chemical, and biological fates of trace metals and organic pollutants, and chemistry of biological nutrients. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 501 or consent of instructorThe dynamics of pollutant transfer in biogeochemical systems of the earth. The overall objective of this course is to introduce fundamental science and engineering principles needed to formulate creative, comprehensive solutions to transport problems; critically evaluate proposed solutions to transport problems; and acquire and integrate new information to build on these fundamentals. Core course. 3-0-3Lectures and field studies on topics pertinent to the chemical aspects of environmental systems. May be repeated with change of course content up to a maximum of six credits. (Credit: 1-3 hours.)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructorProperties and characteristics of microorganisms as they relate to water quality and to treatment processes. Batch population growth characteristics. Microbial degradation of organic compounds. Microbial pathogens of waterborne diseases and microbial indicators. Biogeochemical relations. 3-1-4Selected laboratory techniques pertinent to the biological aspects of environmental engineering. May be repeated with change of course content up to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructorFundamentals and applications of biological mixed culture processes for air, water, wastewater and hazardous waste treatment. Topics include biochemical reactions, stochiometry, enzyme and microbial kinetics, detoxification of toxic chemicals, and suspended growth and attached growth treatment processes. The processes discussed include activated sludge process and its modifications, biofilm processes including trickling filters and biofilters, nitrogen and phosphorous removal processes, sludge treatment processes including mesophilic and thermophilic systems, and natural systems including wetlands and lagoons. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 542 or consent of instructor
Corequisites: ENVE 404Modeling and monitoring methods for the prediction and assessment of environmental impacts due to changes in the physical, chemical and biological environment. Comparative studies of methodologies to assess immediate and extended effects, including trends in space and time due to changes in anthropogenic systems. Dynamics of environmental changes, inventory methods and priority impact criteria. Same as ENVE 405. Water resources engineering, including hydrology, quality standards, groundwater flow, and surface hydraulics. Optimization and allocation of water resources. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 401Multivariate probability distributions. Inference about mean, variance. Multivariate linear regression and response surface analysis. Principal components analysis, factor analysis, canonical correlation and analysis. Clustering, discrimination and classification. Selected advanced topics such as survey design, design of experimental techniques, statistical methods for discrete and binary variables, time series analysis partial least squares techniques. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: CHE 426, ENVE 426To introduce students to mathematical modeling as a basic tool for problem solving in engineering and research. Environmental problems will be used as examples to illustrate the procedures of model development, solution techniques and computer programming. These models will then be used to demonstrate the application of the models, including simulation, parameter estimation and experimental design. The goal is to show that mathematical modeling is not only a useful tool but also an integral part of process engineering. 3-0-3Lectures and discussion on topics pertinent to the engineering aspects of environmental systems. May be repeated with change of course up to a maximum of six credits. (Credit: 1-3 hours)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructorGeographic information system (GIS) technology allows users to combine tabular information with maps, creating powerful spatial databases which display and query information in new ways. This course will teach general GIS and GPS skills and concepts, useful to students and practitioners in a variety of disciplines. Students will complete a final GIS project relevant to their field of study. This hands-on class will use ESRI's ArcView and Spatial Analyst products, as well as Trimble GeoExplorer GPS units. 3-0-3Fundamentals and applications of physicochemical processes used in air, water, wastewater and hazardous waste treatment systems. Topics include reaction kinetics and reactors, particle characterization, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, membrane separation, adsorption and absorption. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 404 or consent of the instructor
Corequisites: ; ENVE 501 or consent of instructorThe linkage of energy, environmental and economic issues. The impact of energy supply and end use on human well-being and the ecosystem. A comprehensive approach to the resolution of resource, technical, economic, strategic, environmental, socio- and geo-political problems of the energy industries. Pathways to a sustainable global energy system. 3-0-3One third of the course is a review of current environmental regulations, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, CERCLA and the Pollution Prevention Act. The rest of the course deals with the fundamentals of risk assessment, including hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment and risk characterization for public health and ecosystems. 3-0-3An introduction to toxicology, exposure routes and physiological classification of toxicants. Epidemiological considerations, measurement methods, strategies and calculations. Modeling of exposures and evaluation of controlling parameters. Ventilation methods of control. Physical stressors of sound, heat, vibration and lifting. Methods for measurement and calculation of exposure/compliance levels. 3-0-3Industrial waste sources and characteristics, significance of industrial waste as environmental pollutants; applications of standard and special treatment processes, including physical, chemical and biological systems. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 513, 542 or consent of instructorTheoretical and laboratory development of industrial wastewater treatment systems design criteria. Evaluation and selection of unit treatment processes. Application of design procedures for selected representative industrial wastewaters. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 513, 542 or consent of instructorDesign of water and wastewater treatment systems. System economics and optimal design principles. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 513, 542 or consent of instructorFundamentals of systems engineering applied to wastewater facility design and operation. Modeling, simulation, optimization, techniques for biological and physicochemical treatment processes. Process analysis and control simulations, cost optimization. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 404 or consent of instructorPhysical processes associated with the dispersion of windborne materials from industrial and other sources. Atmospheric motion, including turbulence and diffusion, mathematical models and environmental impact assessment. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 513, 542 or consent of instructorAmbient air sampling and pollutant analysis. Methods for collection and identification of gaseous and particulate pollutants. Air monitoring survey design, instrument calibration, interpretation of atmospheric data. 2-3-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 501 and 570Air pollution sources and source control, chemistry and meteorology of the atmosphere, atmosphere diffusion and stack performance, equipment and engineering processes for air emission control. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 463Current practices of measuring pollutants emitted from stationary sources. Methods of collection and analysis of stack effluents, including field sampling techniques and data evaluation. 2-3-3Definition of toxic air pollutants; sources of toxic air pollutants; emissions measurement, air dispersion and deposition models; risk assessment and risk management; ecological risk analysis, gaseous toxic air pollutant control technologies; fugitive emissions control. Pollution prevention. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: Consent of instructorIndoor air pollution sources, indoor pollutant levels, monitoring instruments and designs; indoor pollution control strategies: source control, control equipment and ventilation; energy conservation and indoor air pollution; exposure studies and population time budgets; effects of indoor air population; risk analysis; models for predicting source emission rates and their impact on indoor air environments. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 405 or 520 or consent of instructorPrinciples and modern practices employed in the design of engineering systems for the removal of pollutants. Design of control devices based on physical and chemical characteristics of polluted gas streams. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 463Application of physical and chemical processes in the design of air treatment systems; fundamentals of standard and special treatment processes. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 463Sources and characteristics of hazardous wastes, legal aspects of hazardous waste management, significance of hazardous wastes as air, water and soil pollutants. Principles and applications of conventional and specialized hazardous waste control technologies. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 501 and 506 or consent of instructorApplications of groundwater flow principles, transport phenomena, and chemical and biological processes to problems of groundwater contamination. Simulation model and case studies of current topics. 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ENVE 401 and 501, or consent of instructorPresentations on recent developments in the field by academic and industrial visitors. 1-0-1Advanced projects involving computer simulation, modeling or laboratory work. (Credit: 1-6 hours) Independent study and project. (Variable credit) Workshop forum dedicated to running research group collective activities, like seminars, discussion forums, reading groups or special projects. Activities might span multiple research groups. Students register using their advisers' section numbers. (Variable contact hours).

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