Civil Engineering courses are taught by the faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering. The number of credit hours awarded for each course is listed in parenthesis after the course title.

CE 183 Surveying (3)
Introduces students to modern surveying instruments, surveying methods and engineering graphics. Includes instruction in measurement of distances, horizontal angles and vertical angles, traverse and differential leveling, mapping, survey computations and computer applications using engineering design graphics software. One hour lecture, five hours lab. Fall.

CE 212 Statics (3)
Includes resolution and composition of forces, moments, principles of equilibrium and application to trusses and jointed frames, friction, center of gravity and second moments of areas. Uses vector analysis throughout. Corequisite: Mathematics 211 or Mathematics 221. Fall, spring.

CE 213 Dynamics (3)
Covers rectilinear and curvilinear motions, force, mass, acceleration, projectiles, pendulums, inertia forces in machines, work and energy, impulse and momentum, and impact. Prerequisite: Civil/Mechanical Engineering 212. Fall, spring, summer.

CE 230 Materials Science (3)
Introduces properties of materials, discusses bonding, nature of metals, polymers, ceramics, crystals and crystal defects, and structure sensitive and insensitive properties. Prerequisites: Physics 210, Chemistry 118. Spring.

CE 232 Mechanics of Materials (3)
Covers general principles of stress and strain, including elastic and inelastic behavior, shear, torsion, stresses in beams, and deflection of beams and columns. Prerequisite: Civil/Mechanical Engineering 212. Fall, spring.

CE 324 Construction Management (3)
Covers general principles of contracting, planning and scheduling, cost estimating and project economics. Includes the use of Primavera SureTrak® project management software. Fall.

CE 331 Construction Materials (3)
Introduction to civil engineering materials in construction, specifically steel, timber, aggregate, Portland cement concrete and asphaltic concrete. The focus is on the manufacture, origin and design of materials, physical and chemical properties of materials, stress-strain behavior of materials up to failure, and evaluation of materials through destructive and non-destructive methods. Hands-on labs emphasize characterization of physical and mechanical properties of materials, planning and execution of experiments, and interpretation of experimental data. Two hours lecture, three hours lab. Corequisite: Civil/Mechanical Engineering 230. Spring.

CE 338 Soil Mechanics and Soil Behavior (3)
Covers mass composition and phase diagrams, soil classification, principles of effective stress, seepage and fluid flow through soil, stress distribution, theory of consolidation, time rate of settlement, shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soil, compaction and surcharging. Three hour lecture. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 332. Corequisite Civil Engineering 366 and 339. Spring.

CE 339 Soil Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Experiments in sieve analysis, Atterberg Limits, permeability, field density, consolidation, unconfined compression and direct shear. Field trips. Corequisite: Civil Engineering 338.

CE 340 Structural Analysis (3)
Analysis of statically determinate beams and trusses for internal forces and displacements. Moving load effects and influence line theory. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Corequisite: Civil Engineering 332. Fall.

CE 341 Design of Steel Structures (3)
LRFD design of structural steel members including tension members, beams and columns. Design of bolted and welded connections. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 340. Spring.

CE 342 Design of Concrete Structures (3)
Design of reinforced concrete structural members including rectangular sections for bending and shear. Rebar development length concepts. Design of columns for axial load and bending. Corequisite: Civil Engineering 331. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 340. Fall.

CE 350 Transportation Engineering (3)
Introduction to the activities of the transportation engineer, including aspects of physical design of facilities (e.g., route location and layout, pavement design, runway design, etc.) as well as systems modeling and control (e.g., capacity analysis, urban transportation planning, and optimization). Emphasis on land transportation. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 183, 213. Spring.

CE 366 Fluid Mechanics (3)
Introduces the physical properties of fluids and the mechanics of fluid flow. Covers general properties of fluids, fluid statics and dynamics and dimensional analysis. Applications studied include pipe systems, aerodynamic drag, open channel flow and compressible flow. Prerequisite: Civil/Mechanical Engineering 213. Fall, spring.

CE 374 Environmental Engineering I (3)
Introduces the student to environmental engineering topics, including water quality, water treatment processes, air quality, solid and hazardous waste disposal and ground water hydraulics. Includes a study of environmental laws that affect the design and operation of waste treatment, waste disposal and power generation facilities. Prerequisite: Chemistry 118. Spring.

CE 380 Hydraulics Laboratory (1)
Experiments in fluid mechanics and hydraulics, including viscosity, frictional losses in pipes, flow and pressure measuring devices, momentum forces and weirs. Field trip to a local dam. Corequisite: Civil Engineering 366. Fall.

CE 438 Geotechnical Engineering (3)
Application of soil mechanics to the design of building foundations, including shallow and deep foundation systems; stability of earth slopes; lateral earth pressures and retaining walls; braced cuts; geosynthetics and precautions associated with construction operations. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 338. Fall.

CE 443 Intermediate Structural Analysis (3)
Analysis of statically indeterminate structures, using force and displacement methods such as stiffness method, matrix methods and finite element method. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 340, Engineering 390.

CE 449 Advanced Structural Design (3)
Advanced topics in structural design including steel connections, plate girders, composite beams, steel and concrete frames, two-way slabs and reinforced concrete foundations. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 341, 342.

CE 468 Engineering Hydrology (3)
Study of the hydrologic cycle including precipitation, infiltration, evaporation, overland flow, time characteristics of watersheds, unit hydrographs, stream flow analysis, ground water hydrology, flood frequency analysis, flood hydrograph modeling and hydrologic design. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 366.

CE 469 Design of Hydraulic Structures (3)
Design methods for reservoirs, spillways, outlet works, canals and related structures, conduits and diversion structures. Water supply design and pipe network analysis. Applications to multipurpose designs involving flood control, water resource economics, irrigation, recreation and drainage. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 366. Fall.

CE 475 Environmental Engineering II (3)
Design and analysis of unit operations and processes for water and wastewater treatment. Topics include physical, chemical and biological unit processes. Design of sewer networks, water treatment plant processes and wastewater treatment plant facilities. Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 366, 374 or permission of the instructor.

CE 493 Civil Engineering Design Project I (2)
Consideration and tentative selection of senior project topic. Project planning and preliminary design work. Written and oral presentation of preliminary work. Concurrent seminars consider the interaction between technology and society. Prerequisite: Senior standing, as indicated by concurrent enrollment in Civil Engineering 342, 438 and 469.

CE 497 Civil Engineering Design Project II (4)
Completion of project selected in CE 493. A formal written report covering all phases of the project is submitted. Oral presentation of the design before peers, professional sponsors and faculty. Concurrent seminars consider the impact of the selected project and other civil engineering projects on society. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 493.

CE 498 Independent Study in Civil Engineering (variable credit)
Independent study of topic of interest to the student. Requires faculty sponsor and approved detailed study plan of proposed topic.

CE 499 Special Topics in Civil Engineering (1-3)
Study of topics of special interest. Topics will be announced. May be repeated. Prerequisite will be announced when scheduled.

ENGR 101 Introduction to Engineering (3)
A hands-on introduction to civil, computer, electrical and/or mechanical engineering. Topics include the use of the computer in engineering and an introduction to the design process. Student teams led by faculty (typically the students’ academic advisor) complete design projects in a particular discipline. Fall.

ENGR 122 Introduction to Programming (3)
An introduction to structured programming of computers in a high level language. Topics covered include control constructs, procedural programming, data abstraction, arrays, debugging, testing, file manipulation and good programming style. Fall, spring.

ENGR 390 Applied Engineering Mathematics (3)
Develops understanding of practical mathematical analysis with applications in various engineering disciplines. Practical numerical analysis. Linear algebra and matrices. Probability and statistical analysis. Applications in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. Prerequisite: Mathematics 212 or 222. Fall, spring, summer.

ENGR 409 Engineering Economy and Decision Making (3)
An introduction to engineering economy including cash-flow, time value of money, equivalence, annuities, present and future worth, rate of return, break-even analysis, replacement analysis and benefit cost analysis. Also includes industrial cost measurement techniques, risk analysis, and project scheduling and management techniques. Case studies and guests from industry are used to gain realistic perspective.

EE 210 Circuits (3)
Provides an integrated lab/lecture sequence in which students are introduced to the fundamentals of circuit analysis. Topics include resistance, capacitative and inductive circuit elements, nodal and mesh analysis, transient response of RLC circuits, steady state sinusoidal response, operational amplifiers and an introduction to diodes and transmitters. Prerequisite: Mathematics 212 or 222. Mathematics 323 is recommended corequisite. Fall and Spring.