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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Pre-requisite: CIEG 314

Introduces the student to the disciplines within civil engineering and skills needed for success in the major and profession, including MathCAD.