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CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (CEE)


CEE 1020. Connections to Civil and Environmental Engineering. Rec. 2. Credit 1.
Engages the student in meaningful academic and non-academic activities introducing students to the CEE department and the civil engineering profession. Emphasizes time management and study skills, department and university resources, faculty interaction, professional and student organizations, and the civil engineering profession.

CEE 2100. Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: MATH 1920 and PHYS 2110. Basic principles of two-dimensional force systems, free body diagrams, concepts of stress and strain, centroids of composite areas, kinematics, and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies.

CEE 2110. Engineering Mechanics.--Statics. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ENGR 1120 and MATH 1920. Corequisite: PHYS 2110. Vector algebra, resultants, equilibrium, friction, centroids, inertia, trusses, machines and frames, beam shear and moments.

CEE 3020. Surveying. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ENGR 1120 and MATH 2110. Introduction to the fundamental principles, instruments, and techniques associated with surveying for highway purposes.

CEE 3030. Civil Engineering Materials. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ENGR 1120 and CEE 3110. Characteristics and uses of aggregates, Portland cement, concrete and bituminous materials for highways and other major engineering works.

CEE 3040. Geotechnical Engineering Lab. Lab. 2. Credit 1.
Prerequisite: CEE 3030. Measurement of basic engineering properties of soils.

CEE 3100. Computers in Civil Engineering. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ENGR 1120 and MATH 2110. Computer applications to solve civil engineering problems, algorithmic structuring, numerical methods, and error analysis.

CEE 3110. Mechanics of Materials. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 2110. Stress, strain, Hooke's law, extension, torsion, and bending; beam deflections, column buckling and combined stresses.

CEE 3120. Mechanics of Materials Laboratory. Lab. 2. Credit 1.
Prerequisite: CEE 3110. A series of experiments which demonstrate the theory of mechanics of materials and the most important characteristics of engineering materials.

CEE 3320. Structural Mechanics. Lec. 2. Rec. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3110. Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures; influence lines; and moving loads. Classical and computer methods.

CEE 3410. Water Supply and Pollution Control. Lec. 3. Lab. 2. Credit 4.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1120 and MATH 2110. Fundamental principles of water and wastewater treatment.

CEE 3420. Hydraulics. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ME 3720. Fundamental principles and design of water and wastewater supply, stormwater and sanitary sewer systems and their components, including pipes, pumps, storage facilities, detention basins, open-channels, and culverts.

CEE 3430. Environmental Engineering Lab. Lab. 2. Credit 1.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CEE 3413. Laboratory experiments to illustrate the application of engineering fundamentals to environmental systems.

CEE 3610. Transportation Engineering. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3020. Introduction to transportation engineering; planning, location, design, and operation of transportation facilities.

CEE 4130 (5130). Matrix and Finite Element Methods. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CEE 3320 or ME 3620 and MATH 2010 or MATH 4510. Matrix formulations using flexibility and stiffness methods for structural analysis of skeletal structures. Finite element formulations and applications.

CEE (ME) 4160 (5160). Experimental Stress Analysis. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CEE 3110 and MATH 2120. Introduction to theory of elasticity; photoelasticity; theory and application of strain gauges and rosettes; brittle coatings; holographic interferometry; and moiré analysis.

CEE (ME) 4190 (5190). Advanced Mechanics of Materials. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CEE 3110, MATH 2120, or consent of instructor. Advanced topics, fracture mechanics, elastic support, non-circular shafts, curved beams, thick-walled cylinders, introduction to plates, and thin shells of revolution.

CEE 4310. Structural Steel Design. Lec. 2. Rec. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3320. Design of members and structures in steel. Analysis and design of beams, tension members, compression members, members with combined stresses, and standard connections.

CEE 4320. Reinforced Concrete Design. Lec. 2. Rec. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3320. Design of members and structures in concrete. Design of beams, slabs, columns, and footings.

CEE 4350 (5350). Advanced Structural Design. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 4310. Special topics in analysis and design of steel structures. Plastic design, composite design, plate girders, and special connections.

CEE 4360 (5360). Advanced Topics in Structural Concrete Design. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 4320. Special topics in the design of concrete structures. Combined footings, retaining walls, two-way slabs, and prestressed concrete.

CEE 4380 (5380). Bridge Design. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 4310. Design of structural steel and reinforced concrete bridges.

CEE 4410 (5410). Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3420 or consent of instructor. The collection and disposal of solid wastes. Treatment and disposal technologies of hazardous wastes.

CEE 4420 (5420). Engineering Hydrology. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3420 or consent of instructor. Fundamental processes in the hydrologic cycle including precipitation, infiltration and runoff. Quantitative approaches for engineering hydrology to estimate flows for a variety of design problems.

CEE 4430 (5430). Water and Wastewater Engineering. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3410 or consent of instructor. Analytical methods for use in water quality management of streams, lakes, reservoirs and groundwater systems. Project design of water and wastewater treatment plants.

CEE 4440 (5440). Water Resources Engineering. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3420 or consent of instructor. Problems related to the planning and design of systems to manage water resources for flood-damage reduction, hydropower and river navigation.

CEE 4450 (5450). Water Quality Modeling. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3410 or consent of instructor. Mathematical modeling of chemical and biological processes occurring in streams, lakes, and estuaries, emphasizing oxygen demand and nutrient processes.

CEE 4500 (5500). Construction Engineering Management. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Within two semesters of graduation. The design and management of the construction phase of a project: scheduling, estimating, contracts, laws, financing, and safety.

CEE 4600 (5600). Civil Engineering Materials II. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3030. Design and testing of high-strength PCC, self-consolidating PCC, high volume fly ash PCC and pervious PCC. Controlled low-strength materials. Concrete formwork design. Masonry materials evaluation. Aggregate production and improvement.

CEE 4610 (5610). Pavement Design. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3610. Structural design of flexible and rigid pavements. Pavement rehabilitation. Properties of subgrades, base courses, and paving materials.

CEE 4630 (5630). Traffic Engineering. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3610. Techniques of traffic engineering measurements, investigations and data analysis; design, application, and operation of traffic control systems and devices.

CEE 4640 (5640). Highway Engineering. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3610. Theory and practice of highway geometric design, highway plans, construction practices, and computer applications to highway design.

CEE 4660 (5660). Transportation Planning. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3610. System planning and evaluation. Characteristics, impacts, and costs. User patterns. Alternative analysis.

CEE 4700 (5700). Masonry Design. Lec. 2. Rec. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3030 and CEE 4320 or consent of instructor. Masonry materials and construction. Design of masonry beams, walls and columns. Seismic design of masonry structures.

CEE 4800. Geotechnical Engineering I. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CEE 3030 and GEOL 3210. Soil physical properties, classification, permeability and seepage, consolidation, design, and analysis of foundations.

CEE 4920. Professionalism and Ethics. Lec. 1. Credit 1.
Prerequisite: Senior standing. A discussion of the ethical, social, and economic considerations in engineering practice, and professional and technical societies.

CEE (ME) 4930 (5930). Noise Control. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: MATH 2120 and PHYS 2110. Identification and description of noise sources and noise radiation, methods of noise measurements and criteria for noise levels, principles, and techniques of noise control.

CEE 4940. Fundamentals of Civil Engineering. Rec. 2. Credit 0.
Prerequisite: Graduating senior. Review fundamentals in preparation for fundamentals-of-engineering (FE) test.

CEE 4950. Senior Design Project. Lab. 6. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Comprehensive design project of civil engineering projects using a team approach.

CEE 4990 (5990). Special Problems. Credit 1 to 4 per semester. Maximum 18.
Prerequisite: Approval of Departmental Chairperson. Current topics in the student's area of interest. May not be repeated to improve a grade.

Course descriptions for 6000- and 7000-level courses are contained in the Graduate Catalog.

 
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