Courses
Courses primarily for undergraduates:
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 1600 or (ABE 1600 or AERE 1600 or BME 1600 or CHE 1600 or CPRE 1850 or EE 1850 or ENGR 1600 or IE 1480 or ME 1600 or SE 1850); CE 1700; MATH 1650
Fundamentals of geospatial measurement theory, computations, analysis, and instrumentation relative to engineering surveys. Includes distance and angular measurement and analyses; elevation, area, and volume determinations; construction staking; errors in observations; traversing; horizontal and vertical curve layout; geographical information systems; and equipment used for measurements.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Discussion 2, Lecture 1.
Integration of first-year students into the Civil Engineering program. Assignments and activities involving teamwork, academic preparation, study skills, and preparation for entry into the Civil Engineering profession. Completed both individually and in learning teams under the direction of faculty and peer mentors. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Laboratory 2, Lecture 2.
Prereq: Credit or Enrollment in MATH 1650
Engineering approach to solving problems and presenting results with applications to examples in civil, construction, and environmental engineering, such as problems in statics. Dimensions and units. Data processing, graphing, and curve fitting. Formulating and solving fundamental and practical engineering problems with spreadsheets and a structured programming language. Graduation Restriction: Only one of ENGR 1600, ABE 1600, AERE 1600, CE 1600, CHE 1600, CPRE 1850, EE 1850, IE 1480, ME 1600, and SE 1850 may count towards graduation.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Laboratory 4.
Prereq: Credit or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1430 or MATH 1450 (or satisfactory scores on mathematics placement assessments)
Integration of fundamental graphics, computer modeling, and engineering design. Applications of multi-view drawings and dimensioning. Techniques for visualizing, analyzing, and communicating 3-D geometries. Application of the design process. Freehand and computer methods. Satisfactory placement scores can be found at: https://math.iastate.edu/academics/undergraduate/aleks/placement/.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
(Cross-listed with ENVE 1900).
Credits: 2. Repeatable, maximum of 4 times.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Introduction to research, focusing on sub-disciplines of civil and environmental engineering. Research questions, hypotheses, literature reviews, experimental design, data collection, data analysis, and presentation. Topics chosen to introduce students to water resources, environmental engineering, transportation engineering, geotechnical/materials engineering, or structural engineering. Graduation Restriction: Repeatable but only two credits may count toward graduation in CE.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: (CE 1200 or CONE 1210 or CONE 1220 or ENGR 1310 or ENVE 1200); ENGL 2500; MATH 1660
Engineering/managerial analysis of the economic aspects of project proposals. Alternative sources of funds; time value of money; expenditure of capital funds and methods of evaluating alternative projects. Professionalism, licensure, liability, ethics, leadership, risk analysis, social responsibility, creative and critical thinking, and applications/impacts of regulations in civil engineering. ECON 1010 recommended.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: PHYS 2310 or PHYS 2310H; PHYS 2310L; and (Credit or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1660 or MATH 1660H)
Vector analysis; analysis of force systems; resultant in two and three dimensions; free-body diagrams; equilibrium; analysis of trusses, frames, and machines; friction, belts and pulleys; shear and bending moment in beams, centroid and center of mass; second moments of areas.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: (CE 1200 or ENVE 1200); (CE 1700 or ENVE 1900)
Project management, including work breakdown structures, cost estimating, scheduling, and project control. Civil engineering project life cycle, including planning, design, construction, and maintenance processes. Techniques in interpretation of contract documents, plan reading, and in estimating quantities.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
(Cross-listed with ENVE 3260).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: [CHEM 1670 or (CHEM 1770 and CHEM 1780)] AND MATH 1660 AND (credit or concurrent enrollment in ABE 3780)
Introduction to environmental problems, water quality indicators and requirements, potable water quality and quantity objectives, water sources and treatment methods; water pollution control objectives and treatment methods; survey of solid and hazardous waste management and air pollution control.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 1.
Prereq: EM 3240
Loads, shear, moment, and deflected shape diagrams for beams and framed structures. Deformation calculations. Approximate methods. Application of consistent deformation methods to continuous beams and frames. Application of displacement or slope deflection methods to continuous beams and frames without sway. Influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures. Computer applications to analyze beams and frames. Validation of computer results.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 1.
Prereq: CE 3320, EM 3270
AISC design methods for structural steel buildings. Design of steel tension members. Design of steel members for flexure. Design of members for compression. Beam-Column member design. Introduction to steel building systems. Steel moment frames and concentrically braced frames. Design of commonly used connections in steel buildings.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 1.
Prereq: CE 3320, EM 3270
ACI design methods for structural concrete members. Emphasis on the analysis and design for flexure of singly reinforced and doubly reinforced sections, T-section, one-way slabs, short columns, and isolated footings. Analysis and design for shear, and serviceability. Bond, anchorage, and development of reinforcement.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 1110
Introduction to planning, design, and operations of transportation facilities. Road user, vehicle and roadway characteristics. Technological, economic and environmental factors. Asset management, transportation planning, capacity analysis, traffic control, geometric design, traffic safety.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: EM 3240, credit or enrollment in GEOL 2010 or CONE 2410
Introduction to geotechnical engineering and testing. Identification and classification tests, soil water systems, principles of settlement, stresses in soils, and shear strength testing; slope stability, retaining walls, bearing capacity.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: ABE 3780; (STAT 2310 or STAT 3050)
The hydrologic cycle: precipitation, infiltration, runoff, evapotranspiration, groundwater, and streamflow. Hydrograph analysis, flood routing, frequency analysis and urban hydrology. Applied hydraulics including pipe and channel flow with design applications in culverts, pumping, water distribution, storm and sanitary sewer systems. Design project required.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 2740
Physical and chemical properties of bituminous, portland, and other cements; aggregate properties and blending; mix design and testing of concretes; admixtures, mixing, handling, placing and curing; principles of pavement thickness design.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
(Cross-listed with ABE 3880/ EE 3880).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: Junior Classification in an Engineering Major
Multi-disciplinary approach to sustainable engineering and international development, sustainable development, appropriate design and engineering, feasibility analysis, international aid, business development, philosophy and politics of technology, and ethics in engineering. Engineering-based projects from problem formulation through implementation. Interactions with partner community organizations or international partners such as nongovernment organizations (NGOs). Course readings, final project/design report. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable, maximum of 2 times.
Background on historical civil engineering design and construction. Impacts of historical, cultural, social, economic, ethical, environmental, and political conditions on the design and construction of various infrastructure projects outside the United States. Global road safety and intermodal operations. Addressing transportation problems in a large metropolitan area. Meets International Perspectives Requirement. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: Required. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Assessment of CE Curriculum and educational objectives. Assessments to be reviewed by the CE Department to incorporate potential improvements. Verification of undergraduate application for graduation by the end of the first week of class. Permission of instructor for students who are scheduled for summer graduation. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
(Dual-listed with GEOL 5130/ CE 5130/ ENSCI 5130).
(Cross-listed with GEOL 4130/ ENSCI 4130).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Seismic, gravity, magnetic, resistivity, electromagnetic, and ground-penetrating radar techniques for shallow subsurface investigations and imaging. Data interpretation methods. Lab emphasizes computer interpretation packages. Field work with seismic - and resistivity-imaging systems and radar. Introductory geology, algebra, and trigonometry recommended. Offered odd-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 1110
Basic principles of boundary surveying with a focus on the legal principles affecting the determination of land boundaries. Concepts include boundaries, ownership, boundary law principles, easements, sequential and simultaneous conveyances, case studies, riparian rights, state laws and rules for practicing surveying, American Land Title Association (ALTA) surveys and standards, U.S. public land survey system; unwritten land transfers; plats of survey; land descriptions and boundary evidence.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 5200/ ENSCI 5200).
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 4200).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 3260, CHEM 1780
Principles of chemical and physical phenomena applicable to the treatment of water and wastewater and natural waters; including chemical equilibria, reaction kinetics, acid-base equilibria, chemical precipitation, redox reactions, and mass transfer principles. Individual laboratory practicals and group projects required.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with CE 5240A/ ABE 5240A/ ENSCI 5240A).
(Cross-listed with ABE 4240A/ ENSCI 4240A).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: (CHEM 1780 or [PHYS 2310; PHYS 2310L]); (MATH 1660 or 3 credits in STAT); Senior classification or above
1 cr. per module. Module A prereq for all modules; module B prereq for D and E.
(Dual-listed with CE 5240B/ ABE 5240B/ ENSCI 5240B).
(Cross-listed with ABE 4240B/ ENSCI 4240B).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: (CHEM 1780 or [PHYS 2310; PHYS 2310L]); (MATH 1660 or 3 credits in STAT); Senior classification or above
1 cr. per module. Module A prereq for all modules; module B prereq for D and E.
(Dual-listed with CE 5240C/ ABE 5240C/ ENSCI 5240C).
(Cross-listed with ABE 4240C/ ENSCI 4240C).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: (CHEM 1780 or [PHYS 2310; PHYS 2310L]); (MATH 1660 or 3 credits in STAT); Senior classification or above
(Dual-listed with CE 5240D/ ABE 5240D/ ENSCI 5240D).
(Cross-listed with ABE 4240D/ ENSCI 4240D).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: (CHEM 1780 or [PHYS 2310; PHYS 2310L]); (MATH 1660 or 3 credits in STAT); Senior classification or above
(Dual-listed with CE 5240E/ ABE 5240E/ ENSCI 5240E).
(Cross-listed with ABE 4240E/ ENSCI 4240E).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: (CHEM 1780 or [PHYS 2310; PHYS 2310L]); (MATH 1660 or 3 credits in STAT); Senior classification or above
1 cr. per module. Module A prereq for all modules; module B prereq for D and E.
(Cross-listed with ENVE 4280).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3260
Physical, chemical and biological processes for the treatment of water and wastewater including coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, chemical oxidation/disinfection, fixed film and suspended growth biological processes and sludge management. Design project.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with GEOL 5390/ CE 5390).
(Cross-listed with GEOL 4390).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Physics of elastic-wave propagation. Seismic surveys in environmental imaging, engineering, and petroleum exploration. Reflection and refraction techniques. Data collection, processing, and geological interpretation. Field work with state-of-the-art equipment. Introductory geology, algebra, and trigonometry recommended. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 5460).
Credits: 3.
Prereq: CE 3330, CE 3340
Bridge design in structural steel and reinforced concrete. Application of AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications. Alysis techniques for complex structures. preliminary designs include investigating alternative structural systems and materials. Fil designs include preparation of design calculations and sketches. Design project. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 5480).
Credits: 3.
Prereq: CE 3330, CE 3340
Building design in structural steel and reinforced concrete. Investigation of structural behavior. Gravity and lateral load resisting systems. Application of current building codes and design specifications. In-depth analysis of gravity and wind loads on buildings. Review of building designs. preliminary designs include investigating alternative structural systems. Approximate methods of structural analysis for gravity and lateral loads. Final designs include preparation of design calculations and sketches. Design project. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 5490).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Senior classification in an Engineering major or Permission of Instructor
Introductory and advanced topics in structural health monitoring (SHM) of aeronautical, civil, and mechanical systems. Topics include sensors, signal processing in time and frequency domains, data acquisition and transmission systems, design of integrated SHM solutions, nondestructive evaluation techniques, feature extraction methods, and cutting-edge research in the field of SHM. Graduate students will have a supervisory role to assist students in 4490 and an additional design project or more in-depth analysis and design.
(Dual-listed with CE 5510).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: C E 3550; (STAT 2310 or STAT 3050)
Urban transportation planning context and process. Project planning and programming. Congestion, mitigation, and air quality issues. Transportation data sources. Travel demand and network modeling. Use of popular travel demand software and applications of geographic information systems.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: CE 3060, CE 3550
Introduction to highway planning and design. Design, construction, and maintenance of highway facilities. Level-of-service, stopping sight distance, highway alignment, earthwork and pavement design. Design project, oral reports and written reports. Computer applications.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3600
Fundamentals of foundation engineering. Exploration, sampling, and in-situ tests. Shallow and deep foundations. Settlement and bearing capacity analyses. Stability of excavations and earth retaining structures. Design project.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 5620).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 3600 or Permission of Instructor
Identification and mapping of engineering soils from aerial photos, maps, and soil surveys. Planning subsurface investigations, geomaterials prospecting, geotechnical hazards, geomorphology, in situ testing and sampling, geophysical site characterization, instrumentation and monitoring, interpretation of engineering parameter values for design.
(Dual-listed with CE 5670).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: (CE 3600; [CE 3820 or CE 3830]) or Permission of Instructor
Soil and aggregate physical, chemical and biological stabilization procedures. Stabilization analysis and design. Ground modification and compaction methods. Geosynthetics application and design.
(Dual-listed with CE 5730/ ENSCI 5730).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3720
Principles of groundwater flow, hydraulics of wells, super-position, slug and pumping tests, streamlines and flownets, and regional groundwater flow. Contaminant transport. Computer modeling. Individual and group projects.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3600 and CE 3820
Analysis, behavior, performance, and structural design of pavement systems. Topics include climate factors, rehabilitation, life cycle design economics, material and system response, pavement foundations and traffic loadings. Development of models for and analysis of pavement systems. Use of transfer functions relating pavement response to pavement performance. Evaluation and application of current and evolving pavement design practices and procedures. Mechanistic-based pavement design techniques and concepts. Analysis of the effects of maintenance activities on pavement performance and economic evaluation of pavement systems. Design project.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 5840).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 3820
Asphalt binder characterization, fundamentals of asphalt rheology, asphalt materials behavior under loading and temperature effects. High-strength, lightweight, fiber-reinforced, and self-consolidating portland cement concretes, mix design, properties, advanced performance testing. Design project.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: (CE 3330 or CE 3340) AND CE 2060 AND CE 3060 AND CE 3260 AND CE 3550 AND CE 3600 AND CE 3720 AND CE 3820 AND SPCM 2120
The civil engineering design process, interacting with the client, identification of the engineering problems, development of a technical proposal, identification of design criteria, cost estimating, planning and scheduling, codes and standards, development of feasible alternatives, selection of best alternative, and oral presentation. Course enrollment limited to final graduating semester.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 5880).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Sustainable planning, life cycle analysis, appropriate engineering design, investment levels and overall rating of civil engineering infrastructure systems, including highway, bridge, airport, rail, dam, power and port facilities. Complementary assessment of future civil infrastructure sustainability impacts and challenges in relation to autonomous and electric vehicle development. Overview regarding US and global availability and supply of critical infrastructure commodities (e.g., cement, stone, metals, phosphorus, uranium, etc.). Directed course readings and multiple project/design reports.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with CE 5890).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3820
Overview of pavement preservation and pavement rehabilitation techniques. Overview and selection of materials used in pavement preservation and rehabilitation strategies. Evaluating suitability of pavement preservation and pavement rehabilitation strategies based on existing structure, pavement distresses and non-condition factors. Use of recycled pavement materials in pavement reconstruction techniques.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Independent study in any phase of civil engineering. Pre-enrollment contract required. Graduation Restriction: No more than 6 credits of CE 4900 may be counted towards engineering topics electives.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Independent study that is being proposed to be used for an honors project in any discipline of civil engineering. Pre-enrollment contract required. Graduation Restriction: No more than 6 credits of CE 4900H may be counted towards engineering topics electives.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Credit or enrollment in CONE 4220 or CE 3060 or graduate standing
Application of engineering and management control techniques to construction project development from conceptualization to notice to proceed. Emphasis is on managing complex projects using 5-dimensional project management theory.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: (Credit or enrollment in CONE 4220 or CE 5940A or permission of instructor) OR Graduate classification
Application of engineering and management control techniques to complex construction projects. Construction project control techniques, project administration, construction process simulation, quality management, and productivity improvement programs.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: (Credit or enrollment in CONE 4220 or CE 5940A or permission of instructor) OR Graduate classification
Fundamental theories and applied methods for financial management of construction projects and companies. Construction accounting, cash flow analysis, financial planning and management, and risk analysis. Case studies.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3330, CE 3600, CONE 3220, CONE 3400; or graduate standing
Advanced design of concrete formwork and falsework systems. Design for excavation and marine construction including temporary retaining structures and cofferdams. Aggregate production operations, including blasting, crushing, and conveying systems. Rigging system design.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Information technologies including microcomputer based systems, management information systems, automation technologies, computer-aided design, and expert systems and their application in the construction industry. Overview of systems acquisition, communications, and networking.
(Dual-listed with GEOL 4130/ CE 4130/ ENSCI 4130).
(Cross-listed with GEOL 5130/ ENSCI 5130).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Seismic, gravity, magnetic, resistivity, electromagnetic, and ground-penetrating radar techniques for shallow subsurface investigations and imaging. Data interpretation methods. Lab emphasizes computer interpretation packages. Field work with seismic - and resistivity-imaging systems and radar. Introductory geology, algebra, and trigonometry recommended. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Recent advances in computational and statistical methods and theories that will promote data-driven engineering research. Solve various engineering problems involving complex, large-scale engineering data. Experience representing complex engineering data and real-world populations, handle uncertainty behind the data, assess impact of the uncertainty on complex engineering responses, learn and predict engineering responses by solely using data, leverage data to complement high-precision computer simulations, handle random real-world information, and cure engineering data plagued with many incomplete data points. High-performance cluster of CoE (HPC-Class) will be utilized for computational exercises and practical projects. Ample examples and computational programs will be provided to students for applications to their own research.
(Dual-listed with CE 4200/ ENSCI 4200).
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5200).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 3260, CHEM 1780 OR Graduate classification
Principles of chemical and physical phenomena applicable to the treatment of water and wastewater and natural waters; including chemical equilibria, reaction kinetics, acid-base equilibria, chemical precipitation, redox reactions, and mass transfer principles. Individual laboratory practicals and group projects required.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with CE 4210/ ENSCI 4210).
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5210).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: CE 3260 OR Graduate classification
Fundamentals of biochemical and microbial processes applied to environmental engineering processes, role of microorganisms in wastewater treatment and bioremediation, bioenergetics and kinetics, metabolism of xenobiotic compounds, waterborne pathogens and parasites, and disinfection. Term paper and oral presentation.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5220).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: (CE 4210 or CE 5210) or Graduate Classification
Fundamentals of biochemical processes, aerobic growth in a single CSTR, multiple events in complex systems, and techniques for evaluating kinetic parameters; unit processes of activated sludge system, attached growth systems, stabilization and aerated lagoon systems, biosolids digestion and disposal, nutrient removal, and anaerobic treatment systems.
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5230).
Credits: 3.
Prereq: CE 5200 or Graduate Classification
Mass balances. Principles and design of physical-chemical unit processes including ideal and realistic reactors; heterogeneous process including gas transfer, sorption, precipitation, and dissolution; redox; flocculation/coagulation; gravity separations; filtration; and membrane processes, electrodialysis, fouling, and scaling. Emphasis on water and wastewater treatment for environmental, health, and aesthetic ends. Case studies in secondary industries.
(Dual-listed with CE 4240A/ ABE 4240A/ ENSCI 4240A).
(Cross-listed with ABE 5240A/ ENSCI 5240A).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: (CHEM 1780 or [PHYS 2310; PHYS 2310L]); (MATH 1660 or 3 credits in STAT); Senior classification or above
1 cr. per module. Module A prereq for all modules; module B prereq for D and E.
(Dual-listed with CE 4240B/ ABE 4240B/ ENSCI 4240B).
(Cross-listed with ABE 5240B/ ENSCI 5240B).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: (CHEM 1780 or [PHYS 2310; PHYS 2310L]); (MATH 1660 or 3 credits in STAT); Senior classification or above
1 cr. per module. Module A prereq for all modules; module B prereq for D and E.
(Dual-listed with CE 4240C/ ABE 4240C/ ENSCI 4240C).
(Cross-listed with ABE 5240C/ ENSCI 5240C).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: CE 5240A; CHEM 1780 or PHYS 2310 and PHYS 2310L; MATH 1660 or 3 credits in statistics. Senior classification or above.
(Dual-listed with CE 4240D/ ABE 4240D/ ENSCI 4240D).
(Cross-listed with ABE 5240D/ ENSCI 5240D).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: CE 5240A, CE 5240B; Either PHYS 2310L or CHEM 1780 and either MATH 1660 or 3 credits in statistics. Senior classification or above
(Dual-listed with CE 4240E/ ABE 4240E/ ENSCI 4240E).
(Cross-listed with ABE 5240E/ ENSCI 5240E).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: (CHEM 1780 or [PHYS 2310; PHYS 2310L]); (MATH 1660 or 3 credits in STAT); Senior classification or above
1 cr. per module. Module A prereq for all modules; module B prereq for D and E.
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5280).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: CE 3260; junior or higher standing
Evaluation, characterization, assessment, planning and design of solid and hazardous waste management systems, regulatory requirements, material characterization and collection, minimization and recycling, energy and materials recovery, composting, off-gas treatment, incineration, stabilization, and landfill design. Design of treatment and disposal systems, including physical, chemical, and biological treatment, solidification, incineration, secure landfill design, and final disposal site closure plus restoration.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: CE 3320 OR Graduate classification
Analysis of indeterminate structural problems by the consistent deformation and generalized direct displacement methods. Direct stiffness method for 2-D frames, grids, 3-D frames. Special topics for the stiffness method.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3330 OR Graduate classification
Theoretical background and development of AISC Specification equations. In-depth analysis and design of tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, and plate girders. Emphasis on Load and Resistance Factor Design. Elastic and inelastic buckling of members and member elements. Investigation of amplification factors for members subject to combined bending and axial load and to combined bending and torsion. Effective Length Method and Direct Analysis Method of design. Approximate Second-Order Analysis. Biaxial bending. Torsion and combined bendin and torsion of W-shapes.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3340
Advanced topics in reinforced concrete analysis and design. Moment-curvature and load-deflection behavior. Design of reinforced concrete long columns, two-way floor slabs, and isolated and combined footings. Design and behavior considerations for torsion, biaxial bending, and structural joints. Strut-and-tie modeling.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3340 or Graduate classification
Design of prestressed concrete structures, review of hardware, stress calculations, prestress losses, section proportioning, flexural design, shear design, deflections, and statically indeterminate structures.
(Dual-listed with GEOL 4390/ CE 4390).
(Cross-listed with GEOL 5390).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Physics of elastic-wave propagation. Seismic surveys in environmental imaging, engineering, and petroleum exploration. Reflection and refraction techniques. Data collection, processing, and geological interpretation. Field work with state-of-the-art equipment. Introductory geology, algebra, and trigonometry recommended. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: (ME 3450 and credit or enrollment in CE 5320) or Graduate Classification
Single and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Free and forced vibrations. Linear and nonlinear response. Modal analysis. Response spectra. Seismic analysis.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 5320 or permission of instructor
Use of the finite element method for the analysis of complex structural configurations. Plane stress, solid, Axisymmetric and plate elements. Numerical integration. Use of general purpose finite element programs.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3330, CE 3340
Seismic hazard in the United States. Engineering characteristics of ground motions. Structural damage in past earthquakes. Capacity design philosophy for seismic resistant design. Conceptual design of structures. Capacity design process including design of structural members.
(Dual-listed with CE 4460).
Credits: 3.
Prereq: CE 3330, CE 3340
Bridge design in structural steel and reinforced concrete. Application of AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications. Alysis techniques for complex structures. preliminary designs include investigating alternative structural systems and materials. Fil designs include preparation of design calculations and sketches. Design project. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 4480).
Credits: 3.
Prereq: CE 3330, CE 3340
Building design in structural steel and reinforced concrete. Investigation of structural behavior. Gravity and lateral load resisting systems. Application of current building codes and design specifications. In-depth analysis of gravity and wind loads on buildings. Review of building designs. preliminary designs include investigating alternative structural systems. Approximate methods of structural analysis for gravity and lateral loads. Final designs include preparation of design calculations and sketches. Design project. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 4490).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Senior classification in an Engineering major or Permission of Instructor
Introductory and advanced topics in structural health monitoring (SHM) of aeronautical, civil, and mechanical systems. Topics include sensors, signal processing in time and frequency domains, data acquisition and transmission systems, design of integrated SHM solutions, nondestructive evaluation techniques, feature extraction methods, and cutting-edge research in the field of SHM. Graduate students will have a supervisory role to assist students in 4490 and an additional design project or more in-depth analysis and design.
(Dual-listed with CE 4510).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: [CE 3550; (STAT 2310 or STAT 3050)] OR Graduate classification
Urban transportation planning context and process. Project planning and programming. Congestion, mitigation, and air quality issues. Transportation data sources. Travel demand and network modeling. Use of popular travel demand software and applications of geographic information systems.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3550 or Graduate classification
Engineering aspects and fundamental principles of transportation safety. Reduction of crash incidence and severity through highway design and traffic control, and maintenance activities. Safety management best practices, safe systems, and other state-of-the-art practices in transportation safety. Human behaviors and how to influence them using engineering countermeasures to improve safety outcome metrics. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3550 or Graduate classification
Driver, pedestrian, and vehicular characteristics. Traffic characteristics; highway capacity; traffic studies and analyses. Principles of traffic control for improved highway traffic service. Application of appropriate computing software and tools.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Classification or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to the classic traffic flow theories and the recent developments in autonomous vehicles. Models and theories that characterize the flow of traffic in its many facets, including human factor, automation, and traffic control. Project based learning method. Work in teams and apply analytical methods to study time-dependent traffic networks, probabilistic queuing systems and the mixed environment of autonomous and human-operated vehicles.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3550; a STAT course at 3000 level or higher
Statistical, econometric, and data science principles applied to real-world transportation data. Includes identification of data sources and limitations. Fundamentals of reproducibility and replicability, validation (including spatial and temporal validation), differences and purposes of inferential, descriptive, predictive, causal models, etc. Linear regression, count regression, and discrete choice models. Basic utility theory and decision making with applications in transportation. Emphasis is placed on practical applications, proper model development, assumption checking, and usability of results.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: (CE 3550; 3 credits in STAT) or Graduate Standing
Travel studies and analysis of data. Transportation systems forecasts and analyses. Statewide, regional, and local transportation system planning. Network level systems planning and operations. Optimization of systems.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3550
Study of designated problems in traffic engineering, transportation planning, and development. Forecasting and evaluation of social, economic, and environmental impacts of proposed solutions; considerations of alternatives. Formulation of recommendations and publication of a report. Presentation of recommendations in the host community.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3550 or Graduate classification
Engineering management techniques for maintaining and managing infrastructure assets. Systematic approach to management through value engineering, engineering economics, and life cycle cost analysis. Selection and scheduling of maintenance activities. Analysis of network-wide resource needs. Project level analysis.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3600 or Permission of Instructor
Nature of soil deposits, seepage, settlement and secondary compression, consolidation theories and analysis, failure theories, stress paths, introduction to critical state soil mechanics, constitutive models, soil strength under various drainage conditions, liquefaction of soil, pore pressure parameters, selection of soil parameters.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 4600 or instructor approval
Analysis and design of shallow and deep foundations, lateral earth pressure theories and retaining structures, field investigations, in-situ testing, and foundations on problematic soils. Foundation engineering reports.
(Dual-listed with CE 4620).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 3600 or Permission of Instructor
Identification and mapping of engineering soils from aerial photos, maps, and soil surveys. Planning subsurface investigations, geomaterials prospecting, geotechnical hazards, geomorphology, in situ testing and sampling, geophysical site characterization, instrumentation and monitoring, interpretation of engineering parameter values for design.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: CE 3600 or Permission of Instructor
Principles of geo-engineering laboratory testing including the conduct, analysis, and interpretation of permeability, consolidation, triaxial, direct and ring shear, and direct simple shear tests. Issues regarding laboratory testing versus field testing and acquisition, transport, storage, and preparation of samples for geotechnical testing. Field and laboratory geotechnical monitoring techniques, including the measurements of deformation, strain, total stress and pore water pressure.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 5600 or instructor approval
Application of numerical methods to analysis and design of foundations, underground structures, and soil-structure interaction. Application of slope stability software. Layered soils, bearing capacity and settlement for complex geometries, wave equation for piles, and foundation vibrations.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3820 or permission of instructor
Atoms and molecules, crystal chemistry, clay minerals, structure of solids, phase transformations and phase equilibria. Surfaces and interfacial phenomena, colloid chemistry, mechanical properties. Applications to soils and civil engineering materials. Overview of state-of-the-art instrumental techniques for analysis of the physicochemical properties of soils and civil engineering materials.
(Dual-listed with CE 4670).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: (CE 3600; [CE 3820 or CE 3830]) or Permission of Instructor
Soil and aggregate physical, chemical and biological stabilization procedures. Stabilization analysis and design. Ground modification and compaction methods. Geosynthetics application and design.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3600, EM 3450 or instructor permission
Dynamic soil properties and their measurement. Foundation dynamics and soil-structure interaction. Sources and characteristics of dynamic loads. Vibration of single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Vibration of continuous systems; 1D, 2D, and 3D analyses, wave propagation. Liquefaction concepts and analysis methods. Introduction to geotechnical earthquake engineering.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3600 or Permission of Instructor or Graduate Classification
Classification of ground improvement methods. Dynamic compaction, vibrocompaction, preloading using fill surcharge, vacuum or a combination of both and prefabricated vertical drains, vibro replacement or stone columns, dynamic replacement, sand compaction piles, geotextile confined columns, rigid inclusion, column supported embankment, microbial methods, particulate and chemical grouting, lime and cement columns, jet grouting, and deep cement mixing.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3720
Flow characteristics in natural and constructed channels; principles of hydraulic design of culverts, bridge waterway openings, spillways, hydraulic gates and gated structures, pumping stations, and miscellaneous water control structures; pipe networks, mathematical modeling. Design project. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5710).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3720 or Graduate Classification
Analysis of hydrologic data including precipitation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, direct runoff and streamflow; theory and use of frequency analysis; theory of streamflow and reservoir routing; use of deterministic and statistical hydrologic models. Fundamentals of surface water quality modeling, point and non-point sources of contamination.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5720).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3720 or Graduate Classification
Principles of surface water flows and mixing. Introduction to hydrologic transport and water quality simulation in natural water systems. Advection, diffusion and dispersion, chemical and biologic kinetics, and water quality dynamics. Applications to temperature, dissolved oxygen, primary productivity, and other water quality problems in rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Deterministic vs. stochastic models. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with CE 4730).
(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5730).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3720 or Graduate Classification
Principles of groundwater flow, hydraulics of wells, super-position, slug and pumping tests, streamlines and flownets, and regional groundwater flow. Contaminant transport. Computer modeling. Individual and group projects.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Classification or Permission of Instructor
Overview of conceptual insights and quantitative analysis of global climate change with a focus on physical models and policy implications. State-of-the-art Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) within a context of water sustainability with implications to the energy, food, and environmental sectors. Water resources related environmental management and problem-solving under global change. Climate modeling and impacts of climate change on water, energy, and food systems. Application of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) in understanding the water-energy-food nexus. National and international climate policy.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: ABE 3780
Analysis and applications of flows in civil engineering, environmental engineering, and water resources. Primary topics include conservation laws, laminar flow, turbulence, mixing, diffusion, dispersion, water waves, and boundary layers. Associated applications include particle settling, transfer at air-water and water-sediment boundaries, flow and friction in pipes and open channels, contaminant transport, waves in lakes, jets, plumes, and salt wedges.
Credits: Required. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Graduate classification
Students and outside/invited speakers give weekly presentations about the ongoing research work and Geotechnical and Materials Engineering issues. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3600 and CE 3820
Analysis, behavior, performance, and structural design of pavement systems. Topics include climate factors, rehabilitation, life cycle design economics, material and system response, pavement foundations and traffic loadings. Development of models for and analysis of pavement systems. Use of transfer functions relating pavement response to pavement performance. Evaluation and application of current and evolving pavement design practices and procedures. Mechanistic-based pavement design techniques and concepts. Analysis of the effects of maintenance activities on pavement performance and economic evaluation of pavement systems. Design project.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with CE 4840).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 3820 OR Graduate classification
Asphalt binder characterization, fundamentals of asphalt rheology, asphalt materials behavior under loading and temperature effects. High-strength, lightweight, fiber-reinforced, and self-consolidating portland cement concretes, mix design, properties, advanced performance testing. Design project.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: CE 3820
Advanced asphalt concrete (SUPERPAVE) mix designs. Aggregates. Admixtures. Production and construction, quality control and inspection. Nondestructive testing. Pavement thickness design. Materials engineering reports.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: (CE 3820 or CE 3830)
Hydraulic cements, aggregates, admixtures, and concrete mix design; cement hydration and microstructure development; fresh, early-age, and mechanical properties of concrete; concrete distress examination, damage mechanism, and prevention.
(Dual-listed with CE 4880).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Sustainable planning, life cycle analysis, appropriate engineering design, investment levels and overall rating of civil engineering infrastructure systems, including highway, bridge, airport, rail, dam, power and port facilities. Complementary assessment of future civil infrastructure sustainability impacts and challenges in relation to autonomous and electric vehicle development. Overview regarding US and global availability and supply of critical infrastructure commodities (e.g., cement, stone, metals, phosphorus, uranium, etc.). Directed course readings and multiple project/design reports.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with CE 4890).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3820
Overview of pavement preservation and pavement rehabilitation techniques. Overview and selection of materials used in pavement preservation and rehabilitation strategies. Evaluating suitability of pavement preservation and pavement rehabilitation strategies based on existing structure, pavement distresses and non-condition factors. Use of recycled pavement materials in pavement reconstruction techniques.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 1-5. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Pre-enrollment contract required.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: Required. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Graduate classification
Contemporary environmental engineering issues. Outside speakers. Review of ongoing research in environmental engineering. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3060 or graduate standing
Studies in planning and scheduling including scheduling and estimating.
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Studies in trenchless technologies.
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Studies in electrical and mechanical construction.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CONE 3520 or CE 3060 or graduate standing or permission of instructor
Studies in advanced building construction topics including LEED.
(Typically Offered: Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Studies in design build construction.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Studies in industrial construction.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CONE 3220 or CE 3060 or graduate standing
Studies in highway and heavy construction.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CONE 3520 or graduate standing or permission of instructor
Studies in advanced building technologies including building energy modeling, building energy performance and efficiency assessments, and demand side management for smart grid applications.
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Studies in construction quality control.
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Studies in risk management.
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Studies in building information modeling.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Senior or Graduate classification or Permission of Instructor
Inter-disciplinary approaches to principles of engineering and planning for hazard risk reduction and climate change adaptation nationally and globally. Traditional phases of disaster management, resilience theories and practices, vulnerability and risk assessments for disasters and climate change, system-of-systems design problems for civil infrastructure systems, project management tools, and exploration of current policy trends in areas of disaster and climate change resilience. Application of engineering in communities exposed or prone to disasters and climate change, humanitarian response, and development. Methods (systems dynamics, social network analysis, agent-based simulation GIS) to engage with marginalized communities on addressing complex and uncertain problems using systems thinking, inter-disciplinary approaches, partnerships and policy.
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Pre-enrollment contract required. Advanced topic for creative component report in lieu of thesis.
Courses for graduate students:
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Repeatable.
Advanced concepts in environmental engineering.
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Repeatable.
Advanced concepts in environmental engineering.
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Repeatable.
Advanced concepts in environmental engineering.
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Repeatable.
Advanced concepts in environmental engineering.
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Repeatable.
Advanced concepts in environmental engineering.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Graduate classification
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Topics in transportation engineering related to data analysis.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Pre-enrollment contract required.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Repeatable.
Provides an overview of current transportation issues; speakers provide seminars on a variety of timely transportation topics. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: Required. Repeatable.
One semester and one summer maximum per academic year professional work period. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Advanced topic for thesis/dissertation.