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This course is a study of construction industry customs, practices, and methods from project conception to close-out. Equipment usage, construction estimating, scheduling, and management techniques are woven into the fabric of this course.
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This course provides the student in the construction field with a practical analysis and study of the completed construction facility. Case studies are discussed along with the performance of the constructed facility and elements of possible failure within the completed facility. Alternate solutions are discussed, along with their economic feasibility.
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Various aspects of construction areas and the necessary design and safety techniques are discussed along with building a corporate culture of zero accidents, planning for high project safety performance, establishing accountability for safety, and maintaining a safety communication network. Safety agendas contained within the Total Quality Management Process and the Partnering Process are discussed using actual job case studies.
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Today’s construction manager and engineer should have a thorough knowledge of the latest technology and methods so that various elements within the construction process can be produced, analyzed, and reviewed in an efficient manner. The course gives the construction executive the tools to provide proper planning and scheduling, estimating, cost accounting, cost reports, and other valuable and necessary information in a rapid and professional manner.
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CM 509 Construction Cost Analysis & Estimating
(0-0-0)(Lec-Lab-Credit Hours)
This course provides the construction-orientated professional with the analysis tools and methodology to organize and prepare an accurate construction estimate. Topics include development of productivity data, analysis, and applications of historical data, break-even and cost-to-complete analysis and the study and analysis of job cost reporting systems as they relate to the construction estimate. Estimating methods and systems will be discussed, along with field trips and practical case studies.
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Construction Management I
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This course provides a survey and study of the management process for domestic and international contracting business enterprises. Topics of discussion include the roles of the construction manager, bonds and insurance elements of the estimating process, finance and cost control, labor relations, and work culture.
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Construction Engineering I
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This course is a study of construction industry customs, practices, and methods from project conception to close-out. Equipment usage, construction estimating, scheduling, and management techniques are woven into the fabric of this course.
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A description of and introduction to the major areas of transportation engineering planning and management which deals with roadways, streets, and highways and the people and vehicles that interact with each other. Topics of discussion include land use, energy, transportation economics, and transportation systems management, along with the traditional areas of traffic engineering. Open-ended problem solving using practical case examples is stressed.
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This course provides the construction-orientated professional with the analysis tools and methodology to organize and prepare an accurate construction estimate. Topics include development of productivity data, analysis, and applications of historical data, break-even and cost-to-complete analysis and the study and analysis of job cost reporting systems as they relate to the construction estimate. Estimating methods and systems will be discussed, along with field trips and practical case studies.
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This course presents the principles of accounting for construction projects. Topics include elements of cost accounting, project accounting, and financial analysis used by the construction manager.
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The general superintendent, engineering staff, and construction manager, in order to manage, schedule, and complete the heavy construction project, must be aware of problems associated with the completion of the complex project. Problems associated with pile driving and shoring, excavation methods, tunneling, trenchless technology, and rock excavation are reviewed. Examples and case studies are discussed, with alternate solutions reviewed based on site conditions and economic considerations.
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CM 509 Construction Cost Analysis & Estimating
(0-0-0)(Lec-Lab-Credit Hours)
This course provides the construction-orientated professional with the analysis tools and methodology to organize and prepare an accurate construction estimate. Topics include development of productivity data, analysis, and applications of historical data, break-even and cost-to-complete analysis and the study and analysis of job cost reporting systems as they relate to the construction estimate. Estimating methods and systems will be discussed, along with field trips and practical case studies.
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This course provides the student with an understanding of human behavior, including individual and group performance, motivation, leadership, and industrial relations. Next, the student will examine various theories of management and the basic functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. This body of knowledge will be applied to the management of construction companies and projects.
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This course provides the student with a basic understanding of the practices involved in construction labor relations. Topics include the discussion of union and open shop contractors, job site agreements, collective bargaining and local union negotiations, double-breasted construction operations and termination of the labor agreement, along with case studies in selected areas.
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This lecture course covers civil engineering materials, their properties, and their construction use. Specifics to be discussed include physical and mechanical properties of steel, concrete, asphalt, wood, plastic, timber, and soil. Coverage of ASTM standard tests covering these properties is also presented.
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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. Prerequisite: CM 511 or permission of the instructor.
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CM 511 Construction Accounting
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This course presents the principles of accounting for construction projects. Topics include elements of cost accounting, project accounting, and financial analysis used by the construction manager.
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This course presents the principles and techniques of total quality management (TQM), with emphasis on its application to construction projects and firms. Students will form teams to apply TQM concepts and techniques to construction projects/firms.
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This course deals with and discusses in detail the complex set of relationships that are involved when a construction project is undertaken. The course also reviews these relationships and how they interact with the planning, administration, start-up, and completion of the project. Risk in the construction project is discussed as it relates to the management and successful completion of the project, while also reviewing the legal relationships that can evolve during the project duration.
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CM 541
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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. Prerequisite: CM 511 or permission of the instructor.
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This course provides a survey and study of the management process for domestic and international contracting business enterprises. Topics of discussion include the roles of the construction manager, bonds and insurance elements of the estimating process, finance and cost control, labor relations, and work culture.
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This course presents the principles of accounting for construction projects. Topics include elements of cost accounting, project accounting, and financial analysis used by the construction manager.
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This course introduces the principle areas of construction law and contracts. Areas of discussion include contract formulation, scope of work, changes, delays, no damage for delays, insurance and sureties, completion, termination, and claims and dispute resolutions. Case studies are presented with class presentations and discussions.
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This course presents a review and analysis of the methods used in presenting and solving construction contract disputes. Topics of discussion include the origins of the construction dispute, the contract documents, design deficiency, construction schedule, construction of the project, and resolving the dispute.
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CM 550
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This course introduces the principle areas of construction law and contracts. Areas of discussion include contract formulation, scope of work, changes, delays, no damage for delays, insurance and sureties, completion, termination, and claims and dispute resolutions. Case studies are presented with class presentations and discussions.
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A study of sustainable design principles and techniques. The course is designed to make the construction manager familiar with the procedures used by designers to achieve sustainable projects. Students will study the role of government mandates for sustainable design, the selection of materials and systems that meet sustainable requirements, the ecolabeling of buildings, and the economic and environmental impact of sustainable designs.
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CM 580
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This course provides a survey and study of the management process for domestic and international contracting business enterprises. Topics of discussion include the roles of the construction manager, bonds and insurance elements of the estimating process, finance and cost control, labor relations, and work culture.
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A study of green construction principles and techniques. The course is designed to make the manager familiar with the procedures required to achieve green construction. Students will study the role of government regulations requiring contractors to produce green construction projects, green building commissioning and the economic and environmental impact of green construction.
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This will be a capstone course taken at the end of a student’s program of studies. The students will be organized into construction management groups.
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This course provides a survey and study of the management process for domestic and international contracting business enterprises. Topics of discussion include the roles of the construction manager, bonds and insurance elements of the estimating process, finance and cost control, labor relations, and work culture.
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This course is a study of the elements and concepts of temporary supportive structures involved with heavy construction process. Topics of discussion will include codes, construction, cofferdams, temporary sheeting and bracing, falsework and shoring, and concrete form design.
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This course addresses a survey of legal and regulatory approaches to environmental protection. Topics include: environmental ethics, the National Environmental Policy Act, state and federal environmental agencies; and the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund, the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act, Right-to-know, the Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act, and wetlands protection.
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This course discusses the principles of construction marketing and strategic planning. Marketing engineering and construction company services and products are discussed with an eye towards the most economical and competitive sales techniques. Case studies and practical applications are presented for class analysis and discussion.
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Properties of fluids, fluid statics, mass, energy and momentum conservation principles, flow in pipes, major and minor energy losses, and water pumps. Principles of flow in open channels, uniform flow computations, gradually varied flows, design of hydraulic structures, dimensional analyses, and similitude principles.
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Principles of engineering hydrology, the hydrologic cycle, rainfall-runoff relationships, hydrographs, and hydrologic and hydraulic routing. Ground water resources. Planning and management of water resources. Probabilistic methods in water resources, reservoir design, and water distribution systems.
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A second course in Mechanics of Materials that will introduce failure criteria, energy methods, beams on elastic foundations, curved beams, asymmetric bending, buckling, and the theory of elasticity. The emphasis is on classical problems and solutions without numerical procedures.
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E 126 Mechanics of Solids
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Fundamental concepts of particle statics, equivalent force systems, equilibrium of rigid bodies, analysis of trusses and frames, forces in beam and machine parts, stress and strain, tension, shear and bending moment, flexure, combined loading, energy methods, statically indeterminate structures.
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Elementary structural analysis from an advanced viewpoint. Statically indeterminate structures; and the Flexibility Method, the Moment Distribution Method, and the Slope Deflection Method. Energy methods in structural engineering; and virtual work and deformation calculations. Potential energy and its minimization; and the Rayleigh-Ritz method and an introduction to the Finite Element method. Arch and cable analysis. Plasticity and Limit State design. The Theory of Thin Plates. Introduction to Stiffness analysis of structures. Miscellaneous topics in structural analysis, such as, plates on elastic foundation.
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CE 373 Structural Analysis
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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.
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An overview of soil mineralogy, soil formation, chemistry and composition. Influence of the above factors in environmental engineering properties; study of colloidal phenomena; fate and transport of trace metals in sediments, soil fabric and structure; conduction phenomena; compressibility, strength, deformation properties, stress-strain-time effects, as they pertain to environmental geotechnology applications (i.e., contaminated soil remediation, soil/solid waste stabilization, waste containment alternatives, soil-water-contaminant interactions, contaminant transport). Prerequisite: An undergraduate introductory course in geotechnical engineering.
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EN 520 Soil Behavior and its Role in Environmental Applications
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An overview of soil mineralogy, soil formation, chemistry, and composition. Influence of the above factors in environmental engineering properties; study of colloidal phenomena; fate and transport of trace metals in sediments, soil fabric, and structure; conduction phenomena; and compressibility, strength, deformation properties, and stress-strain-time effects, as they pertain to environmental geotechnology applications (i.e., contaminated soil remediation, soil/solid waste stabilization, waste containment alternatives, soil-water-contaminant interactions, and contaminant transport). Prerequisite: An undergraduate introductory course in geotechnical engineering.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 developed areas, and regulations by both state and federal agencies.
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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.
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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.
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This course exposes the student to the physical principles underlying remote sensing of ocean, atmosphere, and land by electromagnetic and acoustic passive and active sensors: radars, lidars, infrared and microwaves thermal sensors, sonars, sodars, infrasound/seismic detectors. Topics include fundamental concepts of electromagnetic and acoustic wave interactions with oceanic, atmospheric, and land environment, as well as with natural and man-made objects. Examples from selected sensors will be used to illustrate the information extraction process, and applications of the data for environmental monitoring, oceanography, meteorology, and security/military objectives.
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PEP 201 Modern Physics for Engineering Students
(2-3-3)(Lec-Lab-Credit Hours)
Simple harmonic motion, oscillations and waves; wave-particle dualism; the Schrödinger equation and its interpretation; wave functions; the Heisenberg uncertainty principle; quantum mechanical tunneling and application; quantum mechanics of a particle in a "box," the hydrogen atom; electronic spin; properties of many electron atoms; atomic spectra; principles of lasers and applications; electrons in solids; conductors and semi-conductors; the n-p junction and the transistor; properties of atomic nuclei; radioactivity; fusion and fission.
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Electricity and Magnetism
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Coulomb’s law, concepts of electric field and potential, Gauss’ law, capacitance, current and resistance, DC and R-C transient circuits, magnetic fields, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of induction, inductance, A/C circuits, electromagnetic oscillations, Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves.
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Electronics and Instrumentation
(3-0-3)(Lec-Lab-Credit Hours)
Review of AC analysis, phasors, power, energy, node equations, transformers, maximum power transfer, Laplace transforms; Fourier series and transforms; filters; Bode plots; op-amps, ideal, difference, summing, integrating; Wheatstone bridge; strain gauge; position & pressure transducers; thermistors; instrumentation amplifiers; ideal diodes, full & ½ wave rectifiers; battery eliminator design; non-ideal diodes, non-linear analysis; junction transistors, DC models, saturation and cut-off; Boolean algebra; logic gates; A to D converters.
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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 a procedural computer program language (C++, FORTRAN, etc.).
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Identification and assessment of wind, flood, earthquake, surge, wave, tsunami, erosion, subsidence and landslide hazards and their associated loading on the built environment. Comprehensive engineering and planning techniques presented to mitigate extreme loads generated by individual and multi-hazards in the natural environment.
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Identification, assessment, and risk analysis of river and coastal flood hazards. Introduction to flood plain analysis, surge, and overland wave propagation. Development of flood, surge, and wave load analysis. Presentation of flood hazard mitigation techniques and engineering design of flood proofing techniques.
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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.
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CE 484 Reinforced Concrete Design
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Ultimate strength design for bending and shear of rectangular sections, slabs, "T" sections and continuous beams, girders, columns, retaining walls, and footings. Code requirements.
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This course 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. Basic conservation laws and the applications of 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 rates. The influence of the planetary boundary layer on atmospheric motion is presented with an 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).
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A design-oriented course in which geotechnical engineering principles are applied to the computer-aided design of shallow and pile foundations, bulkheads, and retaining walls. The course also deals with advanced soil mechanics concepts as applied to the determination of lateral earth pressures needed for the design of retaining walls. Prerequisite: An undergraduate introductory course in geotechnical engineering.
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Review of matrix algebra; the strain tensor, including higher order terms; the stress tensor; derivation of the linear form of Hooke’s law and the higher order form of Hooke’s law; equilibrium equations, boundary conditions and compatibility conditions; applications to the bending and torsion problems. Variational methods. Stress Concentration. Curred and Deep Beam Theory.
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Buckling failure of beams, columns, plates, and shells in the elastic and plastic range; postbuckling strength of plates; and application of variational principles.
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Elements of two- and three- dimensional elasticity. Fourier Series. Plate bending theories. Rectangular and circular plates with different boundary conditions. Energy methods for plate bending. Numerical methods to solve plate equations; and finite difference and finite element methods. Membrane stresses in shells. Bending theory of shells. Application of shell theory for important structural systems.
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Formulation of structural theory based on matrix algebra; discussion of force method and displacement method; use of matrix transformation in structural analysis; and application to indeterminate structures, space frames, and computer applications. Prerequisite: knowledge of computer programming.
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This course will concentrate on typical highway bridge design and analysis. The design will be based on the current AASHTO specifications and other applicable codes. Major topics will include detailing and seismic design considerations. In addition, emphasis will be placed on inspection procedures and the development of contract plans, specifications, and construction cost estimating. Grading for the course will be based on a midterm exam and a comprehensive design project. Included in the scope of the project will be the design of the superstructure and substructure, the development of influence lines, and a construction cost estimate.
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CE 486 Structural Steel Design
(3-0-3)(Lec-Lab-Credit Hours)
Design of steel structures according to the latest specifications, tension and compression members, beams, beam-columns, connections, composite beams, design examples, bridges, building frames, and footings.
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Geotechnical Engineering
(3-3-3)(Lec-Lab-Credit Hours)
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, and 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.
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Reinforced Concrete Design
(3-0-3)(Lec-Lab-Credit Hours)
Ultimate strength design for bending and shear of rectangular sections, slabs, "T" sections and continuous beams, girders, columns, retaining walls, and footings. Code requirements.
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Introduction to theory of structural dynamics with an emphasis on civil engineering problems. One-degree systems; lumped parameter and multi-degree systems; approximate methods; and analysis and design applications using computers.
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Introduction to earthquake; its causes and effects; and seismology and seismic waves. Design codes (UBC, BOCA, and AASHTO). Vibration of structures under ground motion. Dynamics of single- and multi-degree of freedom structures under earthquake loading. Response Spectrum method in seismic analysis. Inelastic response of structures. Earthquake-resistant design of building structures and building codes and structural dynamics. Effect of earthquake on steel and concrete structures. Seismic design of highway bridges. Miscellaneous topics on the effects of earthquake, such as liquefaction. One advanced topic on the effects of earthquake selected by each student in consultation with the instructor.
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Wind characteristics; deterministic and stochastic response; static wind effects and building codes; effects of lateral forces; dynamic effects; self-excited motion, flutter, galloping, and vortex-induced vibration; tornado and hurricane effects; and case studies on tall buildings, long-span bridges, etc.
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Basic concepts of prestressing, partial loss of prestress, flexural design, shear, torsion, camber, deflection, indeterminate prestressed structures, connections, and prestressed circular tanks.
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Potential flows around bodies: panel singularities methods and conformal mapping methods. Finite-difference and spectral methods for Poisson equations: numerical inversion of matrices, and potential flows in or around irregular domains. Consistency, stability, and convergence of numerical methods: linear stability analysis. Numerical methods for diffusion equations: methods for ordinary differential equations. One-dimensional Burger's equation: nonlinear problems, Newton iteration, and error analysis. Numerical methods for stream function vorticity equations: flows in or around irregular domains. Current research in computational fluid dynamics: discussions. Four exercise projects and one examination project will be assigned to each student. Prerequisite: Computer Programming.
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A course of lectures dealing with the design, performance, and quality control of earth supporting structures. It includes an outline of the available methods of evaluating slope stability by field studies, numerical computer analysis, and hand calculations. Finally, the last portion of the course covers the principles involved in the design and construction of earth and rockfill dams, including such topics as soil compaction, hydraulic fill dams design criteria, seepage control, slope stability analyses, seismic design, and case history studies. Prerequisite: an undergraduate introductory course in geotechnical engineering.
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The design of an effective and proper system for the distribution of potable water for domestic, institutional, commercial, and industrial use requires an understanding of the principles of planning, design, and construction of pipe networks. This course will focus on the critical elements of planning, design and modeling of a water distribution system.
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Drainage design includes watershed analysis combined with hydrologic and hydraulic computations. The basic laws of drainage design will be discussed, including the environmental, and economic implications. Regulations pertinent to the area will also be addressed. Concepts of open channel, pressure, and gravity flow will be discussed. Mathematical and computer models will be used to educate the engineer in the techniques available in industry. These models, combined with the mathematical principles presented, will aid the engineer in developing the best possible design for a particular region.
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Water is probably the most used, the most abused, and the most taken-for-granted natural resource. Few people realize what is involved in the planning and building of urban water-distribution and management systems. Environmental costs must also be considered when analyzing any water resources project. Efforts continue toward conservation and environmental protection, which increases the need for engineers to be educated in the behavior of water as it moves through the water cycle. This course will address the modern-day hydrologic processes, the mathematical and scientific processes for hydrology, and introduce several models commonly used in industry. These models will aid the engineer in analyzing the hydrologic processes of a particular region and help provide the best solution for a very sensitive issue.
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The objective of the course is to provide the students with exposure to the geotechnical nature of environmental problems. The topics covered include: principles of geochemistry, contaminant transport and hydrogeology; an overview of landfill liners and other disposal facilities and their design, construction, safe operation, performance monitoring, structural and physicochemical stability; an overview of the general principles governing the design, implementation and monitoring of existing remediation technologies with special emphasis on stabilization/solidification, vapor extraction, bioremediation, soil washing, pump and treat, cover systems and alternative containment systems such as slurry walls. A concurrent laboratory section introduces the student to the chemical analyses, absorption behavior, mineralogical and crystallographical identification and characterization of various waste forms as they pertain to surface chemistry considerations. The main emphasis of the course consists of providing hands-on experience with analyses involving the use of spectrometric, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope equipment.
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EN 520
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An overview of soil mineralogy, soil formation, chemistry, and composition. Influence of the above factors in environmental engineering properties; study of colloidal phenomena; fate and transport of trace metals in sediments, soil fabric, and structure; conduction phenomena; and compressibility, strength, deformation properties, and stress-strain-time effects, as they pertain to environmental geotechnology applications (i.e., contaminated soil remediation, soil/solid waste stabilization, waste containment alternatives, soil-water-contaminant interactions, and contaminant transport). Prerequisite: An undergraduate introductory course in geotechnical engineering.
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Elastic and plastic design of structural steel systems, residual stresses, beam columns, built-up columns, and compression members with elements that exceed normal width-thickness ratios, torsion of structural sections, plate girders, composite steel-concrete members, introduction to load, and resistance factor design.
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An introduction to the applied nonlinear regression, multiple regression, and time-series methods for modeling civil and environmental engineering processes. Topics include: coefficient estimation of linear and nonlinear models; construction of multivariate transfer function models; modeling of linear and nonlinear systems; forecast and prediction using multiple regression and time-series models; statistical quality-control techniques; and ANOVA tables and analysis of model residuals. Applications include monitoring and control of wastewater treatment plants, hydrologic-climatic histories of watercourses, and curve-fitting of experimental and field data. Prerequisite: introductory course in probability and statistics.
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A concise introduction for advanced undergraduate and graduate engineering students. Includes numerical discretization, variational principles, weighted residual methods, Galerkin approximations, continuous and piecewise-defined basis functions, finite-element methods, computer coding of one-dimensional problems, triangular elements - coding of two-dimensional problems, and time-dependent problems.
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This course will provide an understanding of the hydraulic equipment design associated with integrated water and wastewater facilities. Topics include manifold pipe flow, sludge flow, multiport diffusers, open channel flow, flow measurement, hydraulic control points, chemical feed hydraulics, pump and valve selection and hydraulics, and use of computer tools for pump selection and sizing.
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Development of advective-diffusion equations for conservative and non-conservative substances. Fickian diffusion, turbulent diffusion, and shear flow dispersion. Description and specification of mixing processes in rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries. Methods and analyses of conservative dye tracer studies. Monte Carlo simulations of diffusion processes and numerical models for simulation of advection diffusion processes in rivers and estuaries.
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Fundamentals of open channel flows; types of open channels and their properties; and velocity distribution in open channels. Specific energy, momentum, and specific force principles; critical flows; and principles of uniform flow and its computation. Gradually varied flow; channel transitions and controls. Rapidly varied flow; and hydraulic jump and energy dissipaters. Unsteady flows, waves and wave propagation, and flood routing. Applications of numerical methods in hydraulic engineering.
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| 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 coast allows. 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).
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This graduate course will introduce the applications of multiscale theory and computational techniques in the fields of materials and mechanics. Students will obtain fundamental knowledge on homogenization and heterogeneous materials, and be exposed to various sequential and concurrent multiscale techniques. The first half of the course will be focused on the homogenization theory and its applications in heterogeneous materials. In the second half multiscale computational techniques will be addressed through multiscale finite element methods and atomistic/continuum computing. Students are expected to develop their own course projects based on their research interests and the relevant topics learned from the course.
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This course will focus on the design of hydraulic structures including small dams, spillways, weirs, and culverts. These are complex structures, the design of which must account for the water forces which act upon them, as well as their impacts upstream and downstream. Structural topics will be covered, along with backwater curves and downstream effects. Models such as the U.S. Army HEC II and HEC RAS will be used, to model the associated hydraulic impacts of these structures. Structural models will also be used where appropriate, to assist in the design of the structures. Environmental and economic implications of hydraulic structures will also be addressed.
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CE 525
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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.
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Fundamentals of open channel flows; types of open channels and their properties; and velocity distribution in open channels. Specific energy, momentum, and specific force principles; critical flows; and principles of uniform flow and its computation. Gradually varied flow; channel transitions and controls. Rapidly varied flow; and hydraulic jump and energy dissipaters. Unsteady flows, waves and wave propagation, and flood routing. Applications of numerical methods in hydraulic engineering.
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Advanced topics in soil mechanics and geotechnology. Application of theory of elasticity to geotechnical problems; two- and three-dimensional consolidation theories; and settlement analysis, and strength of soils.
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CE 595
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A design-oriented course in which geotechnical engineering principles are applied to the computer-aided design of shallow and pile foundations, bulkheads, and retaining walls. The course also deals with advanced soil mechanics concepts as applied to the determination of lateral earth pressures needed for the design of retaining walls. Prerequisite: An undergraduate introductory course in geotechnical engineering.
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