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The curriculum in civil engineering is designed to provide training in fundamental engineering sciences, certain nontechnical subjects, and all major areas of civil engineering, which will serve as a basis for entrance into civil engineering practice and/or graduate study.

Technical elective courses in environmental, geotechnical, hydraulics and water resources, and structural engineering are available that allow pursuit of several programs of study or specialization.

ABET course information summary for a BSCE degree
BS Civil Engineering Course Pre-requisite Chain/Flowchart BS Civil Engineering Course Pre-requisite Chain/Flowchart
 
  
ABET course information summary for a BSEnvE degree
BS Environmental Engineering Course Pre-requisite Chain/Flowchart BS Environmental Engineering Course Pre-requisite Chain/Flowchart
 
  
Undergraduate/Graduate On-line Syllabi are available
List of Textbooks with ISBN numbers
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		CEE 100
	 
	
		Statics
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Syllabus
			
	 
	
	
	Prerequisites: MATH 211. 
	Corequisite: 
	PHYS 231N.

Introduction to engineering problems & their solutions through a study
of the statics of particles & rigid bodies.


			
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		CEE 195
	 
	
		Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering	
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		Prerequisites: Permission of the Department chair.
	
	

Special topics in civil and/or environmental engineering at the
introductory level.
	

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		CEE 230
	 
	
		Civil Engineering Materials
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Properties of steel, portland cement concrete, bituminous concrete,
aggregates, & timber.
	

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		CEE 240
	 
	
		Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Engineering
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	Prerequisites: MATH 212, 
	Sophomore standing or higher.
	

To provide the student of general knowledge in CAD (Computer-Aided
Design/Drafting) and GIS (Geographic Information System)/GPS (Global
Positioning System) methodologies that are widely used in various civil
and environmental engineering fields.
	

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		CEE 250
	 
	
		Principles of Environmental Engineering
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	Prerequisites: CHEM 117,
	PHYS 231N.
	

Fundamentals of environmental engineering. Introduction to contaminant
generation, release and transport in the environment. Engineering
analysis of natural systems and introduction to engineered systems
control of contaminants.

	

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		CEE 295
	 
	
		Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
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	Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
	

	Lectures variable
	

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		CEE 304
	 
	
		Introduction to Fundamentals of CEE Infrastructure Systems
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	Prerequisites: Junior standing in CEE
	

CEE infrastructure systems definitions and methodology. CEE economics
basics and use. Probability theory and applications. Statistics
parameters, functions, variance, regression, and correlation analysis.
Professional practice issues of ethics, licensure, procurement of work,
and professional interaction. 

	

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		CEE 305
	 
	
		Civil and Environmental Engineering Computations
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	Prerequisites: Junior standing, MATH 307, 
	CS 150.
	

Introduction to selected numerical methods and their specific
applications to solving problems in many of the areas of civil and
environmental engineering. Further development of computer programming
proficiency.
	

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		CEE 310
	 
	
		Structures I
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	Prerequisites: MEM 220.
	

Analysis of statically determinate structures. Influence lines and
structural design. Displacement calculations. Introduction to analysis
of indeterminate structures.
	

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		CEE 323
	 
	
		Soil Mechanics
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	Prerequisites: MEM 220. Corequisite: CEE 335.
	

Fundamental engineering properties of soil and their application to
earth structures and foundations. Topics include seepage, compaction,
strength, and deformation characteristics of soils.
	

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		CEE 330
	 
	
		Hydromechanics
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	Prerequisite: MATH 212
	

Fluid properties, fluid statics and fundamentals of fluid kinematics.
Steady, incompressible conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy
including real fluid energy losses. Turbulent, incompressible fluid
flows in closed conduits and with a free surface. Introduction to
transport processes of advection and diffusion at molecular and
macroscopic scales.
	

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		CEE 335
	 
	
		Soils and Hydraulics Laboratory
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		Corequisites: CEE 323 and 340.
	

Soils and hydraulics tests, including index testing, compaction,
permeability, consolidation, shear tests for soils. Pipe flow, open
channel flow, surface hydrology, groundwater, and hydraulic structures
for hydraulics. 

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		CEE 340
	 
	
		Hydraulics & Water Resources
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	Prerequisites: 
	CEE 330
	

	Corequisites: 
	CEE 335
	

Analysis of closed-conduit flow and open-channel flow.Principles of
surface water hydrology and groundwater hydraulics. 
	

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		CEE 350
	 
	
		Environmental Pollution & Control
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	Prerequisites: 
	CHEM 141, 
	MATH 211, 
	PHYS 231N. 
	

Introduction to the fundamental principles of environmental engineering.
Topics in water quality, water & wastewater treatment, air quality, &
solid waste & landfills is discussed.
	

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		CEE 355W
	 
	
		Environmental Engineering Analysis
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Syllabus
			
	 
	
        
	Prerequisites: 
	PHYS 231N,
	CHEM 116N
	or 
	CHEM 117
	
	

Introduction to laboratory analytical techniques used in environmental
engineering analysis. Integrates field and laboratory testing with
engineering analysis and design of treatment systems.

	

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		CEE 356
	 
	
		Public Health Engineering
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	Prerequisites: CEE 355W
	
	

Principals of public health engineering. Includes the study of contaminant interaction with human populations, pathogen, 
identification and transmission in the environment and design of on-site wastewater treatment systems. 

	

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		CEE 367
	 
	
		Cooperative Education
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	Prerequisites: Approval by the Department & Cooperative 
	Education/Career Development Services in accordance 
	with the policy for granting credit for Cooperative 
	Education programs. 
	
	


Available for pass/fail grading only. Student participation for credit
based on the academic relevance of the work experience, criteria, and
evaluative procedures as formally determined by the Department and
Career Management prior to the semester in which the work experience is
to take place. (qualifies as a guaranteed practicum experience)
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		CEE 368
	 
	
		Internship
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		Prerequisites: Approval by the Department & Career management. 
		
	

Available for pass/fail grading only. 
Academic requirements will be established by the Department and will
vary with the amount of credit desired. Allow students an opportunity to
gain short duration career-related experience.
(qualifies as a guaranteed practicum experience)
May be repeated for credit.
	

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		CEE 369
	 
	
		Practicum
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		Prerequisites: Approval by the Department & Career management. 
		
	

Available for pass/fail grading only. 
Academic requirements will be established by the Department and will
vary with the amount of credit desired. Allow students an opportunity to
gain short duration career-related experience.
(qualifies as a guaranteed practicum experience)
May be repeated for credit.
	

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		CEE 375
	 
	
		Introduction to Roadway Design
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This course provides an introduction to a broad range of issues
impacting road design. Topics covered include characteristics of the
driver and vehicle, geometric design, horizontal and vertical alignment,
and pavement design.
	

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		CEE 403W
	 
	
		Civil Engineering Design Project
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: For graduating seniors only. 
	

Group design project of
civil and environmental engineering systems requiring synthesis, data
gathering, preliminary investigation, master planning, conceptual
designs, layouts, support studies, cost estimates and report writing.
Emphasis will be on alternatives, constraints, economics, use of
consultants, schedules, professional ethics and current practice, and
written and oral presentations of reports.
(qualifies as a guaranteed practicum experience)
	

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		CEE 404
	 
	
		Environmental Engineering Design Project
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
Synthesis of environmental engineering fundamentals into integrated
systems design. Emphasis on pollution prevention and life cycle design
concepts. Student projects, with instructor guidance, leading to design
presentation and report. (qualifies as a guaranteed practicum
experience)


			
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		CEE 405
	 
	
		Environmental Engineering Seminar
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                Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of 
		Instructor.
                
        


Examines national and international opportunities in the field of
environmental engineering including developing regulations that 
influence the industry.  Prepares students for entry-level 
environmental engineering employment.



			
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		CEE 410
	 
	
		Concrete Design I
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		Prerequisites: CEE 230 and CEE 310. 
	

Fundamental concepts of reinforced concrete analysis and design by
ultimate strength and working stress methods.
	

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		CEE 411/511
	 
	
		Concrete Design II
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		Prerequisites: CEE 410 or Equivalent.
	

Analysis and design of complex concrete structural members, flat and
two-way slabs, special topics and introduction to prestressed concrete
design.
	

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		CEE 412/512
	 
	
		Structures II
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		Prerequisites: CEE 310. 
	

Analysis of indeterminate structures using classical and modern
techniques. Fundamental theorems of structural mechanics and their
applications. Design examples and computer applications.
	

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		CEE 415
	 
	
		Steel Design I
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		Prerequisites: CEE 310.
	

Theory & design of steel structures using elastic & plastic design
methods.
	

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		CEE 416/516
	 
	
		Wood Structures Design
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		Prerequisites: CEE 310.
	

Design of wood structures based on national design specification and
load and resistance factor design.
	

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		CEE 420/520
	 
	
		Foundation Engineering
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		Prerequisites: CEE 323.
	

Substance exploration, site preparation, design of shallow & deep
foundations, & retaining structures.
	

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		CEE 421/521
	 
	
		Earth Structures Design with Geosynthetics
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		Prerequisites: CEE 323. 
	

Seepage and stability analysis and design of manmade and natural
slopes and retaining structures.  Applications of
geosyntheticis material to seepage control, reinforcement of
earth works, and containment of hazardous materials.
	

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		CEE 430/530
	 
	
		Introduction to Earthquake Engineering
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		Prerequisites: Senior standing & Permission of the instructor.
	

An overview of earthquake processes and details of the characteristics
of destructive ground motion; the effects of such motion on civil
engineering structures; reviews of current design practice in mitigating
earthquake hazards for various civil engineering structures such as
buildings, bridges, dams, lifelines, ports and harbors, etc.
	

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		CEE 440/540
	 
	
		Hydraulic Engineering
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		Prerequisites: CEE 340.
	

Hydraulic transients; flow control structures; sediment transport;
computer analysis of hydraulic systems.
	

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		CEE 446/546
	 
	
		Urban Stormwater Hydrology
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 340.
	

Storm rainfall analysis, design rainfall hyetographs, runoff calculation
procedures, detention basins, use of mathematical models to analyze &
design urban storm drainage systems.
	

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		CEE 447/547
	 
	
		Groundwater Hydraulics
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		Prerequisites: CEE 340. 
	

Description of well hydraulics in single & multiple well systems.
Determination of aquifer parameters from pumping tests. Use of computer
models to predict effect on water table of multiple well systems.
	

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		CEE 450/550
	 
	
		Water Distribution & Waste Water Collection System Design
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		Prerequisites: CEE 330.  
		Corequisite: CEE 340. 
	

Design of water distribution systems, sanitary sewer systems &
appurtenances.
	

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		CEE 451
	 
	
		Water & Waste Water Treatment
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		Prerequisites: CEE 250, CEE 330 
		and CEE 350.
	

Discussion of water quality constituents & introduction to the design &
operation of water & waste water treatment facilities.
	

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		CEE 452/552
	 
	
		Air Quality
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		Prerequisites: CEE 250 or
		CEE 350
	

Study of air quality management standards and regulations and pollutant
dynamics. Design and operation of emission control equipment for mobile
and stationary sources of air pollution.
	

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		CEE 454/554
	 
	
		Hazardous Waste
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		Prerequisites: CEE 250 or
                CEE 350
	

Study of sources, generation rates, and characteristics of hazardous
wastes and their regulation, handling and design of treatment and
disposal facilities.
	

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		CEE 458/558
	 
	
		Sustainable Development
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                Prerequisites: Junior standing
                or permission of instructor.
        

Overview of social, economical, technical environmental 
aspects of
regional, national and international efforts to achieve sustainable
development.  Discussion of the integration of industrial activity
and ecological concerns utilizing principles of zero emissions,
pollution prevention and design for environment.
	

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		CEE 470/570
	 
	
		Transportation Fundamentals
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	Prerequisites: 
	CEE 375 or equivalent
	
	

This course surveys the current practice of transportation engineering
in the United States. It focuses on various ground transportation modes,
and covering policy, institutional, planning and operational issues.
Students are introduced to planning models, capacity analysis, traffic
impact analysis, and parking studies.
	

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		CEE 471/571
	 
	
		Transportation Operations I
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        Prerequisites:
	CEE 375 or equivalent
	
	

This is the first course in transportation operations and traffic flow
theory. Topics include traffic engineering studies, capacity analysis,
intersection control, traffic flow models, shockwave analysis, signal
warrant analysis, and safety analysis. Course includes applications of
modeling and simulation to isolated intersections.
	

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		CEE 482/582
	 
	
		Introduction Coastal Engineering
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		Prerequisites: CEE 330 
		and Permission of the 
		instructor.
	

Classical small amplitude wave theory, wave transformations in shallow
water, shoaling, refraction, diffraction, reflection, breaking. Wave
induced nearshore currents and sediment transport processes.
Alternatives to mitigate coastal erosion processes. Introduction to
coastal structures.
	

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		CEE 495/595
	 
	
		Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
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		Prerequisites: Permission of the Department chair. 
	

Special topics of interest with emphasis placed on recent developments
in civil and environmental engineering.
	

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		CEE 612
	 
	
		Prestressed Concrete
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		Prerequisites: CEE 410. 
		
 	

Analysis & design of prestressed concrete members & structures.
Shrinkage, creep & losses, shear, bond & anchorages are discussed.
	

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		CEE 618
	 
	
		Advanced Structural Analysis
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Elastic analysis of framed structures using matrix & numerical
techniques.
	

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		CEE 640
	 
	
		Hydraulic Structures
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		Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 
	

Design of spillways, outlets, intakes, energy dissipators, & river
diversion works.
	

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		CEE 650
	 
	
		Pollution Prevention
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Application of engineering methods to the prevention of pollution.
Review of the Pollution Prevention Act & related regulations. Study of
source reduction methods analysis for manufacturing, materials, &
processing changes. Pollution prevention case studies.
	

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		CEE 653
	 
	
		Environmental Engineering Law
		
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		Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 
	

Provides an introduction to the American legal system in the context of
environmental law. Examines the close interrelationships among science,
engineering, technology and the law.  Develops perspectives on
environmental protection and the law.
	

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		CEE 659
	 
	
		Air Pollution Control
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		Prerequisites: CEE 552 or Permission of instructor. 
	

Application of engineering methods to control of air pollution. Review
of atmospheric & health effects, regulations, air quality modeling &
monitoring. Design & operation of equipment for gaseous & particulate
emission control & pollution prevention.
	

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		CEE 667
	 
	
		Cooperative Education
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: Approval by the Department & Career Management 
		in accordance with the policy for granting credit for 
		Cooperative Education programs. 
	

Available for pass/fail grading only. Student participation for credit
based on the academic relevance of the work experience, criteria, and
evaluative procedures as formally determined by the Department and
Career Management prior to the semester in which the work experience is
to take place.
May be repeated for credit.
	

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		CEE 668
	 
	
		Internship
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		Prerequisites: Approval by the Department & Career management. 
		
	

Academic requirements will be established by the Department and will
vary with the amount of credit desired. Allow students an opportunity to
gain short duration career-related experience.
	

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		CEE 669
	 
	
		Practicum
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		Prerequisites: Approval by the Department & Career management. 
		
	

Academic requirements will be established by the Department and will
vary with the amount of credit desired. Allow students an opportunity to
gain short duration career-related experience.
	

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		CEE 670
	 
	
		Transportation Planning
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
        Prerequisites:
	CEE 375 or equivalent
	
	

This course covers transportation planning processes that include policy
direction, transportation data, travel demand forecasting models, and
decision-making/stakeholders issues.
	

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		CEE 687
	 
	
		Dredging & Beach Engineering
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
	

Types of dredges, factors affecting dredge performance; hydraulic
dredges (cutter, hopper) & mechanical dredges systems (bucket,
clamshell, etc.); shoaling rate determinations; inlet sand bypassing
systems; beach renourishment schemes. Design of beach renourishment
projects.
	

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		CEE 695
	 
	
		Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
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		Prerequisites: Permission of the Department chair. 
	

Special topics of interest with emphasis placed on recent developments
in civil and environmental engineering.
	

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		CEE 697
	 
	
		Independent Study in Civil Engineering
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		Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. 
	

Individual analytical, experimental and/or design study selected by the
student. Approved & supervised by the advisor.
	

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		CEE 698
	 
	
		Master's Project
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Individual project, investigation under the direction of the student's
major professor. 
	

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		CEE 699
	 
	
		Thesis Research
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
	Research leading to the Master of Science thesis.
	

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		CEE 710/810
	 
	
		Structural Dynamics
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
	

Free & forced vibration of discrete & continuous systems; elastic &
inelastic response of structures under dynamic loads.
	

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		CEE 711/811
	 
	
		Topics in Finite Elements
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. 
	

Brief review of basic procedures in finite element analysis.
Isoparametric formulation, iterative & direct equation solver, eigen
solution, static-dynamic, linear-nonlinear analysis, field problems, CST
element, composite material, Garterkin method. Some computer
implementation.
	

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		CEE 712/812
	 
	
		Advanced Reinforced Concrete
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
	

Ultimate-strength theory, yield line methods, limit design, & other
relevant advanced topics in the theory & design of concrete structures. 
	

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		CEE 715/815
	 
	
		Engineering Optimization I
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	
		
		
Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
	

Formulation & solution for linear programming problems, unconstrained &
constrained nonlinear optimization problems. Optimization of structures
using finite element method.
	

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		CEE 716/816
	 
	
		Finite Element Analysis
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	
		
		
Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
	

Variational principles, analysis of continuous systems considered as
assemblages of discrete elements, applications of the finite element
method to the general field of continuum mechanics, convergence
properties & numerical techniques.
	

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		CEE 717/817
	 
	
		Bridge Structure Design
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
		
	
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 410 and 
		CEE 415
		or Equivalent.
	

Design of steel, concrete, and composite bridges using modern
techniques and current specifications.

	

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		CEE 718/818
	 
	
		Engineering Optimization II
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
		
	
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 715/815 or 
		ME 715/815.
	

Sensitivity analysis of discrete systems; sensitivity analysis of
distributed systems; dual methods for constrained optimization;
optimization decomposition, multi-level optimization and recent
developments in engineering optimization.
	

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		CEE 719/819
	 
	
		Inelastic Structures
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
	

Inelastic analysis & behavior of framed structures.
	

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		CEE 720/820
	 
	
		Structural Stability
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
	

Fundamentals of elastic & inelastic stability of beams, columns, &
frames.
	

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		CEE 721/821
	 
	
		Plates
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
	

Classical & modern methods for the solution of plates of various shapes
& boundary conditions, continuous & axially loaded plates & plates on
elastic supports. Design examples. 
	

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		CEE 723/823
	 
	
		Advanced Soil Mechanics
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	
		
		
Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 323.
	

Study of failure theories, shear strength & compaction mechanics of
soils for current practice in foundation design. Consolidation
settlement analysis with numerical techniques.
	

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		CEE 724/824
	 
	
		Engineering Behavior of Soils
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 323.
	

Detailed study of physiochemical behavior of soils, fabric, rheology,
effective stress path, & their applications to various geotechnical
engineering problems.
	

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		CEE 725/825
	 
	
		Advanced Foundation Engineering
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 420/520.
	

Advanced analysis & design of shallow & deep foundations, drilled
shafts, caissons, sheet piles, braced excavations and cofferdams.
	

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		CEE 730/830
	 
	
		Soil Dynamics
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	
		
		
Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 323. 
	

Study of soil behavior under dynamic loadings. Laboratory & field
techniques for determining dynamic soil properties & liquefaction
potential. Design examples.
	

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		CEE 741/841
	 
	
		Open-Channel Flow
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 340.
	

Momentum & energy principles, uniform flows, gradually varied flow,
rapidly varied flow, channel controls, introduction to unsteady flow.
	

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		CEE 747/847
	 
	
		Groundwater Flow
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 340.
	

Mathematical formulation of the laws governing groundwater movement &
the possible accompanying transport of environmentally hazardous
contaminants. Discussion of existing computer models.
	

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		CEE 748/848
	 
	
		Advanced Hydrology
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		Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. 
	

Emphasis is on the physics of the different hydrologic processes of
rainfall, infiltration, evaporation & runoff. Objective is to understand
the dynamics of the underlying physical processes.
	

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		CEE 751/851
	 
	
		Physicochemical Treatment Processes
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 350. 
	

Physical & chemical processes used in treatment of water & wastewater
are covered. Separation, isolation, & reaction processes are
characterized as well as reactor engineering.
	

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		CEE 752/852
	 
	
		Biological Wastewater Treatment
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 350.
	

The use of microorganisms to treat domestic & industrial wastewaters for
organics & nutrient removal are studied. Characteristics of individual
wastewater component & the appropriate treatment processes to remove
these components are covered.
	

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		CEE 753/853
	 
	
		Advanced Processes for Water & Wastewater Treatment
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		Prerequisites: CEE 751 and CEE 752. 
	

Theory, operation & application of advanced water & wastewater treatment
systems, including land application, dissolved solids, organic
contaminant & nutrient removal processes. Emphasis on system development
for wastewater reclamation/recycling.
	

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		CEE 754/854
	 
	
		Environmental Engineering Microbiology
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 350.
	

A study of the principles & applications of microbiology involved in
environmental & water resources engineering. Examination & evaluation of
the effects of microorganisms in water & wastewater.
	

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		CEE 755/855
	 
	
		Water Quality Management
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Syllabus
		

				
	 
        
        
	

Characterization of water quality in natural systems & the human
activities that result in contaminant input to these systems is studied.
Management practices for minimizing contaminant input & for restoring
contaminated waters is discussed.
	

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		CEE 756/856
	 
	
		Water Quality Modeling
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Syllabus
		

				
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: 
MATH 307 and
CEE 340 and, 
CEE 350 or Permission
of the instructor. 
	

Characterization of water quality in natural systems & the human
activities that result in contaminant input to these systems is studied.
Management practices for minimizing contaminant input & for restoring
contaminated waters is discussed.
	

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		CEE 761/861
	 
	
		Water Resources Systems Analysis
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
	

Application of systems analysis and project evaluation techniques
to water resource problems including water demand forecasting, 
reservoir design and operation, groundwater management and water distribution system design.
	

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		CEE 762/862
	 
	
		Aquatic Chemistry in Environmental Engineering
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		Prerequisites: 
	CHEM 117. 
	
	

Chemical reactions in natural & engineered systems are studied with
emphasis placed on developing kinetic expressions & assessing chemical
equilibrium. Kinetic & equilibrium expressions are applied to
engineering problems to predict the reaction time & products of
specified reactions.
	

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		CEE 770/870
	 
	
		Transportation Safety
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
        Prerequisites:

	CEE 470/570 AND 
	CEE 471/571 
	or instructor's permission
	
	

This course focuses on major transportation safety issues including
transportation safety goals, safety of various transportation modes,
identification of problematic locations, selection of safety
countermeasures and their evaluation, safety data and modeling issues.
	

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		CEE 771/871
	 
	
		Transportation Operations II
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
        Prerequisites:
	CEE 470/570
	AND 
	CEE 471/571 
	or instructor's permission
	
	

This is the second course in transportation operations and traffic flow
theory. Topics covered include design of progressive signal systems,
queuing theory, car following models, and applications of microscopic
traffic simulation to corridor studies.
	

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		CEE 772/872
	 
	
		Intelligent Transportation Systems
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
        Prerequisites:
	CEE 470/570
	or instructor's permission
	
	

This course examines how ITS can be used to enhance mobility and safety.
The topics covered in the course include systems engineering approach to
ITS, traveler response to technologies and information, ITS planning and
evaluation, and ITS deployment and operational performance.
	

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		CEE 773/873
	 
	
		Transportation Facilities Design
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
        Prerequisites:
        CEE 375
        AND
	CEE 470/570
	or instructor's permission
	
	

This is a problem-solving, client-based course that is intended to give
students experience in applying engineering principles to actual problem
situations in civil/transportation engineering. It typically covers the
planning and design, and functionality of key transportation
infrastructure systems.
	

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		CEE 780/880
	 
	
		Advanced Civil Engineering System Design
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Complex transportation, environmental construction, hydraulic,
geotechnical and structural engineering problems solved using the linear
programming techniques including the simplex, revised simplex, and
interior point methods. Sensitivity analysis. Large scale decomposition.
Introduction to non-linear programming.
	

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		CEE 782/882
	 
	
		Design of Coastal Structures
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Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 482/582.
	

Nonlinear wave theories; wave forces on slender piles & seawalls; design
of rubblemound structures; design philosophy, initial costs, maintenance
costs, optimized design using stochastic methods; design of renourished
beaches. Advanced alternative solutions for shore protection.
	

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		CEE 788/888
	 
	
		Coastal Hydrodynamics & Sediment Transport Processes
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	
		
		
Syllabus
			
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 482/582.
	

Time averaging wind waves & radiation stresses. Wave setup, longshore
currents, rip currents & nearshore circulation-theoretical models for
regular (monochromatic) & irregular waves. Wave energy dissipation
models in surf zones. Vertical structure & undertow models. Sediment
concentration & transport models for predicting bathymetric change.
	

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		CEE 789/889
	 
	
		Computational Environmental Fluid Dynamics
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: CEE 330
	

Fluid dynamics conservation laws as transport phenomena. Classical,
finite-difference models for advection, diffusion & combined fluid
flows. Explicit & implicit schemes to solve unsteady, free-surface fluid
flow & diffusion (dispersion) problems in one & multi-dimensions.
Turbulence models.
	

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                CEE 790/890
         
        
                CEE Experimental Methods
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	
		
		
Syllabus
		

				
         
        
        
                Prerequisites: 
		MATH 212
        

Graduate-level overview of engineering experimental design and analysis 
with emphasis on statistical methods; practical and proper
statistical methods applicable to multidisciplinary engineering problems.
        

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                CEE 795/895
         
        
                Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
         
        
        
                Prerequisites: 
		Permission of the Departmental chair.
        

Special topics of interest with emphasis placed on recent developments
in civil and/or environmental engineering.

        

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		CEE 896
	 
	
		Independent Study in Civil Engineering
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
		Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 
	

Individual analytical, experimental and/or design study selected by the
student. Approved & supervised by the advisor.
	

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		CEE 899
	 
	
		Dissertation Research
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
        
        
	

	Dissertation research.
	

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		CEE 999
	 
	
		Civil Engineering 999
		Credits	Lecture	Lab    Offered    ABET Info


	 
	 
	
A one-hour audit registration required of all graduate students to
maintain active status during the final semester prior to graduation if
they are not formally enrolled in course work and have not completed all
academic requirements for the degree. 
	

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