Course Description: Civil Engineering
CVEG1012 Civil Engineering Fundamentals (Sp, Fa) Introduces the concepts of engineering design and establishes the foundation of a professional career. Format and procedures for engineering calculations. Introduction to computer applications. Lecture 2 hours, drill 1 hour per week. Corequisite: Drill component.
CVEG1113 Civil Engineering Computer Applications (Sp, Fa) Basic hardware and software principles of microcomputers and number systems. Use of software of mathematical modeling and presenting engi¬neering results and concepts. Construction of programs for solving civil engineering problems. Internet communications and authoring. Introduction to the application of relational database management systems in the engineering domain. Prerequisite: CVEG 1012.
CVEG2051L Surveying Systems Laboratory (Sp, Fa) Laboratory exercises demonstrating the principles and practices of surveying systems. Corequisite: CVEG 2053.
CVEG2053 Surveying Systems (Sp, Fa) Coordinate, measuring, and total integrated surveying sys¬tems; total stations, electronic data collection, and reduction; error analysis; applications to civil engineering and surveying practice. Corequisite: CVEG 2051L. Prerequisite: MATH 2554.
CVEG2113 Structural Materials (Sp, Fa) Production, properties, behavior, and structural applications of concrete, steel, timber, masonry, and plastic. Statistical analysis methods for quality control are also covered. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite: MEEG 3013. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: CVEG 1113.
CVEG3022 Public Works Economics (Sp, Fa) Continues the concepts of engineering design and the engi¬neering approach to the solution of problems. The principles and applications of engineering economy are introduced. Creative thinking is emphasized. Recitation 2 hours per week. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
CVEG3133 Soil Mechanics (Sp, Fa) Introduction to geotechnical engineering. Properties of soils related to foundations, retaining walls, earth structures, and highways. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite: CVEG 3213. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: MEEG 3013.
CVEG3213 Hydraulics (Sp, Fa) Study of incompress¬ible fluids. Topics include fluid properties, fluid statics, conti¬nuity, energy and hydraulic gradients, fundamentals of flow in pipes and open channels. Hardy Cross analyses, measure¬ment of flow of incompressible fluids, hydraulic similitude and dimensional analysis. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: MEEG 2003.
CVEG3223 Hydrology (Sp, Fa) Use of ground water and surface water. Flood routing procedures in storage res¬ervoirs and channels. Hydrologic planning including storage reservoir design, frequency duration analysis, and related techniques. Pre- or Corequisite: CVEG 3133 Prerequisite: CVEG 2053 and CVEG 3213.
CVEG3243 Environmental Engineering (Sp, Fa) Introduction to theories and fundamentals of physical, chemi¬cal, and biological processes with emphasis on water supply and wastewater collection, transportation, and treatment. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: CVEG 3213 and CHEM 1123.
CVEG3253 Septic Systems (Odd years, Sp) An overview of designing, installing, and monitoring standard and alternative septic systems as well as the rules and regulations that impact septic system design and installation. Recitation 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CSES 2203 or CVEG 3213. (Same as ENSC 3253)
CVEG3304 Structural Analysis (Sp, Fa) Truss analysis, influence lines for beams and frames, and effects of moving loads. Deformation of beams, frames, and trusses. Analysis of indeterminates structures by moment area, slope deflection, and moment distribution methods; approximate methods of analysis. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: CVEG 1113 and MEEG 3013.
CVEG3413 Transportation Engineering (Fa) Introduction to highway and transportation engineering, planning, finance, economics, traffic, and geometric design of transportation facilities; theory and application of driver, vehicle and roadway characteristics as they relate to road¬way and intersection design; safety, capacity, traffic opera¬tions, and environmental effects for highway engineering. Prerequisite: CVEG 2053.
CVEG4003 CAD & Visualization for Civil Structures (Irregular) Design process of infrastructures using 3 Dimensional (3D) Computer Aided Design and Engineering visualization with a highway design emphasis. Students produce a digital video for a designed civil structure as a class project. Develop skills in photo matching for place¬ment of designed structures in real environment. Prerequisite: senior standing.
CVEG4053 Land Surveying (Irregular) Historical background of property surveys. Detailed consideration of original surveys and the United States Public Land Surveys. Writing adequate land descriptions. Interpretation of old descriptions. Excess and deficiency. Riparian rights. Field practice in relocation of old corners. Prerequisites: senior standing and CVEG 2053.
CVEG4083 Control Surveys (Irregular) Sun and Polaris observations for astronomic azimuth, solar access studies; control traversing, leveling, triangulation; state plane coordinate systems. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: CVEG 2053 and CVEG 2051L.
CVEG4143 Foundation Engineering (Sp, Fa) Analysis and design of retaining walls, footings, sheet piles, and piles. Determination of foundation settlements in sand and clay. Prerequisite: CVEG 1113 and CVEG 3133.
CVEG4153 Earth Structures (Irregular) The use of soil as a construction material including compaction, cement, lime, and fly ash stabilization. Special topics include seepage, slope stability, swelling, and collapsible soils. Prerequisite: CVEG 3133.
CVEG4243 Environmental Engineering Design (Sp, Fa) Application of physical, biological, and chemical operations and processes to the design of water supply and wastewater treatment systems. Prerequisite: CVEG 3223 and CVEG 3243.
CVEG4253 Small Community Wastewater Systems (Irregular) Design of innovative and alterna¬tive wastewater collection, transport, and treatment systems typically suited for rural and small community applications. Recitation 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.
CVEG4263 Environmental Regulations and Permits (Fa) Topics include federal and state environmen¬tal regulations, the permitting process, permit requirements and related issues. Prerequisite: CVEG 4243 and senior standing.
CVEG4303 Reinforced Concrete Design I (Sp, Fa) Design of reinforced concrete elements with emphasis on ultimate strength design supplemented by working stress design for deflection and crack analysis. Prerequisite: CVEG 2113 and CVEG 3304.
CVEG4313 Structural Steel Design I (Sp, Fa) Design of structural steel elements by elastic design the Load and Resistance Factor Design method. Intensive treatment of tension members, beams, columns, and connections. Pre- or Corequisite: CVEG 2113. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.
CVEG4323 Design of Structural Systems (SP) An overview of the structural design of buildings. Investigates structural design from loading identification through structural analysis and detailing including consideration of fabrication, construction and erection issues. Corequisites: CVEG 4811 or CVEG 4821or CVEG 4831, or CVEG 4841. Prerequisites: CVEG 4303 and 4313.
CVEG4343 Reinforced Masonry Design (Irregular) Properties of masonry materials and assem¬blages. Masonry workmanship and quality control. Design of reinforced masonry elements against gravity and lateral loads. Design of masonry connections and joints. Application to 1- and 2-story buildings. Prerequisite: CVEG 4303.
CVEG4353 Timber Design (Irregular) Selection of timber beams, columns, and beam-columns. Physical properties of wood, analysis and design of timber connec¬tions. Truss design, glulam members, timber bridge design, treatment for decay, and fire protection. Pre- or Corequisite: CVEG 2113. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.
CVEG4363 Prestressed Concrete Design (Irregular) Analysis and design of prestressed concrete flexural sections by working stress and ultimate strength design methods. Flexural behavior, moment-curvature dia¬grams, draping, anchorage zone design, torsion and shear, deflections, and prestress losses. Design of composite sec¬tions and continuous beams. Prerequisite: CVEG 4303.
CVEG4393 Reinforced Concrete Design II (Irregular) Shear strength, minimum thickness require¬ments, and deflection calculations for reinforced concrete structural slabs. Design of one-way and two-way structural slabs by the direct design and equivalent frame methods. Prerequisite: CVEG 4303.
CVEG4403 Public Transportation (Irregular) An introduction to the systems and technologies that provide the public transportation alternatives to the multi-modal trans¬portation systems in urban and rural areas. A comparison of alternatives, procedures for planning, management and operations, and policies of public transportation. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413 or graduate standing.
CVEG4413 Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation (Irregular) Introduction of concepts and procedures for pavement condition surveys; evalua¬tion by nondestructive and destructive testing; maintenance strategies; rehabilitation of pavement systems for highway and airfields; pavement management systems. Prerequisite: CVEG 4433.
CVEG4423 Geometric Design (Sp) The geometric design of streets and highways, based on theory and appli¬cation of driver and vehicle characteristics. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413.
CVEG4433 Transportation Pavements and Materials (Sp, Fa) Study of the engineering properties and behavior of materials commonly used in transportation facilities as they relate to the design and performance of flex¬ible and rigid pavement systems. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 3133 and CVEG 3413 and INEG 3133.
CVEG4513 Construction Management (Sp, Fa) Introduction to methods and procedures for management of civil engineering construction projects including organization, plans and specs, cost estimating and bidding, project plan¬ning and finance, quality control/ assurance, construction safety, cost management, labor issues, change orders, and subcontractor issues. Prerequisite: senior standing.
CVEG4803 Structural Loadings (Irregular) Theoretical background to and practical code requirements for various structural loadings. These include dead loads, occupancy loads, roof loads and ponding, snow loads, granu¬lar loads, vehicular loads, wind loading, and seismic loads. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304 and CVEG 4303 (or CVEG 4313).
CVEG4811 Environmenta Design Project (SP) Comprehensive engineering design project primarily related to environmental issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4243
CVEG4821 Geotechical Desing Project (FA) Comprehinsive engineering design project promarily related to geotechnical issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4143.
CVEG4831 Structural Design Project (SP) Comprehensive engineering design project primarily related to structural issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4323
CVEG4841 Transportation Desing Project (FA) Comprehensive engineering design project primarily related to transportation issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4433.
CVEG4852 Engineering Professional Practice Issues (FA,SP) Study of various issues related to the professional practice of engineering including ethics, profes¬sionalism, project procurement, social and political issues, project management, globalism, contract documents and other legal issues. Corequisite: CVEG 4811 or CVEG 4821 or CVEG 4831 or CVEG 4841.
CVEG488V Special Problems (Irregular) (1-6) Prerequisite: senior standing. May be repeated for 6 hours.
CVEG491VH Honors Studies in Geotechnical Engineering (Irregular) (1-6) The study of advanced topics in the geotechnical engineering field. May include par¬ticipation in geotechnical engineering courses normally avail¬able only to graduate students. Course may be repeated for up to 6 hours total credit with approval of the CVEG honors advisor. Prerequisite: CVEG 3133.
CVEG492VH Honors Studies in Environmental Engineering (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) The study of advanced topics in the environmental engineering field. May include participation in environmental engineering courses normally available only to graduate students. Course may be repeated for up to 6 hours total credit with approval of the CVEG hon¬ors advisor. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.
CVEG493VH Honors Studies in Structural Engineering (Irregular) (1-6) The study of advanced topics in the structural engineering field. May include partici¬pation in structural engineering courses normally available only to graduate students. Course may be repeated for up to 6 hours total credit with approval of the CVEG honors advi¬sor. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.
CVEG494VH Honors Studies in Transportation Engineering (Irregular) (1-6) The study of advanced topics in the transportation engineering field. May include participation in transportation engineering courses normally available only to graduate students. Course may be repeated for up to 6 hours total credit with approval of the CVEG hon¬ors advisor. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413.
CVEG4983H Undergraduate Honors Thesis (Irregular) Thesis research for civil engineering students enrolled in the honors college. Prerequisite: Honors College.
CVEG5123 Measurement of Soil Properties (Irregular) Consideration of basic principles involved in measuring properties of soils. Detailed analysis of standard and specialized soil testing procedures and equipment. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: CVEG 4143.
CVEG5143 Transportation Soils Engineering (Irregular) Advanced study of the properties of surficial soils; soil classification systems; pedology; soil occurrence and variability; subgrade evaluation procedures; repeated load behavior of soils; soil compaction and field control; soil stabilization; soil trafficability and subgrade stability for trans¬portation facilities. Prerequisite: CVEG 3133.
CVEG5163 Advanced Soil Mechanics (Irregular) Study of consolidation, shear strength, clays, bearing capac¬ity, and other soil mechanics topics. Emphasis on under¬standing the basis of soil mechanics topics. Prerequisite: CVEG 4143.
CVEG5173 Advanced Foundations (Irregular) Study of soil-supported structures. Topics include drilled piers, slope stability, pile groups, negative skin friction, foundation design from the standard penetration test and Dutch cone, and other specialized foundation design topics. Prerequisite: CVEG 4143.
CVEG5234 Water and Wastewater Analysis (Irregular) Application of chemistry to environmental engineering. Quantitative determinations of constituents in water and wastewater. Principles of bacteriological laboratory techniques. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.
CVEG5243 Groundwater Hydrology (Fa) Detailed analysis of groundwater movement, well hydraulics, groundwater pollution and artificial recharge. Surface and subsurface investigations of groundwater and groundwater management, saline intrusion and groundwater modeling will be addressed. Prerequisite: CVEG 3223.
CVEG5253 Microbiology for Environmental Engineers (Irregular) Fundamental and applied aspects of microbiology and biochemistry relating to water quality control, wastewater treatment, and stream pollution. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.
CVEG5263 Stream Pollution Analysis (Irregular) The determination and application of deoxygenation and reaeration rates to stream pollution analysis. A study of bio¬logical degradation rates for municipal and industrial wastes. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.
CVEG5273 Open Channel Flow (Sp) Open Channel Flow includes advanced open channel hydraulics, flow mea¬surement techniques, a hydrology review, culvert and storm drainage facility design, natural channel classification (fluvial geomorphology) and rehabilitation, computer methods and environmental issues. Prerequisite: CVEG 3213 and CVEG 3223.
CVEG5283 Solid Waste Management (Irregular) Collection, processing and disposal
of solid waste with emphasis on incineration, and sanitary landfilling systems. Supplementary transportation and transfer systems are included. Hazardous waste disposal design and regulatory considerations are discussed. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.
CVEG5293 Water Treatment & Distribution System Design (Irregular) Design of industrial and municipal water treatment plants. Discussion of raw and treated water requirements for the several uses. Distribution system analysis and design including distribution storage and pumping. Prerequisite: CVEG 3243.
CVEG5313 Matrix Analysis of Structures (Irregular) Energy and digital computer techniques of structural analysis as applied to conventional forms, space trusses, and frames. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.
CVEG5323 Structural Dynamics (Irregular) Dynamics response of single and multidegree of freedom systems. Modal analysis. Response spectra. Computer pro¬grams for dynamic analysis. Design considerations for struc¬tures subjected to time-varying forces including earthquake, wind, and blast loads. Prerequisite: CVEG 3304.
CVEG5343 Highway Bridges (Irregular) Economics of spans, current design and construction specifications, comparative designs. Possible refinements in design tech¬niques and improved utilization of materials. Prerequisite: CVEG 4313 and CVEG 4303.
CVEG5383 Finite Element Methods in Civil Engineering (Irregular) An understanding of the fun¬damentals of the finite element method and its application to structural configurations too complicated to be analyzed without computer applications. Application to other areas of civil engineering analysis and design such as soil mechan¬ics, foundations, fluid flow, and flow through porous media. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
CVEG5403 Advanced Reinforced Concrete II (Irregular) Design of circular and rectangular reinforced concrete tanks for fluid and granular loads. Prerequisite: CVEG 4303.
CVEG5413 Transportation and Land Development (Irregular) Study of interaction between land development and the transportation network. Application of planning, design, and operational techniques to manage land development impacts upon the transportation system, and to integrate land layout with transportation network lay¬out. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
CVEG5423 Structural Design of Pavement Systems (Irregular) An introduction to the structural design of pavement systems including: survey of current design procedures; study of rigid pavement jointing and reinforcement practices; examination of the behavioral char¬acteristics of pavement materials and of rigid and flexible pavement systems; introduction to structural analysis theories and to pavement management concepts. Prerequisite: CVEG 4433.
CVEG5433 Traffic Engineering (Irregular) A study of both the underlying theory and the use of traffic control devices (signs, traffic signals, pavement markings), and rela¬tionships to improved traffic flow and safety, driver and vehi¬cle characteristics, geometric design, and societal concerns. Also includes methods to collect, analyze, and use traffic data. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413 or graduate standing.
CVEG5443 Transportation Planning Methods (Irregular) A study of the procedures, methodologies, and types of reports that are employed to plan for a variety of transportation needs, and how these transportation plans are developed and used. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
CVEG5453 Asphalt Mix Design and Construction (Irregular) Theory and practice of asphalt concrete mix design for pavements and bases including specifications and construction methods for hot-mixes and surface treatments. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413 and CVEG 4433.
CVEG5463 Transportation Network Modeling (Irregular) An analytical approach to the use of math¬ematical techniques and computer models to represent urban transportation systems. Deterministic and stochastic methods for trip generation, distribution, modal choice, and assign¬ment. Prerequisite: CVEG 5443.
CVEG5473 Transportation System Characteristics (Irregular) Introduction to traffic flow theory, including traffic stream interactions and capacity. Applications for planning, design, operations. Prerequisite: CVEG 3413 and graduate standing.
CVEG5483 Transportation Management Systems (Irregular) Six transportation management systems are explored: pavement, bridge, intermodal, public transportation, safety, and congestion. System approaches are presented. Techniques are introduced on how to optimally allocate resources. Pavement and bridge structure basics are dis¬cussed and their performance parameters are presented. Case studies are used to illustrate the interfaces among vari¬ous modes of transportation. Safety and congestion problems in transportation are addressed.
CVEG5493 Infrastructure Management with GIS & DB (Irregular) Use of the major components of a Geographical Information System (GIS). Learn to define proj¬ect schema, create a project build categories and features, and perform database joints. Use of dynamic segmenta¬tion and multimedia capabilities. Application of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) and database interface service to GIS. Introduction to Global Positioning System (GPS). Prerequisite: CVEG 3413.
CVEG562V Research (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Fundamental and applied research. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
CVEG563V Special Problems (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for 6 hours.
CVEG5734 Advanced Wastewater Process Design and Analysis (Irregular) Application of advanced techniques for the analysis of wastewater treat¬ment facilities. Physical, chemical and biological processes for removing suspended solids, organics, nitrogen, and phos¬phorus. Laboratory treatability studies will be used to develop design relationships. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CVEG 5234.
CVEG5753 Air Pollution (Irregular) Fundamentals of air pollution causes, effects, and measurements, as well as control methods with application to current industrial prob¬lems. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (Same as CHEG 5753)
CVEG600V Master’s Thesis (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Prerequisite: graduate standing.
CVEG700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18) Prerequisite: candidacy.
