Also see the Mechanical Engineering program for detailed description of ME courses and ME/CIVE dual listing courses required for the Civil Engineering Program.
CIVE 101 (2) Introduction to Engineering - Civil
To prepare the students for a career in engineering with some emphasis in civil; introduce the engineering fundamentals and the skills necessary to have a successful learning experience; and to prepare students for engineering education and profession through interactions with upper-class engineering students and practicing engineers.
Fall
CIVE 145 (2) CAD for Civil Engineering
Basic computer applications for drafting and designing civil engineering projects. Structure and use of standard CAD software. Basic orthographic construction and projections, and development of different types of drawings, sections, plan and profile, and construction details.
Fall, Spring
CIVE 201 (2) Introduction to Problem Solving and Civil Engineering Design
Introduction to the design concepts of civil engineering projects including presentations, codes and standards, construction drawings, and public hearing; problem solving skills for civil engineering analysis and design including the use of appropriate computation al tools and programming logic.
Pre: CIVE 101; Co: CIVE 145, MATH 121
Fall, Spring
CIVE 212 (3) Statics
Resultants of force systems, equilibrium, analysis of forces acting on structural and machine elements, friction, second moments, virtual work.
Pre: PHYS 221, MATH 121
Fall, Spring
CIVE 214 (3) Dynamics
Kinematics and kinetics of particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies, work-energy, linear and angular impulse-momentum, vibrations.
Pre: CIVE 212
Fall, Spring
CIVE 223 (3) Mechanics of Materials
Load deformation, stress, strain, stress-strain relationship, buckling, energy concepts, stress analysis of structural and machine elements.
Pre: CIVE 212
Fall, Spring
CIVE 271 (2) Civil Engineering Measurements
Basic civil engineering measurements as relates to construction layout, including distances, angles, bearings, elevations, mapping, and positioning.
Co: MATH 121
Fall
CIVE 321 (3) Fluid Mechanics
Introduction to fluid flow, fluid properties, fluid statics, the integral and differential approach to basic flow equations. Bernoulli's equation, similitude and dimensional analysis, viscous internal and external flows, one dimensional compressible flow.
Pre: CIVE 214, Co: ME241 or ME299
Fall
CIVE 340 (3) Structural Analysis
Analysis of determinate and indeterminate structural systems using classical methods such as consistent displacements, energy method, slope-deflections and moment distribution. Use of computer software is expected.
Pre: CIVE 223
Fall
CIVE 350 (4) Hydraulics and Hydrology
Concept of hydraulics such as pipe flow and open channel flow. Hydrologic principles such as weather patterns; precipitation measurement and distribution, abstractions, and runoff; storm hydrograph and peak flow analysis. Design includes flood designs, reservoir and channel routing.
Pre: CIVE 321
Spring
CIVE 360 (4) Geotechnical Engineering
Study of soil behaviors and their classifications; index properties. Applications of mechanics principles to soils as an engineering material, consolidation theory, compaction theory, effective stresses, shear strength; earth pressure and slope stability. Elements of foundation design.
Pre: CIVE 223, Co: CIVE 321
Spring
CIVE 370 (4) Transportation Engineering
Introduction to Transportation systems; land use and transportation interaction, planning, and traffic operations; transportation decision making using economic analysis. Introduction to design, construction, maintenance, and operation of various transportation modes.
Co: CIVE 271
Fall
CIVE 380 (3) Environmental Engineering
Introduction of the fundamental chemical, biological and physical principles of environment engineering for water and wastewater treatment and distribution systems, solid waste management, air pollution control, and the analysis of air quality, surface water, and ground water.
Pre: CHEM 201, MATH 321, Co: CIVE 321
Fall
CIVE 401 (2) Civil Engineering Design I
Practical civil engineering design project with real world constraints. Focuses on the planning and formulation of a project, and the presentation of preliminary findings to the public.
Pre: senior standing in civil engineering
Fall
CIVE 402 (3) Civil Engineering Design II
Practical civil engineering design project with real world constraints. Focuses on the engineering analysis, design, and economic analysis of the project.
Pre: CIVE 401
Spring
CIVE 432 (3) Properties of Concrete
Selected studies in the properties and design of concrete mixtures, cement chemistry, concrete durability, specialty concrete, admixtures, construction, and quality control.
Pre: CIVE 435 or instructor consent
Var.
CIVE 435 (2) Civil Engineering Experimentation I
Provides students with hands-on experience in the testing of civil engineering materials including concrete and metals, and structural systems.
Pre: CIVE 340 and CIVE 370
Fall
CIVE 436 (2) Civil Engineering Experimentation II
Provides students with hands-on experience in the testing of civil engineering materials including soil and asphalt, fluid mechanics, hydraulics, and hydrology.
Pre: CIVE 350 and CIVE 360
Spring
CIVE 446 (3) Reinforced Concrete Design
Design of reinforced concrete beams, columns, slabs, and structural foundations. Use of standard specifications is required. Use of computer software is expected.
Pre: CIVE 340
Alt. Spring
CIVE 448 (3) Steel Design
Behavior and properties of structural steel; proportionality of tension members, beams, and columns and design of connections using LRFD specifications.
Pre: CIVE 340
Alt. Spring
CIVE 450 (3) Finite Element Method
Same as ME 450
CIVE 452 (3) Open Channel Flow
Analysis of open channel flow systems. Includes natural channels, designed channels, flow transitions, steady flow, unsteady flow, uniform flow, and nonuniform flow.
Pre: CIVE 350
Var.
CIVE 454 (3) Hydraulic Structures
Analysis and design of water regulating structures. Includes dams, spillways, gates, dikes, levees, stilling basins, water distribution systems, and various simpler structures. Environmental impacts of hydraulic structures are discussed throughout the course.
Pre: CIVE 350
Var.
CIVE 458 (3) Stormwater Management
Application of fluid mechanics and hydrology to the design of stormwater management facilities. Environmental impacts of stormwater management are discussed throughout the course.
Pre: CIVE 350
Var.
CIVE 461 (3) Fundamentals of Pavement Design
Performance and design of rigid, flexible, and composite pavement structures with emphasis on modern pavement design procedures. Principles of pavement maintenance, rehabilitation, and pavement management systems. Materials characterization, tests, quality control, and life cycle cost analysis.
Pre: CIVE 223, CIVE 360, and CIVE 370
Var.
CIVE 465 (3) Foundation Design
Classification of foundations; applications of fundamental soil mechanics to design and analysis of soil-structure systems; design and computer application of shallow and deep foundations, piles and caissons, retaining structures. Introduction to rock mechanics.
Pre: CIVE 360
Var.
CIVE 467 (3) Earth Structures
Design and construction of traditional embankments, including slope stability analysis; earth and rockfill dams, introduction to seepage analysis; excavations, earth retaining structures, and other geotechnical structures. Geotechnical software application in analysis and design.
Pre: CIVE 360
Var.
CIVE 470 (3) Traffic Engineering
Elements of traffic engineering including road use, vehicle and roadway systems; traffic flow theory; traffic studies and data collections; traffic control devices; principles of intersecting signalization; capacity and level of service; analysis of freeways, rural highways and intersections using computer software for traffic operations and management.
Pre: CIVE 370
Var.
CIVE 471 (3) Highway Planning and Design
Classification and design process of highways; development and use of design controls, criteria, and highway design elements; design of vertical and horizontal alignment, and establishment of sight distances; design of cross sections, intersections, and interchanges. Extensive use of CAD software.
Pre: CIVE 271, CIVE 370
Var.
CIVE 476 (3) Planning and Design of Airports
Development and design of airport facilities and the integration of multiple disciplines including runway orientation and capacity, terminal facilities, forecasting, planning, noise, airspace utilization, parking, lighting, and construction.
Pre: CIVE 370
Var.
CIVE 481 (3) Water and Wastewater Treatment, Collection, and Distribution
Overview of municipal water and wastewater treatment and distribution practices. Application of chemical, biological and physical principles to design and the operation of water and wastewater treatment and distribution systems.
Pre: CIVE 380
Var.
CIVE 497 (3) Internship
CIVE 499 (1-6) Individual Study
