Civil Engineering

Civil engineering involves the planning, design, construction, and operation of facilities that support the quality of life for all people, from road networks to water treatment systems to buildings and their foundations.  This course will utilize a variety of teaching and learning techniques to introduce students to the civil engineering discipline, including the concentration areas of transportation, environmental, water resources, structural, and geotechnical engineering.  Students will work individually to conduct research on civil engineering topics and familiarize themselves with skills/tools needed for success in the field including the following: technical writing, MathCAD, and AutoCAD. By the end of the course, students will be able to: Use MathLab, MathCAD and AutoCAD to complete basic engineering analyses and design. Identify and describe the civil engineering disciplines. Prepare and deliver effective oral presentations. Demonstrate technical writing competencies appropriate for civil engineering practice.

Introduction to vectors, pseudo-graphical and analytical micro-computer aided resolution and composition of forces, equilibrium of collinear, concurrent, and non-concurrent two and three dimensional force systems, as applied to particles and rigid bodies. Coulomb friction, Hooke's law, introductory application of equilibrium, compatibility, and constitutive relations in the determination of forces moments, displacements and rotations of simple deformable bodies and biomechanical systems, using simple computer aids.

Introduces concepts in water supply, water and wastewater treatment, air quality, solid and hazardous waste management, and social and ethical considerations. Provides a brief history and background of environmental engineering.

An introductory course about the application of emerging technologies for the protection of civil engineering structures and basic concepts for analysis and design.

Introductory analysis of tension, compression and shear, analysis of stress and strain, ties, shafts, beams and columns, related laboratory experiments and computer applications, introduction to structural analysis and design. This course must be taken during the same semester as CIEG 301b, Mechanics of Materials Lab. Exceptions must be approved by Instructor prior to course registration.

Study of motions of particles, particle systems, rigid bodies and simple deformable mass system, rectilinear and curvilinear kinematics, Newton's laws of motion and gravitation, work energy and impulse-momentum principles, conservation laws for energy and momentum, introduction to vibrations, computer-aided applications.

Experimental laboratory to accompany Mechanics of Materials lecture. This course is a co-requisite of CIEG 301, Mechanics of Materials Lecture.

Theoretical studies of fluid properties, hydrostatics, and kinematics of fluid motion, continuity, Bernoulli, impulse-momentum, drag and resistance to flow laboratory studies. This course must be taken during the same semester as CIEG 311b, Fluid Mechanics Lab. Exceptions must be approved by Instructor prior to course registration.

 Experimental laboratory to accompany Fluid Mechanics lecture. This course is a co-requisite of CIEG 311, Fluid Mechanics Lecture.

Includes forms and concepts, statically determinate structures, and reactions, shears, moments, and deflections in beams, trusses, and frames. Introduction to design of simple elements and connections.

Analysis and basic design of treatment facilities for the remediation of air, water and land pollution.

Examines principles of accounting, time value of money, depreciation, taxes, retirement, and economic analysis of alternatives for use in personal finances and engineering projects.

Stochastic and deterministic statistical modeling: probability and statistics for univariate analysis including probability density functions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Probability and statistics for multivariate analysis including regression analysis, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, PCA, ANOVA, and risk-based design concepts.

Classical and statistical hydrology: hydrologic cycle, hydrologic processes, physical watershed characteristics, hydrologic modeling, collect analyze and interpret meteorological and hydrologic data using statistical analysis for design of hydrologic and hydraulic structures. Remote sensing data in hydrology.

Examines principles of accounting, time value of money, depreciation, taxes, retirement, and economic analysis of alternatives for use in personal finances and engineering projects.

Command, controls and communications in modern multimodal transportation, infrastructure/highway and vehicle automation, advanced traffic management, vehicle control and safety systems, information data, and sensory requirements, practical application.

Requires a student to conduct research under the directives of an instructor. Students must seek and receive the approval of the instructor prior to enrollment in this course. The selected research topic must broaden the student's understanding of one of the five emphasis areas

Involves planning and design of highways. Students work in teams during the preparation of the required design plans, cost estimates and project reports.

Based on the principles of soil mechanics, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics, covers the bearing capacity and settlement analysis of shallow and mat foundations, an introduction to deep foundations, and design of earth retaining structures. Analytical, empirical, and computational methods are used.

Provides for appreciation and understanding of the engineering properties of soils and how they relate to design and construction, including soil identification and classification. This course must be taken during the same semester as CIEG 434b, Soil Lab. Exceptions must be approved by Instructor prior to course registration.

Theory and design of reinforced concrete structural members and entire structural systems according to the ACI Building Code Requirements. The students will apply fundamentals and basic design procedures to reinforced concrete members (beams, slabs, columns and footings).

This laboratory course accompanies the Soil Mechanics lecture. Example tests are permeability, shear strength, and consolidation.

This course is concerned with the planning, management, teaming and project development phase for the culminating design to be covered in CIEG 44.

The capstone design project integrates the many sub-disciplines of civil engineering into a single project. Beginning with a specification, the process passes through preliminary and detailed design culminating in a written report and verbal presentation.

Requires a student to conduct research under the directives of an instructor. Students must seek and receive the approval of the instructor prior to enrollment in this course. The selected research topic must broaden the student's understanding of one of the five emphasis areas.

Students model the hydrologic cycle and hydrologic processes to learn about and apply hydraulic models such as those hosted by the WMS (Watershed Modeling System) software, including the US Army Corps HEC-1 model and the SCS TR-20 and TR-55 models. GIS software ArcView and one of its extensions WMSHydro.avx are also used to prepare data for use in WMS models.

Involves planning performing and controlling of engineering projects, introduces management roles, principles and procedures, as well as project proposal writing.

Involves the collection and use of traffic engineering data and introduces students to traffic operations and safety. Students use software for capacity analysis and signal optimization. Students are required to prepare reports.

This course covers elements of management related to construction projects, responsibilities of construction managers, on-site representatives, engineers and inspectors, concept of developing the project team approach. The student will gain knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a project manager, including technical and management skills and an overview of the phases in a construction project. The student will develop knowledge and skills in safety, interpersonal communication, negotiation and conflict resolution, construction documents, construction planning, estimating and cost control, scheduling, resource control, quality control and continuous improvement. Students will also be introduced to construction project management software program(s) used in the industry.