RICHARD I. HIRES, DIRECTOR

FACULTY*

Professors

Alan F. Blumberg, Ph.D. (1975), The Johns Hopkins University
Michael S. Bruno, P.E., Sc.D. (1986), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Christos Christodoulatos, Ph.D. (1991), Stevens Institute of Technology
Richard I. Hires, Ph.D. (1968), Johns Hopkins University
George P. Korfiatis, Ph.D. (1984), Rutgers University

Associate Professor

K. Yusuf Billah, Ph.D. (1989), Princeton University
Dimitris Dermatas, Ph.D. (1992), University of California, Berkeley
Dimitri Donskoy, Ph.D. (1984), Institute of Applied Physics, Gorky (USSR)
Sophia Hassiotis, Ph.D. (1993), Purdue University
Xiaoguang Meng, Ph.D. (1993), Syracuse University
David A. Vaccari, P.E., Ph.D. (1984), Rutgers University

Distinguished Service Professor

Henry P. Dobbelaar, Jr., P.E., M.S. (1968), New Jersey Institute of Technology

Research Associate Professor

Mohammed Sidhoum, Ph.D. (1988), Stevens Institute of Technology

Research Assistant Professor

Raju Datla, Ph.D. (1996), Stevens Institute of Technology
Konstantino Dimou, Ph.D. (1992), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thomas O. Herrington, Ph.D. (1996), Stevens Institute of Technology
Kelly L. Rankin, Ph.D. (1997), Stevens Institute of Technology
Tsan-Liang Su, Ph.D. (1997), Stevens Institute of Technology

Lecturer

Leslie R. Brunell, P.E., Ph.D. (1996), Stevens Institute of Technology

*The list indicates the highest earned degree, year awarded and institution where earned.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Civil Engineering

    Civil engineering is concerned with constructed facilities, including structures, foundations, environmental and transportation systems, waterways, ports, irrigation, drainage, and water supply and treatment. The civil engineers’ vital role is to plan, design and supervise the construction of these facilities.

    Civil engineering is one of the most publicly-visible technical fields. It shares the distinction, with military engineering, of being the earliest of the engineering disciplines. Other branches of engineering emerged as technical knowledge became more specialized. Civil engineering not only retains a strong relationship with the other branches, but continues to generate new areas of technology.

    The basic theories of structural analysis, which are the concern of civil engineers, are expressed in every machine and aircraft, and in buildings and other constructed facilities. The study of mechanics is basic to the field of civil engineering. A thorough foundation in science and mathematics is necessary for the application of basic scientific principles to the design of structures and fluid systems. Computer methods are integrated throughout the civil engineering elective offerings.

    Graduates of the Stevens program meet the demands for responsible positions in various sub-disciplines of civil engineering and contribute to the advancement of the civil engineering practice. Prospective employers include industrial firms, consulting engineering firms and construction contractors, as well as various government agencies.

    Our undergraduate offerings include subjects basic to all civil engineering.

Mission and Objectives
    The mission of the civil engineering program at Stevens is to educate a new generation of civil engineers who are leaders in the profession. The educational program emphasizes professional practice, entrepreneurship, leadership, lifelong learning and civic contribution. The program of study combines a broad-based core engineering curriculum, a substantial experience in the humanities and in business engineering management, with specialization in civil engineering. Within the sequence of civil engineering courses, the students have the flexibility to concentrate in structural, geotechnical, water resources, and environmental engineering or construction management.

    The objectives of the civil engineering program are provided in terms of our expectations for our graduates. Within several years of graduation, they will:

• Establish a distinctive record of achievements within the profession and will have become a licensed Professional Engineer;

• Be thoroughly aware and knowledgeable in dealing with environmental, social, ethical and economic impacts of their projects;

• Augment their knowledge through professional and cultural continuing education;

• Be active in leadership roles within their professional and technical societies;

• Be innovative and creative in conceiving, designing and constructing a broad range of projects;

• Continue to demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit in all their activities; and

• Actively support and advance the educational programs at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Course Sequence
    The typical course sequence for civil engineering is as follows:

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    ‡ To be selected from the following list: CE 410, CE 519, CE 525, CE 579, CE 595, CE 621 and CM 501 or CM 580.

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Environmental Engineering

    Environmental engineering has traditionally been taught as a branch of civil engineering concerned with the supply of safe drinking water and the sanitary disposal of municipal wastes. The field has expanded in recent years to include many new areas, such as the treatment of industrial and hazardous wastes, the prediction of the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment, and the design of systems for remediation of sites contaminated with hazardous wastes. This has placed new demands on engineers to understand the fundamental environmental transformation processes that describe natural and engineered systems.

Mission and Objectives
    The mission of the environmental engineering program is to provide a broad-based education that prepares students in the technical and social fundamentals to enable them to have a wide impact in the improvement of interactions between humans and their environment.

    The objectives of the program are aligned with these expectations for our graduates:

• They are recognized as being superior to environmental engineers educated in traditional programs (master’s level only).

• They integrate the fundamental principles of environmental engineering at an advanced level in comparison with their peers.

• They use their knowledge of the design process, reaction mechanisms and materials balance methods to create innovative solutions to environmental problems.

• They demonstrate exemplary sensitivity to social factors including the historical, legal, political, policy, economic, ethical and public-relations aspects of environmental problems.

• They solve environmental problems using a systems approach, incorporating interactions with natural, engineered and social components.

• They address the wider aspects of environmental problems such as sustainability, design for the environment, pollution prevention and industrial ecology.

Course Sequence
    The typical course sequence for environmental engineering is as follows:

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    Changes in the sequence of technical electives are permissible when made in consultation with your faculty advisor. Such changes must be consistent with the departmental guidelines for the environmental engineering curriculum.

Minors
     Students may qualify for minors in structural engineering, coastal engineering, water resources or environmental engineering by taking the required courses indicated below. Completion of a minor indicates a proficiency beyond that provided by the Stevens engineering curriculum in the basic material of the selected area.

Requirements for a Minor in Structural Engineering

CE 373 Structural Analysis
CE 483 Geotechnical Engineering or CE 681 Finite Elements
CE 484 Concrete Structures or CE 519 Advanced Structures
CE 486 Structural Steel Design

Requirements for a Minor in Coastal Engineering

CE 304 Water Resources Engineering
CE 342 Fluid Mechanics
OE 501 Oceanography
OE 589 Coastal Engineering

Requirements for a Minor in Water Resources

CE 304 Water Resources Engineering
CE 342 Fluid Mechanics
CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
CE 653 Groundwater Engineering
EN 375 Environmental Systems
EN 570 Environmental Chemistry

Requirements for a Minor in Environmental Engineering

ChE 210 Process Analysis
CE 342 Fluid Mechanics
EN 375 Environmental Systems
EN 570 Environmental Chemistry
    or
EN 541 Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants
EN 571 Physiochemical Processes for Environmental Control
    or
EN 573 Biological Processes for Environmental Control

LABORATORIES

     Laboratories in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering are used for course-relating teaching and special problems, design projects and for research. For a complete listing of our laboratories, including the Keck Geoenvironmental Laboratory, the Center for Environmental Engineering, the James C. Nicoll Environmental Laboratory and the Davidson Laboratory, as well as two consortiums in which Stevens holds membership, please refer to the section entitled "Research Environment."

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GRADUATE PROGRAMS

    An undergraduate degree in engineering or related disciplines with a "B" average from an accredited college or university is generally required for graduate study in civil, environmental and ocean engineering. It is required that any applicants requesting assistantship appointments, and applicants to the Ph.D. program, provide GRE scores as well as evidence of ability to carry out independent work. Examples of such evidence include a description of master’s degree thesis work and/or completed work-related projects. GRE scores are not otherwise required but may be submitted in support of the application. International students must demonstrate their proficiency in the English language prior to admission by scoring at least 550 (210 computer based) on the TOEFL examination. Applications for admission from qualified students are accepted at any time.

    Major areas of current faculty research include earthquake engineering, wind engineering, high strength concrete, soil-structure interactions, soil mechanics and deep foundation systems, stochastic aspects of saturated and unsaturated flow modeling, advanced oxidation of hazardous wastes, transport of nonaqueous-phase liquids in the subsurface, statistical process control of wastewater treatment, stabilization/solidification of contaminated soil, physiochemical treatment of heavy metal contaminated wastes, hydrodynamic modeling of currents and the dispersion of effluents in the coastal zone, coastal sediment transport, and analysis of current and wave observations in the coastal ocean.

Master’s Programs
     The Master of Engineering degree is offered with programs in civil, environmental and ocean engineering. The programs normally require 30 credit hours of course work. A thesis is optional and may be substituted for five to ten credit hours of course work. The thesis option is strongly recommended for full-time students, those receiving financial support or those planning to pursue doctoral studies.

    The Master of Science degree program in Maritime Systems provides advance instruction in the various disciplines associated with maritime ports and ocean and inland waterway transportation systems. This instruction is delivered in a framework that encourages the use of technology to address the social, environmental and economic issues related to maritime systems. In recognition of the diverse skills required in today’s port and marine transportation industries, the program combines a multidisciplinary core curriculum with an array of specialized tracks that provide disciplinary focus.

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Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering
     Concentrations are available in the areas of structural and geotechnical engineering. The student must complete core courses depending on the areas of concentration as follows:

Civil Engineering Concentrations

Structural Engineering Core Courses

CE 519 Advanced Structural Analysis
CE 579 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Structures
CE 595 Geotechnical Design
CE 660 Advanced Steel Structures
CE 681 Finite Element Methods

Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering Core Courses

CE 595 Geotechnical Design
CE 649 Earth Supporting Structures
EN 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications
EN 654 Environmental Geotechnology
EN 686 Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution

Water Resources Engineering Core Courses

CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
CE 535 Stormwater Management
CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters
CE 685 Advanced Hydraulics
EN 686 Ground Water Hydrology and Pollution

Hydrologic Modeling Track

CE 526 Watershed Modeling
CE 651 Drainage Design and Modeling
CE 652 Hydrologic Modeling
EN 680 Modeling of Environmental Systems

Stormwater Management Track

CE 527 Wetland Hydrology
CE 591/OE 591 Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
OE 616 Sediment Transport
CE 650 Water Distribution Systems Analysis
Substitutions for core courses may be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with your advisor.

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Master of Engineering - Environmental Engineering
    The Environmental Engineering graduate program is divided into three areas of concentration: Environmental Processes, Groundwater and Soil Pollution Control, and Inland and Coastal Environmental Hydrodynamics.

    The Environmental Processes concentration addresses the treatment of industrial and domestic water and wastewater and hazardous wastes. Process fundamentals are integrated with a design approach to meeting treatment objectives. Students will be prepared for careers in both design and operation of facilities for pollution control.

    The Groundwater and Soil Pollution Control concentration emphasizes the transport and fate of contaminants in the subsurface environment and on engineering processes to mitigate their adverse environmental impact. Some specific areas of study in this option are the modeling of contaminant transport in local or regional geohydrologic systems, the impact of contamination in the subsurface environment, the management of municipal and industrial waste disposal, and the remediation of groundwater and soil.

    The Inland and Coastal Environmental Hydrodynamics concentration addresses the circulation and mixing processes in surface waters and the effect of such processes on the fate and transport of contaminants. Deterministic, stochastic and experimental techniques are emphasized.

    Major areas of current faculty research include groundwater hydrology and pollution, water and wastewater treatment processes, design of waste disposal management and environmental processes in coastal and estuarine waters. Master’s candidates without a previous engineering degree may, on a case-by-case basis, be allowed to enroll for the Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering if they have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant science discipline. These students must also take CE 503, CE 504 and EN 505, or their equivalent, not for credit towards a degree. All applicants must have at least two years of calculus and one year of chemistry.

Core Courses

CE 565 Numerical Methods for Civil and Environmental Engineering
EN 541 Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants
EN 570 Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Engineering Concentrations

Environmental Processes

EN 571 Physiochemical Processes for Environmental Control
EN 573 Biological Processes for Environmental Control
EN 575 Environmental Biology
EN 637 Environmental Control Laboratory
EN 751 Design of Wastewater Facilities

Groundwater and Soil Pollution Control

EN 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications
EN 551 Environmental Chemistry of Soils
EN 653 Groundwater Engineering
EN 654 Environmental Geotechnology
EN 686 Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution
EN 690 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies

Inland and Coastal Environmental Hydrodynamics

CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
OE 501 Oceanography
OE 616 Sediment Transport

    The remaining courses are electives, which are selected in consultation with the academic advisor.

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Master of Engineering - Ocean Engineering
     Advanced courses in the Ocean Engineering graduate program reflect the research interests of the faculty and cover topics in coastal engineering, sediment transport, mixing processes in coastal and estuarine waters, motion of vessels in waves, underwater acoustics and marine meteorology. Basic areas of study encompass oceanography, hydrodynamics and naval architecture. The master’s degree program requires a minimum of two graduate-level applied mathematics courses and satisfaction of the following distributional requirements:

    A student must take at least one course in each of the three basic areas of study.
    The student must take at least one advanced course in ocean engineering subject areas outside his/her area of concentration.

    A typical selection of courses for the master’s degree without a thesis in ocean engineering for a student with a concentration, for example, in coastal engineering would encompass the following:
    The applied mathematics requirement would be met by taking Ma 529 and Ma 530.
    The basic courses in hydrodynamics, oceanography and naval architecture could be satisfied with OE 630, OE 501 and OE 525.
    The concentration in coastal engineering could include the sequence of OE 641, OE 616, OE 589 and OE 635.
    The remaining course could be one of the following:
    CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters
    OE 642 Motion of Vessels in Waves
    OE 539 Underwater Acoustics
which are in subject areas outside of coastal engineering.

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Master of Science - Construction Management
     The construction management curriculum offers an excellent opportunity for the construction professional and the engineering manager to direct construction firms and projects in an effective, efficient and professional manner while dealing with the delicate environmental issues of today’s complex marketplace. The program consists of five core and five elective courses of a practical nature, including those dealing with financial, legal, safety and administrative aspects relevant to the construction industry. Theory is integrated into realistic problems that arise within today’s competitive construction arena. The program has been designed with flexibility so that the student’s interest in a special area can be satisfied. An undergraduate degree in engineering or related disciplines from a recognized school is a prerequisite for graduate study in construction management.

Core Courses

CM 509 Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating
CM 541 Project Management for Construction
CM 550 Construction Contract Law I
CM 571 Practicum in Construction Management
CM 580 Construction Management I

Master of Science - Maritime Systems
     The program combines a multidisciplinary core curriculum with an array of specialized tracks that provide disciplinary focus. All students in the program must complete ten courses comprised of five core courses and five elective courses selected from one of the four engineering and management tracks listed below. The student, with the approval of the program director, may design a customized track. Up to six elective credits may be taken in lieu of course credits towards a project relevant to the selected track.

     The program encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, including (but not limited to) engineering, ocean sciences, environmental science and management. Applicants may need to complete prerequisite courses. The specific requirements will be determined by a faculty advisor on an individual basis depending on the student’s educational background and work experience.

     Each student will meet with his/her faculty advisor to devise a study plan that matches the student’s background, experience and interests while also satisfying the formal coursework requirements for the master’s degree.

Core Courses

OE 501 Oceanography
OE 505 Introduction to Maritime Systems
OE 610 Marine Transportation
OE 612 Environmental Issues in Maritime Systems
OE 614 Economic Issues in Maritime Systems

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Environmental Engineering Track
Program Directors - Professors George Korfiatis and Richard Hires
    This concentration offers engineering and environmental professionals the opportunity to pursue advanced study of the environmental issues facing the marine transportation community. Because of the wide range of activities associated with maritime systems, and the fact that most of these activities take place in environmentally-sensitive areas, the instruction is broad-based and addresses the impact of the activities on marine/freshwater, sediment and groundwater resources. Students acquire the skills to address complex engineering problems associated with pollution prevention, waste management and environmental compatibility in design, construction, maintenance and operations.

CM/EN 587 Environmental Law and Management
EN 545 Environmental Impact Analysis and Planning
EN 549 Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
OE/EN 618 HAZMAT Spill Response Planning
OE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters

Structural Engineering Track
Program Directors - Professors Michael Bruno and Yusuf Billah
    This concentration provides knowledge of the specific structure types and design analyses associated with port systems. Students are given instruction in the various design and maintenance considerations unique to the marine and inland waterway environments. Students acquire skill in using state-of-the-art design tools, including computer and physical models of maritime structures. The Davidson Laboratory’s internationally known wave and towing tank facilities are utilized in the delivery of this instruction.

OE 622 Design of Port Structures I
OE 623 Design of Port Structures II
OE 589 Coastal Engineering
Mt 533 Environmental Degradation of Materials or
CE 530 Nondestructive Evaluation of Structures
CE 519 Advanced Structural Analysis or
CE 681 Introduction to Finite Element Methods

Management Track
Program Director - Professor Leon Bazil
    This concentration provides instruction in key management areas associated with port and marine transportation industries. Students acquire knowledge of the complex global economic environment in which today’s port operators and shippers must compete. Experienced management professionals provide relevant analysis tools and management strategies.

Mgt 550 Project Management
Mgt 612 The Human Side of Projects
Mgt 680 Organizational Behavior and Theory
Mgt 760 Operations Management
Mgt 650 International Business Management or
Mgt 641 Marketing Principles and Analysis

Marine Transportation Track
Program Directors - Professors Raju Datla and Michael Bruno
    This concentration provides instruction in an array of knowledge areas relevant to safe and effective waterborne transport - a key focus of Stevens’ Davidson Laboratory since its founding in 1935. The Laboratory’s physical modeling facilities, including the high-speed towing tank and the maneuvering basin, are employed in course instruction.

OE 525 Principles of Naval Architecture
OE 642 Motion of Vessels in Waves
OE 643 Stability and Control of Marine Craft
OE 626 Port Planning and Development
OE 628 Maritime Safety

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Graduate Certificate Programs
     The department offers the following programs leading to Graduate Certificates. Students need to meet regular admissions requirements for the master’s program and complete the courses listed below. The courses may also be used toward the Master of Engineering degree (or Master of Science - Construction Management degree*).

Atmospheric and Environmental Science and Engineering (Interdisciplinary)

PEP 575 Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation and Climate
CE 591 Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
ME 532/EN 506 Air Pollution Principles and Control
EN 550 Environmental Chemistry of Atmospheric Processes

Construction/Quality Management*

CM 541 Project Management for Construction
CM 542 Quality Management and Construction Performance
CM 580 Construction Management I
CM 590 Construction Management II

Construction Engineering*

CM 501 Construction Engineering I
CM 502 Construction Engineering II
CM 531 Construction Materials
CM 581 Temporary Structures in Heavy Construction

Construction Accounting/Estimating*

CM 509 Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating
CM 511 Construction Accounting
CM 580 Construction Management I
CM 590 Construction Management II

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Construction Law/Disputes*

CM 522 Labor Relations
CM 550 Construction Contract Law I
CM 551 Construction Contract Law II
CM 587 Environmental Law and Management

Environmental Compatibility in Engineering

EN 505 Environmental Engineering
EN 541 Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants
EN 545 Environmental Impact Analysis and Planning
EN 547 Project Life Cycle Management
EN 548 Environmental Compatibility in Design and Manufacturing

Environmental Hydrology

CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters
EN 680 Modeling of Environmental Systems
EN 686 Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution
CE 527 Wetland Hydrology

Environmental Processes

EN 541 Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants
EN 570 Environmental Chemistry
EN 571 Physiochemical Processes for Environmental Control
EN 573 Biological Processes for Environmental Control

Geotechnical Engineering

CE 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications
CE 560 Advanced Soil Testing
CE 595 Geotechnical Design
CE 649 Earth Supporting Structures

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Hydraulics

CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
CE 685 Advanced Hydraulics
CE 526 Watershed Modeling
CE 741 Hydraulic Structures

Inland and Coastal Environmental Hydrodynamics

OE 501 Oceanography
EN 541 Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants
CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters

Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control

EN 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications
EN 553 Groundwater Engineering
EN 686 Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution
EN 690 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies

Structural Engineering

CE 613 Matrix Analysis of Structures
CE 519 Advanced Structural Analysis
CE 623 Structural Dynamics
CE 681 Introduction to Finite Element Methods

Surface Water Hydrology

CE 535 Stormwater Management
CE 526 Watershed Modeling
CE 527 Wetland Hydrology
CE 651 Drainage Design and Modeling

Water Resources Engineering

CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
CE 535 Stormwater Management
CE 684 Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters
CE 685 Advanced Hydraulics
EN 686 Ground Water Hydrology and Pollution

Water Quality Control

EN 571 Physiochemical Processes for Environmental Control
EN 573 Biological Processes for Environmental Control
EN 686 Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution
EN 751 Design of Wastewater Facilities

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Doctoral Program
    The program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree is designed to develop your capability to perform research or high-level design in civil, environmental or ocean engineering. Admission to the doctoral program is made through the departmental graduate admissions committee, based on review of your scholastic record. A master’s degree is required before a student is admitted to the doctoral program. Your master’s level academic performance must reflect your capability to pursue advanced studies and perform independent research.

    Ninety credits of graduate work in an approved program of study beyond the bachelor’s degree are required for completion of the doctoral program. Up to 30 credits obtained in a master’s program can be included in this program. Of the remaining 60 credits, 15 to 30 credit hours of course work as well as 30 to 45 credit hours of dissertation work are required. Within two years from time of admission, you must take a written qualifying examination that is intended to test your comprehension of undergraduate and master’s level engineering fundamentals and mathematics. Upon satisfactory performance in the qualifying examination, and completion of the required course work, you must take an oral preliminary examination. This examination is primarily intended to evaluate your aptitude for advanced research and examine your understanding of the subjects associated specifically with your dissertation topics. Upon satisfactory completion of the preliminary examination and all course work, you will become a doctoral candidate and start your dissertation research. Doctoral research work must be based on an original investigation and the results must make a significant, state-of-the-art contribution to the field, and must be worthy of publication in current professional literature. At the completion of the research, you must defend your thesis in a public presentation.

Civil Engineer Degree
    To be qualified to enter the civil engineer degree program, a student must have completed a master’s degree in engineering. The degree candidate must also demonstrate professional competence by having at least two years of responsible industrial experience in one of the areas of civil engineering. The industrial experience is to be completed prior to entering the program or in the process of being satisfied upon entering the program. Thirty credits beyond the master’s degree are required for the degree of civil engineer. Eight to 15 of those credits must be on a design project. You will be assigned an advisor who will help you develop a study plan and who will supervise your design project. The study plan, which should include details of the professional experience and of the design project, must be submitted to the departmental committee on the civil engineer degree for approval. Upon completion of the design project, you will submit a written report to the departmental committee for approval, and you will be required to take an oral examination on the substance of the design project.

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FACILITIES

Keck Geoenvironmental Laboratory
    The Keck Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory is a fully-equipped new facility for state-of-the-art computer automated geotechnical, as well as environmental, testing of soil and water media. Some of the major equipment available includes: X-ray diffraction capabilities for mineralogical characterizations; scanning electron microscope for surface morphological studies; zeta potential meter for solid surface charge analyses; integrated wet chemistry facilities to accommodate any type of physiochemical and environmental soil testing, such as particle and pore size distribution, surface area, cation exchange capacity, batch and sequential extraction, oxide content, consolidation, triaxial and direct shear strength testing, flexible and rigid wall permeameters, and CBRs; durability chambers for simulating environmental stresses, such as freeze and thaw, wetting and drying, salt fog and acid rain exposure, as well as other accelerated weathering field conditions; and full sample collection and specimen preparation set-ups.

     Some of our current studies involve: testing for the environmental and engineering properties of fly ash, incinerator ash and other industrial waste-by-product materials to evaluate their use in construction applications; evaluate the properties of dredged materials for reuse in transportation projects; treatment and management of hazardous wastes, focusing on heavy metal and petroleum hydrocarbon immobilization in geoenvironments; study of the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface; surface enhancement of currently used industrial wastewater filtration media; development of leaching protocols; etc.

Center for Environmental Engineering (CEE)
    The Center for Environmental Engineering (CEE) was created to integrate Stevens’ resources in the environmental area. Its mission is to develop and maintain degree, graduate certificate and continuing professional education programs in environmental engineering; conduct basic and applied research in environmental technology development, transfer and implementation; and to foster partnerships with industry, government and environmental service organizations for cooperative approaches to environmental problems. The CEE assists industry, government and environmental service organizations by providing research and testing services to develop and apply innovative environmental technologies. With a group of highly-qualified professionals and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, CEE develops engineering solutions to complex environmental problems.

    A major component of CEE is Stevens Environmental Associates (SEA), which is a partnership between member companies and Stevens. SEA supports continuing education activities (seminars and short courses), which are made available to Stevens students, and assists with research projects. These activities give students a better understanding of the needs of the profession before they graduate by exposing them to typical issues that are not normally covered in an academic setting. The center maintains a research vessel, the R.V. Phoenix, named after the first ocean-going steamboat built by Col. John P. Stevens. The RV Phoenix is a 25-five-foot outboard-powered cabin cruiser equipped for environmental studies in the Hudson estuary and adjacent coastal ocean.

James C. Nicoll Environmental Laboratory (JNEL)
    This state-of-the-art facility, administered by CEE, provides diversified research services for the development, testing, transfer and implementation of innovative environmental technologies. It has multimedia capabilities for wastewater, liquid waste, solid waste and air studies. Its role is to offer services to industry, government and environmental professional organizations ranging from short duration, highly-specialized testing, to long-term applied research studies. JNEL’s capabilities cover a broad range including waste stream characterization, process feasibility and waste minimization studies, regulatory acceptance testing for product certification and environmental compatibility testing of new products.

    The laboratory includes a large high-bay process testing laboratory for conducting process experiments and an analytical laboratory equipped with fully-automated instrumentation including gas chromatography/ion-trap mass spectroscopy, high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector, and atomic absorption spectrophotometer with both graphite furnace and flame capability.

Davidson Laboratory
    This research division of the department has two towing tanks suitable for model studies for both naval architecture and for coastal engineering applications. These facilities are supported by extensive machine shop, electronics and instrumentation service groups and design, drafting and photographic services. Graduate students in the department are encouraged to use the facilities and services of the laboratory in the conduct of their own research.

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UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

CE 304 Water Resources Engineering
(3-0-3)
Principles of engineering hydrology, the hydrologic cycle, rainfall-runoff relationships, hydrographs, hydrologic and hydraulic routing, groundwater resources, planning and management of water resources, probabilistic methods in water resources, reservoir design, water distribution systems. Prerequisite: E 243.

CE 322 Engineering Design VI
(1-3-2)
The main objective of the project is to design, construct, and test bench-scale water treatment systems composed of a metallic iron reactor, an aeration tank, and a sedimentation basin. The system should be able to remove phosphate and nitrate from simulated agricultural wastewater to below the discharge limit. The students will learn chemical reactions between metallic iron and the pollutants, reduction and oxidation reactions involved iron, and mass transfer of oxygen; perform literature search; use a spectrophotometer and ion chromatography for phosphate and nitrate analyses; carry out batch experiments to determine kinetics of reactions between phosphate, nitrate, and iron filings. The parameters obtained in laboratory experiments will be used to design a full-scale water treatment system.

CE 342 Fluid Mechanics
(3-3-4)
Fluid properties: fluid statics, stability of floating bodies, conservation of mass, Euler and Bernoulli equations, impulse-momentum principle, laminar and turbulent flow, dimensional analysis and model testing, analysis of flow in pipes, open channel flow, hydrodynamic lift and drag. Practical civil engineering applications stressed. Prerequisite-site: E 126.

CE 345 Modeling and Simulation
(3-0-3)
Introduction to linear systems and eigenvalue problems. Matrix analysis of trusses and frames, stress analysis, free and forced vibrations of structures. Introduction to nonlinear ODEs and PDEs with applications to civil engineering problems. Use of MATLAB or equivalent to simulate solutions.

EN 345 Modeling and Simulations of Environmental Systems
Development of simple mathematical models for predicting the transport and fate of effluents discharged into lakes, reservoirs, rivers, estuaries, oceans and groundwater. Formulation of finite differences methods for solving ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations. Role of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles.

CE 373 Structural Analysis
(3-0-3)
Shear and bending moment diagrams for beams and frames. Statically determinate trusses influence lines and moving loads, deflection of beams using moment-area and conjugate-beam methods, introduction to energy methods, deflection of beams and frames using unit-load method, introduction to statically indeterminate structures, approximal methods, moment-distribution and slope-deflection methods. Prerequisite: E 126.

EN 375 Environmental Systems
(3-3-4)
An introduction to environmental engineering, including: environmental legislation; water usage and conservation; water chemistry including pH and alkalinity relationships; solubility and phase equilibria; environmental biology; fate and transport of contaminants in lakes, streams and groundwater; design and analysis of mechanical, physicochemical and biochemical water and wastewater treatment processes.

CE 381 Surveying
(2-3-3)
Use of surveying instruments; measurement of angles, distances and elevations; field notebook keeping; traverse computations; topographic data gathering and map making. Construction surveys, horizontal and vertical curves, and slope staking. Introduction to land surveying, photogrammetry and electronic surveying.

CE 410 Transportation Engineering Design
(3-0-3)
Description of design elements of system components of transportation, including the driver, vehicle and roadway. Traffic flow design elements including volume, density and speed. Intersection design elements including delay, capacity and accident counter-measures. Terminal design elements.

CE/EN 423-424 Engineering Design VII-VIII
(0-8-3) (0-8-3)
Senior design courses. Complete design sequence with a required capstone project spanning two semesters. While the focus is on the capstone disciplinary design experience, it includes the two-credit core module on Engineering Economic Design (E 421) during the first semester.

CE 483 Geotechnical Engineering
(3-3-4)
Elementary concepts of engineering geology and solid mechanics: applications to the solution of design problems, classification of soils, theory of soil strength, lateral pressure and retaining walls, slope stability, stress distribution theory and settlement predictions, bearing capacity and design of shallow foundations, seepage analysis, consolidation theory, laboratory tests. The course is accompanied by concurrent weekly laboratory sessions where students are introduced to the basic concepts of geotechnical testing in a hands-on fashion. Prerequisite: E 126.

CE 484 Reinforced Concrete Design
(3-0-3)
Ultimate strength design for bending and shear of rectangular sections, slabs, "T" sections and continuous beams, girders, columns, retaining walls and footings. Code requirements. Prerequisite: CE 373.

CE 486 Structural Steel Design
(3-0-3)
Design of steel structures according to the latest specifications, tension and compression members, beams, beam-columns, connections, composite beams, design examples, bridges, building frames, footings. Prerequisite: CE 373.

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GRADUATE COURSES

     All Graduate courses are 3 credits except where noted.

Civil Engineering

CE 503 Engineering Hydraulics
Properties of fluids, fluid statics, mass, energy and momentum conservation principles, flow in pipes, major and minor energy losses, water pumps. Principles of flow in open channels, uniform flow computations, gradually varied flows, design of hydraulic structures, dimensional analyses and similitude principles.

CE 504 Water Resources Engineering
Principles of engineering hydrology, the hydrologic cycle, rainfall-runoff relationships, hydrographs, hydrologic and hydraulic routing. Ground water resources. Planning and management of water resources. Probabilistic methods in water resources, reservoir design, water distribution systems.

CE 518 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
A second course in Mechanics of Materials that will introduce failure criteria, energy methods, beams on elastic foundation, curved beams, unsymmetric bending, buckling and theory of elasticity. The emphasis is on classical problems and solutions without numerical procedures. Prerequisite: E 126 or equivalent.

CE 519 Advanced Structural Analysis
Elementary structural analysis from an advanced viewpoint. Statically indeterminate structures; Flexibility Method, Moment Distribution Method and Slope Deflection Method. Energy methods in structural engineering; virtual work and deformation calculations. Potential energy and its minimization; Rayleigh-Ritz method and introduction to Finite Element method. Arch and cable analysis. Plasticity and Limit State design. Theory of Thin Plates. Introduction to Stiffness analysis of structures. Miscellaneous topics in structural analysis, e.g., plates on elastic foundation. Prerequisite: CE 373 or equivalent.

CE 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications
See EN 520 course description.

CE 525 Engineering Hydrology
Principles of hydrology and their application to engineering projects, including the hydrologic cycle, measurement and interpretation of hydrologic variables, stochastic hydrology, flood routing and computer simulations in hydrology.

CE 526 Watershed Modeling
This course is intended to provide graduate students with the tools necessary to simulate the water quality of a complex watershed. The course will focus on the development of models for examining the water quality and water quantity issues that are associated with watershed management. Students will learn various modeling technologies from simplistic mass balance models to more complex dynamic models. The models required for fully understanding the effects of both point and nonpoint sources of pollution on a natural waterway will be examined. The students will also develop an understanding of how to design a monitoring program to collect the data that are appropriate for simulating a natural system. Current state and federal guidelines and regulations will be discussed including the development of a wasteload allocation for a point source, a load allocation for a nonpoint source and a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for an impaired waterway. This course will not only provide the student with the tools necessary to simulate a watershed but also provide a keen insight into the watershed management process. The final project will require the students to work in teams to analyze a specific watershed.

CE 527 Wetland Hydrology
Over the past two decades, there has been a rise in wetland mitigation projects across the country. The success of a wetland depends mainly on its hydrology. Central to the course will be the principle of water budgeting. This course will outline the hydrologic principles involved in freshwater and coastal wetland engineering. Dynamic and steady state mathematical modeling will be presented as techniques to estimate wetland hydrology.

CE 530 Nondestructive Evaluation
This course will introduce principles and applications of Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) techniques which are important in design, manufacturing and maintenance. Most commonly used methods such as ultrasonics, magnetics, radiography, penetrants and eddy currents will be discussed. Physical concepts behind each of these methods as well as practical examples of their applications will be emphasized. Cross-listed with ME 521.

CE 535 Stormwater Management
This course will be of significant importance in urban planning and construction management. The management of stormwater must be addressed for any modern development/construction project. This course will focus on the development of the runoff hydrograph, the design of storm drains and detention ponds, watershed characteristics for the existing and developed areas and regulations by both state and federal agencies.

CE 541 Project Management for Construction
This course deals with the problems of managing a project. A project is defined as a temporary organization of human and nonhuman resources, within a permanent organization, for the purpose of achieving a specific objective. Both operational and conceptual issues will be considered. Operational issues include definition, planning, implementation, control and evaluation of the project; conceptual issues include project management vs. hierarchical management, matrix organization, project authority, motivation and morale. Cases will include construction management, chemical plant construction and other examples. Cross listed with CM 541. Prerequisite: CM 511 or permission of the instructor.

CE 560 Advanced Soil Testing
An advanced treatment of methods and techniques of soil testing. It entails the execution of tests, data presentation and data interpretation associated with soil mechanics practice and research. Tests include soil classification, compaction, shear strength, permeability soil-moisture extraction and soil compressibility. Use of microcomputers in data reduction and presentation.

CE 565 Numerical Methods for Civil and Environmental Engineering
An introduction to numerical analytical methods applied to civil and environmental engineering. Methods for solution of nonlinear equations, systems of linear equations, interpolation, regression and solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Applications include trusses, beams, river oxygen balances and adsorption isotherms. Several computer projects are required. Prerequisite: knowledge of procedural computer program language (C++, FORTRAN, etc.).

CE 579 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Structures
Ultimate Strength Design of beams, deep beams, slender columns, walls, two-way and plate slabs. Study of bending, shear, torsion, deflections, shrinkage, creep and temperature effects. Code Requirements. Prerequisite: CE 484

CE 591 Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
Introduction to meteorology presents a cogent explanation of the fundamentals of atmospheric dynamics. The course begins with a discussion of the Earth’s atmospheric system, including global circulation, climate and the greenhouse effect. The basic conservation laws and the applications of the basic equations of motion are discussed in the context of synoptic scale meteorology. The thermodynamics of the atmosphere are derived based on the equation of state of the atmosphere with specific emphasis on adiabatic and pseudo-adiabatic motions. The concept of atmospheric stability is presented in terms of the moist and dry lapse rate. The influence of the planetary boundary layer on atmospheric motions is presented with emphasis on topographic and open ocean frictional effects, temperature discontinuity between land and sea and the generation of sea breezes. The mesoscale dynamics of tornadoes and hurricanes are discussed as well as the cyclogenesis of extratropical coastal storms. The course makes use of a multitude of web-based products including interactive learning sites, weather forecasts from the National Weather Service (NWS), tropical predictions from the National Hurricane Center and NWS model outputs (AVN, NGM, ETA and WAM). Cross-listed w