Course Descriptions


CIVIL ENGINEERING (CEGR)

Undergraduate
Undergraduate/Available for Graduate Credit
Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate
Graduate Only


Undergraduate

CEGR 1102. Computer Applications. (2) Introduction to computer programming through the study of FORTRAN IV, including use of subprograms. Civil engineering applications will be stressed. (Spring)

CEGR 2101. Civil Engineering Drawing. (2) Corequisite: CEGR 1102. An introduction to engineering drawing. Topics include isometric, oblique and perspective drawing; orthographic projection; section views and building construction plans. One hour of lecture and three laboratory hours per week. (Fall)

CEGR 2152. Measurements Laboratory. (2) Prerequisites: CEGR 2101 and STAT 2122. An introduction to laboratory and field data collection techniques. Instruction in data analysis, data presentation and report writing. Elements of plane surveying, basic theory and fundamental measurements. One hour of lecture and three laboratory hours per week. (Fall, Spring)

CEGR 3090. Special Topics in Civil Engineering. (1-4) Examination of specific new areas emerging in the various fields of civil engineering based upon and synthesizing knowledge students have gained from the engineering science, mathematics and physical science stems of the core curriculum. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)

CEGR 3121. Structural Analysis. (3) Prerequisites: ESGR 3141 and MATH 2171. Corequisite: CEGR 2152. Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate beams, trusses and frames to include shear and moment diagrams, rough deflected shapes and deflections. Influence lines and criteria for moving loads. Indeterminate analyses to include methods of consistent deflection, slope deflection and moment distribution. (Fall, Spring)

CEGR 3141. Introduction to Environmental Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: MATH 2171. Corequisites: CEGR 2152 and CEGR 3146. General overview of environmental problems. Topics in water resources engineering including: development of surface and groundwater sources, analysis of water collection, transmission and distribution systems, design of sanitary and stormwater drainage systems, and stormwater management. Introduction to water quality modeling. (Fall)

CEGR 3151. Environmental Laboratory. (W) (2) Prerequisite: CHEM 1251L. Corequisite: CEGR 3141. Laboratory problems in environmental engineering. Emphasis on analysis and presentation of results as well as on the significance of results as they affect theory and/or practice. One hour of lecture and three laboratory hours per week. (Fall) [Course under revision]

CEGR 3152. Transportation Laboratory. (2) Corequisite: CEGR 3161. Design of transportation systems including highways, airports, pipelines and mass transit; route layout, geometric design and earthwork calculations; computer-aided system simulation and evaluation. One hour of lecture and three laboratory hours per week. (Spring) [Course under revision]

CEGR 3160. Surveying. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 2152. Elements of plane surveying including taping, transit, level, stadia, plane table, topographic surveying and mapping, care and adjustment of instruments; error adjustments; area and earthwork computations; introduction to photogrammetry; and computer techniques. (On demand)

CEGR 3161. Transportation Engineering I. (3) Prerequisite: MATH 2141. Corequisite: CEGR 2152. Analysis of transportation facilities; planning, location and economic considerations, with special emphasis on land transportation. (Fall)

CEGR 3212. Computer Applications in Civil Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: senior standing in Civil Engineering. Application of digital computers and numerical methods to various types of civil engineering problems. Examinations in depth of selected civil engineering problems. (On demand)

CEGR 3221. Structural Steel Design I. (3) Prerequisites: CEGR 3121 and ESGR 3141. Analysis and design of structural steel components with emphasis on theories necessary for a thorough understanding of the design procedure. Design philosophies and types of steel structures. Columns, tension members and laterally supported beams are considered. General flexural theory including bending of unsymmetrical sections. Current AISC Specifications used. (Fall)

CEGR 3225. Reinforced Concrete Design I. (3) Prerequisites: CEGR 3121 and ESGR 3141. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete components with emphasis on fundamental theories. Mechanics and behavior of reinforced concrete. Flexural members to include singly and doubly-reinforced beams of various cross sections (rectangular, T-beams, joists, one-way slabs and others). Shear in beams and columns. Short columns to include uniaxial and biaxial bending. Construction of short column interaction diagrams. Introduction to footings. Current ACI Specifications. (Fall)

CEGR 3231. Engineering Economic Analysis. (3) Prerequisites: ECON 2102 and STAT 2122, or consent of department. Economic analysis of engineering projects; value systems; economic decisions on capital investments and choice of engineering alternatives; new projects, replacement and abandonment policies; decision under risk and uncertainty. (Spring)

CEGR 3232. Urban Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: consent of department. An examination of those societal problems of metropolitan regions most amenable to engineering solutions. Current urban literature will be reviewed in seminar, and selected topics amenable to engineering analysis will be studied. Written reports will be presented. (On demand)

CEGR 3251. Concrete and Steel Laboratory I. (W) (2) Prerequisites or corequisites: CEGR 3221 and CEGR 3225. Design of concrete mixes; testing of standard concrete cylinders and beams. Testings of steel tensile members and beams. Tests on wood and asphalt concrete. Analysis and design of simple structural systems. One hour of lecture and three laboratory hours per week. (Fall) [Course under revision]

CEGR 3252. Geotechnical Laboratory. (2) Prerequisites or corequisites: ESGR 3141 and CEGR 3268. Demonstrations and experiments verifying theoretical bases of geotechnical engineering; cohesive and cohesionless soils. One lecture hour and three lab hours per week. (Spring) [Course under revision]

CEGR 3268. Geotechnical Engineering. (3) Prerequisites: ESGR 3141 and CEGR 2152. Theoretical bases of geotechnical engineering to include shear, stress and strain in soils and failure of soils; foundation, permeability; seepage and settlement; retaining structures, slope stability and earth dams; soil-structure interaction; foundations. (Fall)

CEGR 3271. Systems and Design I. (3) Prerequisite: senior standing in Civil Engineering, consent of department and MATH 2171. Introduction to systems engineering techniques as applied to civil engineering problems. Application of analytical methods to the development and evaluation of engineering systems. Course stresses methodological considerations and engineering projects which are carried out by small groups of students. (Fall)

CEGR 3272. Systems and Design II. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3271. Continuation of CEGR 3271 systems techniques. Utilization of students' previous coursework and principles of CEGR 3271 to creatively investigate and produce alternative solutions for a comprehensive engineering project. Efforts will result in written and verbal class presentations. (Spring) [Course under revision]

CEGR 3281. Professional Development. (1) Prerequisite: senior standing in Civil Engineering. A series of one-hour lectures by faculty and invited speakers on basic concepts of professionalism and the nature and purpose of engineering ethics. Pass/No Credit grading. (Spring)

CEGR 3695. Civil Engineering Cooperative Education Seminar. (1) Required of Co-op students during semesters immediately following each work assignment for presentation of engineering reports on work done the prior semester. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

CEGR 3890. Individualized Study. (1-3) Prerequisite: consent of the department. Supervised individual study within an area of a student's particular interest which is beyond the scope of existing courses. (On demand)

CEGR 3990. Undergraduate Research in Civil Engineering. (1-4) Prerequisite: consent of the department. This course involves independent study of a theoretical and/or experimental problem in a specialized area of Civil Engineering. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)


Undergraduate/Available for Graduate Credit Additional work required for graduate credit. CEGR 4141. Process Engineering. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3141 or consent of the department. Applications of material and energy balance principles to the study of chemical, biological and environmental engineering processes. Overview of applied biotechnology, engineering thermodynamics and kinetics. (Fall)

CEGR 4142. Environmental Engineering II. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3141. Analysis and design of water and wastewater treatment processes including: physical, chemical and biological treatment; and treatment and disposal of sludge. Computer-aided design of treatment systems. Control of toxic and hazardous wastes. (Spring)

CEGR 4162. Transportation Planning. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161. Urban transportation; travel characteristics of urban transportation systems; analysis of transportation-oriented studies; analytic methods of traffic generation, distribution, modal split and assignment; traffic flow theory. (On demand)

CEGR 4181. Human Factors in Traffic Engineering. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 or consent of department. Study of the driver's and pedestrian's relationship with the traffic system, including roadway, vehicle and environment. Consideration of the driving task, driver and pedestrian characteristics, performance and limitations with regard to traffic facility design and operation. (On demand)

CEGR 4182. Transportation Environmental Assessment. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of department. A study of the environmental impact analysis and assessment procedures for transportation improvements. Route location decisions. Noise, air quality, socio-economic, and other impacts. (On demand)

CEGR 4183. Traffic Engineering Studies. (3)(3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 or consent of department. Introduction to the traffic engineering studies most used by traffic engineers including data collection techniques, statistical analysis procedures, report writing and presentation. One hour of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. (On demand)

CEGR 4185. Geometric Design of Highways. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3152. Theory and practice of geometric design of highways including intersections, interchanges, parking and drainage facilities. Driver ability, vehicle performance, safety and economics are considered. Two hours of lecture and three laboratory hours per week. (On demand)

CEGR 4222. Structural Steel Design II. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3221. Analysis and design of structural steel components and systems with emphasis on theories necessary for a thorough understanding of the design of complete structures. Compression members affected by local buckling, beams with lateral-torsional buckling, continuous beams and beam columns are covered. Welded and bolted connections. Current AISC Specifications used. (Spring)

CEGR 4224. Advanced Structural Analysis. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3121. A continuation of CEGR 3121. Fundamental and special methods of analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures. Topics include deflection theory, energy theory, variable crosssection analysis, multistory moment distribution. (Spring)

CEGR 4226. Reinforced Concrete Design II. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3225. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete components and systems with emphasis on the fundamental theories necessary for a thorough understanding of concrete structures. Concentrically loaded slender columns, slender columns under compression plus bending. Wall footings and column footings. Analysis of continuous beams and frames. Total design project involving the analysis and design of a concrete structure. Current ACI Specifications used. (Spring)

CEGR 4241. Water and Wastewater Treatment: Process Chemistry. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CHEM 1252 (Formerly CHEM 1102) and CEGR 3141, or permission of department. Chemical principles involved in the treatment of water and wastewaters; principles of chemical equilibrium relevant to natural water systems; the nature and effect of chemical interactions of domestic and industrial waste effluents on natural water systems. (On demand)

CEGR 4262. Traffic Engineering. (3)(3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 or consent of department. Operation and management of street and highway systems. Traffic control systems, traffic flow theory, and highway capacity. Evaluation of traffic engineering alternatives and the conduct of traffic engineering studies. (Spring)

CEGR 4268. Geotechnical Engineering II. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 3252 and 3268, or consent of department. Design of shallow and deep foundations, including structural considerations; lateral earth pressure theories; design of rigid and flexible earth retaining structures; advanced aspects of slope stability analysis; and computer applications. (Spring)

CEGR 4270. Pavement Design. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 3161 and 3268, or consent of department. Pavement design concepts and considerations; engineering properties of pavement materials including soils, bases, asphalt concrete, and portland cement concrete; design of flexible and rigid pavements including shoulders and drainage; computer applications for pavement analysis and design. (On demand)


Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate

The 5000-level courses are first-year graduate courses although advanced seniors may enroll with permission of the department.

CEGR 5090. Special Topics in Civil Engineering. (1-4) (1-4G) Study of specific new areas emerging in the various fields of civil engineering. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)

CEGR 5108. Finite Element Analysis and Applications. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: consent of department. Finite element method and its application to engineering problems. Application of displacement method to plane stress, plane strain, plate bending and axisymmetrical bodies. Topics include but are not limited to dynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, and electric fields. (Duallisted with MEGR 5108.) (Spring)

CEGR 5122. Advanced Topics in Structural Steel. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 4222 or consent of department. Theory of plasticbehavior of steel structures; current topics in structural steel. (On demand)

CEGR 5128. Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: consent of department. Derivation of the basic equations governing linear structural systems. Application of stiffness and flexibility methods to trusses and frames. Solution techniques utilizing digital computer. (On demand)

CEGR 5141. Bioprocess Technology. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 4141 and general microbiology, or consent of the department. Introduction to metabolic pathways, growth kinetics and reactor theories. Laboratory investigation of the operation, optimization and scaleup problems associated with batch and continuous culture of microorganisms. Process analysis and modeling of environmental engineering processes. (Spring)

CEGR 5142. Waste Incineration. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: consent of the department. Fundamentals of incineration of hazardous/solid wastes. Thermochemical applications and equipment design. Computer modeling of the incineration process and air quality control. (Spring)

CEGR 5144. Engineering Hydrology. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: consent of department. A quantitative study of the various components of the water cycle, including precipitation, runoff, ground water flow, evaporation and transpiration, stream flow. Hydrograph analysis, flood routing, frequency and duration, reservoir design, computer applications. (On demand)

CEGR 5146. Engineering Hydraulics. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: consent of department. Problems of fluids as applied in civil engineering; open channel flow; dams and spillways; water power; river flow and backwater curves; pipe networks, fire flow, sewage collection, groundwater, and computer applications. (On demand)

CEGR 5161. Advanced Traffic Engineering. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 or consent of department. Analysis of basic characteristics of drivers, vehicles and roadway that affect the performance of road systems. Stream flow elements, volume, density, speed. Techniques of traffic engineering measurements, investigations and data analysis, capacity analysis. Intersections, accidents, parking. (On demand)

CEGR 5165. Urban Systems Engineering. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3272 or consent of department. Survey of economic, political, sociological and technological factors affecting modern growth; a planning process and its role in solving selected urban problems with emphasis on engineering contributions. (On demand)

CEGR 5171. Urban Public Transportation. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 or consent of department. Planning, design, and operation of bus, rail, and other public modes. Relationship between particular modes and characteristics of urban areas. Funding, security and other administrative issues. (Fall) (Alternate years)

CEGR 5181. Highway Safety. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 or consent of department. Engineering responses at the state and local levels to the problem of highway safety. Extent of the highway safety problem, elements of traffic accidents, common accident countermeasures, collection and analysis of accident data, evaluation of safetyrelated projects and programs, and litigation issues. (Fall) (Alternate years)

CEGR 5232. Bioenvironmental Engineering. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 3141 or consent of the department. Theoretical principles and design of aerobic and anaerobic biological unit processes for renovating waters and wastewaters. Activated sludge, aerated and facultative lagoons, rotating biological contractors, trickling and anaerobic filters. (On demand)

CEGR 5234. Hazardous Waste Management. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 3141 or consent of department. Integration of scientific and engineering principles with legislation, regulation and technology in the management of hazardous wastes. Study of thermal, chemical, physical and biological systems and processes used in the treatment of hazardous wastes and the remediation of hazardous waste sites. (On demand)

CEGR 5243. Topics in Environmental Health. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 3141 and 4142, or consent of department. Study of contemporary environmental health problems and practices as they relate to groundwater pollution, food and water-borne diseases, radiological health, occupational health and risk assessment. Provides an introduction to epidemiology and toxicology, and a historical review of federal environmental policy and legislative action. (On demand)

CEGR 5252. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 3121 and 3268, or consent of department. Review of the dynamics of single and multi degree of freedom systems. Earthquake mechanism, distribution, magnitude, intensity, ground shaking, site effects, prediction, and response spectra. Soil liquefaction; aseismic design of foundations; seismic codes; and machine foundation design. (On demand)

CEGR 5268. Advanced Soil Mechanics. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 3252 and 3268, or consent of department. One and two-dimensional consolidation, layered strata effects, and creep; seepage in layered strata, flow net, and seepage forces; shear strength parameters, effective and total stress paths, and application for slope stability evaluation; principles of critical state soil mechanics; computer applications. (On demand)

CEGR 5270. Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: CEGR 3121 and 3268 or consent of department. Earth pressure theories, effects of wall friction and external loads (including earthquake); design of rigid retaining walls (including structural details); sheetpile wall design; soil reinforcement systems for retaining structures; computer applications. (On demand)

CEGR 5892. Individualized Study and Projects. (1-6) (1-6G) Prerequisites: consent of department. Individual investigation and exposition of results. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)

CEGR 5991. Graduate Research in Civil Engineering. (1-4) (1-4G) Prerequisite: consent of department. Independent study of a theoretical and/or experimental problem in a specialized area of civil engineering. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)


Graduate Only

CEGR 6090. Special Topics in Civil Engineering. (1-6G) Directed study of current topics of special interest. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)

CEGR 6129. Structural Dynamics. (3G) Prerequisite: consent of department. Analysis and design of structures subject to dynamic and static loading, single degree of freedom approach, vibration of structural components including damping and elastoplastic behavior. (On demand)

CEGR 6141. Stream Pollution Analysis. (3G) Prerequisite: consent of department. Mathematical modeling of water quality in receiving streams including: generation of point and nonpoint sources of pollution; formulation of transport equations for contaminants in stream and estuarine water; and prediction of the fate, persistence and transformation of chemical pollutants in aquatic ecosystems. Computer model simulation and case studies. (On demand)

CEGR 6161. Traffic Control and Operation. (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 5161 or consent of department. Traffic control theory and application; traffic regulation, laws and ordinances; speed control, intersection control, flow control and parking control; design and application of control devices, investigation, evaluation techniques; statistical analysis; administration. (On demand)

CEGR 6171. Air Quality Control. (3G) Prerequisite: consent of department. Study of various types of air pollutants, their sources, nature and effects. Examination of air quality criteria, standards and monitoring. Analysis of feasibility, applicability and efficiency of diverse systems of control. Evaluation of goal and research needs in the future. (On demand)

CEGR 6181. Traffic Flow Theory. (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 5161 or consent of department. Logical foundations and mathematical representation of traffic flow; interrelation between microscopic and macroscopic equations of motion for highway traffic; stochastic properties of traffic at low and moderate densities. Carfollowing theories of traffic flow at high densities. Applications of queuing theory. (On demand)

CEGR 6182. Transportation Systems Analysis. (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 5161 or consent of department. Issues, concepts and methods of transportation systems engineering and planning. Decision making in transportation management. The application of analytical methods to the development and evaluation of transport systems. (On demand)

CEGR 6261. Traffic Signal Control Systems. (3G) Prerequisite: CEGR 6161 or consent of department. Study of control systems for isolated intersections, arterial streets, closed networks, and freeways. Emphasis on computer models; state-of-the-art detection, control, and communications equipment and software; and intelligent vehicle/highway systems. (Fall)

CEGR 6892. Individualized Study and Projects. (1-6G) Individual investigation and exposition of results. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)

CEGR 6991. Graduate Thesis Research. (1-6G) Individual investigation culminating in the preparation and presentation of a thesis. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)


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