CIVIL ENGINEERING (CEGR)
CEGR 2101. Civil Engineering Drawing. (2) Prerequisite: ENGR 1202.
Introduction to engineering drawing in the environmental, geotechnical, transportation,
and structural sub-disciplines of civil engineering, including sketching,
principles of mechanical drawing, and computer aided drawing (CAD). CAD utilizes the MOSAIC computing
environment. One hour of lecture and
three hours of laboratory per week. (Fall)
CEGR 2102.
Engineering Economic Analysis.
(2) Prerequisite: ENGR 1201. Economic analysis of engineering solutions;
present and annual worth analysis; cost benefit analysis; internal rate of
return analysis; bonds and cost estimating.
Three hours per week. (Fall)
CEGR 2104. Surveying
and Site Design. (3) Prerequisite: ENGR 1202.
Elements of plane surveying, including taping, use of level, transit,
theodolite, and total station; topographical surveying and mapping; error
adjustment; area and volume computations; introduction to photogrammetry; site
development; computer applications. One
hour of lecture and 3 hours of of field work for four weeks: three hours of
lecture for 11 weeks. (Spring)
CEGR 2154. Design
Project Lab. (2) (O) Prerequisite: CEGR 2102.
Corequisite: ENGR 1202. Problem
definition, evaluation of design alternatives, design concepts, conceptual
design. Students work together in teams
to find, present, and defend their solutions to real world civil engineering
problems. One hour of lecture and 3
hours of laboratory per week. (Spring)
CEGR 3090. Special Topics in Civil Engineering. (1‑4) Prerequisite: Consent of CE Advisor. 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 3122. Structural Analysis. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 2144 and MATH 2171 and junior
standing. 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)
CEGR 3141. Introduction to Environmental Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: MATH 2171, CHEM 1251, and junior
standing. Environmental engineering
concepts, including stream pollution analysis, water and wastewater treatment
processes; solid and hazardous waste management practices; pollution problems
and controls; mass balance analyses, and review of pertinent legislation. (Fall)
CEGR 3143.
Hydraulics and Hydrology. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 2104 and junior standing. Fluid properties, pressure, closed-conduit
flow, pipe networks, pumps, open channel flow, weirs, orifices, flumes;
precipitation, runoff, groundwater flow, stream flow; flow measurement.
(Fall)
CEGR 3153. Transportation Laboratory. (1) (W) Prerequisite: 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 hours of laboratory per week.
(Spring)
CEGR 3155. Environmental
Laboratory. (1) (W) Prerequisite: CHEM 1251L, 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 hours of
laboratory per week. (Spring)
CEGR 3161. Transportation Engineering I. (3) Prerequisite: MATH 2241; CEGR 2102, 2104, and junior
standing. Analysis of transportation facilities; planning, location, and
economic considerations, with special emphasis on land transportation. (Fall)
CEGR 3201. Systems
and Design I. (3) Prerequisite: senior standing in Civil Engineering, CEGR
2154, and 3 of the following and the rest in progress: CEGR 3122, 3141, 3143,
3161, 3278. Systems engineering
techniques applied to civil engineering problems emphasizing methodological
considerations and engineering projects carried out by small groups of
students. (Fall)
CEGR 3202. Systems
and Design II. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR
3201. Continuation of CEGR 3201. Creatively investigate and produce
alternative solutions for a comprehensive engineering project resulting in
written and verbal class presentations.
Three hours of laboratory per week.
(Spring)
CEGR 3212. Computer Applications in Civil Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: 3 of the following: CEGR 3122, 3141, 3143,
3161, 3278. 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 3122 and CEGR 3255 or consent of CE
Advisor. 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) Prerequisite: CEGR 3122 and CEGR 3255 or consent of CE
Advisor. 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 3232. Urban Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: consent of CE Advisor. 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 3255. Structural
Materials Laboratory I. (1) (W) Corequisite:
CEGR 3122. Composition, properties, and
testing of: wood, natural and artificial aggregates, bitumins, portland cement
concrete, pozzolans, and structural metals. Data analysis, presentation, and
report writing. One hour of lecture and
three hours of laboratory per week. (Spring)
CEGR 3258. Geotechnical Laboratory. (1) (W) Prerequisite CEGR 3278.
Tests to determine engineering properties of soils; consistency,
permeability, shear strength, and consolidation. Data analysis, presentation and report
writing. One hour of lecture and three
hours of laboratory per week. (Spring)
CEGR 3278. Geotechnical Engineering. (3) Prerequisite:
MATH 2171, and MEGR 2144. Soil origin, formation, composition, and
classification; permeability; seepage; soil mechanics principles, including
stresses, shear strength, and consolidation; foundations, retaining structures,
and slope stability. Integration of
design and technical reporting. (Fall)
CEGR 3282. Professional Development. (1) Prerequisite: graduation date before next fall semester. 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. (Fall)
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 CE Advisor. 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 CE Advisor. 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)
CEGR 4090. Special Topics in Civil Engineering. (1‑4) Consent of CE Advisor.
Study of specific new areas emerging in the various fields of civil
engineering. May be repeated for credit.
(On demand)
CEGR 4108. Finite Element Analysis and Applications. (3) Prerequisite: consent of CE Advisor. 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, fluid mechanics, and structural mechanics. (Spring)
CEGR 4121. Prestressed Concrete Design. (3) Prerequisites: CEGR 3225 and 4224 or consent of CE
Advisor. Analysis and design of
prestressed components and systems, including materials and systems for
prestressing, loss of prestress, flexural and shear design in accordance with
current building codes, analysis of indeterminate prestressed systems, and
control of camber, deflection and cracking. (On
demand)
CEGR 4123. Bridge Design. (3) Prerequisites: CEGR 3221 and 3225, or consent of CE
Advisor. Review of bridge design codes
and loadings; superstructure and substructure design of short, intermediate,
and long span bridges constructed of steel and concrete; earthquake design;
segmental and cable-stayed bridges. (Spring)
(Alternate years)
CEGR 4124. Masonry
Design. (3) Prerequisites: CEGR 3225 or
consent of CE Advisor. Introduction of
masonry materials and engineering and materials properties and testing
procedures. Design of reinforced and unreinforced
masonry (clay and concrete) walls, beams, and columns for vertical, winde, and
seismic loads. Analysis and design of
masonry structures (including torsion) and introduction to computer
applications. (On demand)
CEGR 4128. Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis. (3) Prequisite: CEGR 3122 or consent of CE Advisor. Derivation of the basic equations governing
linear structural systems. Application
of stiffness and flexibility methods of trusses and frames. Solution techniques utilizing digital
computer. (On demand)
CEGR 4141. Process Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3141 or consent of CE Advisor. 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.
Water/Wastewater Engineering.
(3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3141or
consent of CE Advisor. Analysis and
design of water and wastewater treatment processes including physical, chemical
and biological treatment. Computer-aided
design of treatment systems. (Spring)
CEGR 4143. Solid Waste Management. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3141 or consent of CE Advisor. Solid waste management, sources, generation
rates, processing and handling, disposal, recycling, landfill closures, and remedial
actions for abandoned waste sites. (Spring) (Alternate years)
CEGR 4144. Engineering Hydrology. (3) Prerequisite: consent of CE Advisor. 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 4145.
Groundwater Resources Engineering.
(3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3141 or CEGR
3143 or consent of CE Advisor. Overview
of hydrological cycle. Principles of
groundwater flow and well hydraulics.
Regional groundwater flow and flow nets.
Water chemistry and contamination.
Applications of groundwater modeling.
(Fall) (Alternate years)
CEGR 4146. Advanced Engineering Hydraulics. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR
3143 or consent of CE Advisor. Problems
of liquids 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, computer applications. (On demand)
CEGR 4161. Advanced Traffic Engineering. (3) Prerequisite:
CEGR 3161 or consent of CE Advisor.
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. (Fall)
CEGR 4162. Transportation Planning. (3) 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 4171. Urban Public Transportation. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR
3161 or consent of CE Advisor. 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.
(On demand)
CEGR 4181. Human Factors in Traffic Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 or consent of CE Advisor. 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) Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of CE Advisor.
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) Prerequisite: STAT 3128. 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 4184. Highway Safety. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 and STAT 3128. 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 safety-related projects and programs, and litigation issues. (On demand)
CEGR 4185. Geometric Design of Highways. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3153 and CEGR 3161. 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) 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) Prerequisite: CEGR 3122. A continuation of CEGR 3122. Methods to determine deflections
in structural members, including moment area, conjugate beam, virtual work, and
Castigliano’s theorem. Methods to analyze statically indeterminate structures,
including approximate force, slope deflection, moment distribution, and matrix
stiffness methods. Project to compare analysis techniques and introduce use of
structural analysis computer programs. (Spring)
CEGR 4226. Reinforced Concrete Design II. (3) 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. Chemical Processes in Water and Wastewater
Treatment. (3) Prerequisites: CHEM 1251
and CEGR 3141, or consent of CE Advisor. 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) Prerequisite: CEGR 3161 or consent of CE Advisor. 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 4270. Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures. (3) Prerequisites: CEGR 3122 and 3278 or consent of CE
Advisor. 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 4271. Pavement Design. (3) Prerequisites: CEGR 3161 and 3278, or consent of CE
Advisor. 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)
CEGR 4278. Geotechnical Engineering II. (3) Prerequisite: CEGR 3278 or consent of CE Advisor;
corequisite: CEGR 3258. 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 4892. Individualized Study and Projects. (1‑6) Prerequisites: consent of CE Advisor. Individual investigation and exposition of
results. May be repeated for credit. (On
demand)
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