Civil Engineering (CEEN)

Engineering field surveying and practices of taping, leveling, traversing, error adjustments, stadia, earthwork and highway curves. Prerequisite: Credit or registration in CEEN 2212.

Fee: $5.00

Engineering principles and practices of plane surveying, taping, leveling, traversing, surveying errors, topographic stadia, earthwork, highway curves and construction surveys. Prerequisite: AEEN 1310 and credit or registration in MATH 2413.

Resultants of force systems. Statics of beams, trusses, frames and other engineering structures. Friction. Distributed forces. Centroids and centers of gravity. Moments of inertia of areas and masses, Mohr's circle. Prerequisite: Credit in PHYS 2325/2125 and credit or registration in MATH 2414.

Principles and practices of geotechnical engineering laboratory with emphasis on the related ASTM and AASHTO testing standards. Prerequisite: Credit or registration in CEEN 3342.

Fee: $5.00

Engineering principles and practices for testing construction materials based on ASTM testing standards. Prerequisite: Credit for or registration in CEEN 3344.

Fee: $5.00

Open-channel-flow visualization and measurement, hydraulic machinery characteristics and water and wastewater analysis. Prerequisite: CEEN 3390. Fee: $7.00

Fee: $7.00

Engineering properties of materials for design and construction. Related ASTM test specificiations of construction materials such as concrete, asphalt, timber, steel, synthetic materials, etc. Prerequisite: CEEN 3311.

Statically determinate structures. Moving loads. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures by consistent deformation, slope-deflection and moment-distribution. Prerequisite: CEEN 3311.

Mechanics, behavior and design of reinforced concrete members subject to axial loads, bending, torsion and shear. Prerequisites: CEEN 3303 and C or higher in CEEN 3311. (Credit may not be obtained in both AEEN 3304 and CEEN 3304.)

Hooke's Law; stress and strain at a point; Mohr's circle; axial stresses; torsion; shear, moment and deflection in beams; shear center; unsymmetrical bending; columns; theories of failure; introduction to fatigue; and statically indeterminate members. Prerequisites: MATH 2414 and a grade of C or higher in CEEN 2301..

Applications of computer methods to solution of civil engineering problems, including the use of mathematical modeling, error analysis, optimization, and structured programming. Includes use of spreadsheet applications and industry software relevant to the design and analysis of infrastructure systems. Prerequisite: Credit or Registration in AEEN 3303 or CEEN 3303.

Principles of economic analysis applied to engineering; evaluation of engineering alternatives; economic significance of engineering proposals. Cash flow diagrams, equivalence of cash flow patterns, interest, rate of return comparison, inflation, time value of money, income tax and depreciation, benefit/cost comparison, break even analysis, fixed costs, operating costs and other costs. Prerequisite: junior standing in engineering.

Principles of geotechnical engineering, soil composition, classification, flownet, compaction, consolidation, effective stress, bearing capacity and slope stability. Prerequisite: CEEN 3311.

Engineering properties of materials for design and construction. Related ASTM test specifications of construction materials such as concrete, asphalt, timber, steel, synthetic materials, etc. Physical, thermal, and electrical properties of materials including phase diagrams. Prerequisite: CEEN 3311.

Treatment and distribution of water. Wastewater conveyance and treatment systems. Physical, chemical and biological treatment processes. Solid waste management. Introduction to air pollution control. Prerequisites: CEEN 3390 and CHEM 1311.

Static analysis of structures using a computer program. Single-degree-of-freedom systems under free and forced vibration. Response spectrum and earthquake engineering. Introduction to vibration of multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Prerequisite: AEEN 3303 or CEEN 3303.

Fluid properties, fluid statics, kinematics, control volume, conservation principles, impulse momentum principles, similitude and drag and left. Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in CEEN 2301.

Fluid statics, flow of fluids through pipes and open channels, hydraulic machines. Prerequisite: a grade of C or higher in CEEN 2301.

Analysis and design of civil engineering hydraulic systems including pipelines and pipe networks, water pumps, open channels, and hydraulic structures. Prerequisite: CEEN 3390.

Engineering concepts integrated from the topics taught in sequences of upper division courses to produce practical, efficient and feasible solutions of civil engineering problems with emphasis in professional ethics, teamwork, and use of standards. Computer applications are included. Prerequisites: credit or registration in CEEN 3143, CEEN 3342, and CEEN 4362.

Engineering concepts integrated from the topics taught in sequences of upper division courses to produce practical, efficient and feasible solutions of civil engineering problems with emphasis in professional ethics, teamwork, and use of standards. Computer applications are included. Prerequisites: Credit in CEEN 4279 and credit in CEEN 4316 or CEEN 3304.

Formulation and application of the direct stiffness method to truss, beam and frame structures; introduction to the finite element method for 2-D problems; and use and interpretation of computer structural analysis programs. Prerequisite: AEEN 3303 or CEEN 3303.

AISC specifications for the design of axially loaded members, beams, columns and connections. Introduction to plastic design. Prerequisite: CEEN 3303. (Credit may not be obtained in both AEEN 4316 and CEEN 4316.)

Construction methods and management of earthwork with heavy equipment and others. Construction estimating, planning and control. Network theory and critical path methods. Prerequisite: credit or registration in CEEN 3317. (Credit may not be obtained in both CEEN 4326 and AEEN 4326.)

One or more topics of civil engineering. May be repeated when topic changes. Prerequisite: senior standing.

Develop cost estimates and schedules for construction projects. Analysis of cost components including labor, materials and equipment. Estimating techniques applied to project development. Integration of time and cost to track work progress. Use of modern computer tools for cost estimation and scheduling. Prerequisites: Senior standing in engineering. (Credit may not be obtained in both AEEN 4340 and CEEN 4340).

Preparation for the Civil Engineering Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination, including computation skills, fundamental topics listed in the FE exam, and training in resume writing and interviewing skills. Prerequisite: Credit or registration in CEEN 4279.

Principles of transportation engineering, profession of transportation engineering, system and organization, system characteristics, traffic engineering studies, traffic flow, intersection control and capacity, highway alignment and capacity. Prerequisite: credit or registration in CEEN 2212 and CEEN 2113.

Hydrologic cycle; transpiration, evaporation, snow melt and planetary circulation. Rainfall-runoff relations, index, unit hydrographs, synthesized hydrographs. Binomial, normal and extreme-value skewed distributions. Prerequisites: Credit in CEEN 3390 and credit or registration in STAT 4303.

Water and wastewater flows and measurement, design of water transportation systems, design of gravity-flow sanitary sewers and stormwater drainage systems, pumps and pump systems, design of pumping stations. Prerequisite: CEEN 3392.

Soil-water-contaminant interaction processes, conduction phenomena, hydraulic conductivity and contaminant transport phenomena, effects of contaminants on soil properties, site characterization and soil remediation techniques; design aspects of waste containment systems such as landfills, seepage barriers and cutoff walls. Prerequisites: CEEN 3342 and CEEN 3365.

Soil strength. Bearing capacity of soils and shallow foundation. Immediate and consolidation settlement. Lateral earth pressure theory and retaining walls. Deep foundation and stability analysis of soil slopes. Prerequisite: CEEN 3311.

Engineering design concepts used to produce practical, efficient, economical and feasible solutions to problems in such transportation areas as highways, traffic freight and materials movement, railroads and air transport. Computer applications are included. Prerequisite: CSEN 2304 and CEEN 3311.

Fee: $5.00

Internships in industry, government or consulting companies in career-based practical activities to broaden the skills obtained through curricular education. Prerequisite: senior standing.