Undergraduate Catalog 2005-2007
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CE 340 Engineering Surveys
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
Sophomore Standing
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.


Theory of plane surveying, care and use of surveying instruments. Distance measurements; bearing calculations; differential and profile leveling; angular measurements; stadia, simple curves; area and traverse computations; field practice.
30003

CE 342 Structural Theory
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
E 326 (co-requisite)
E 312 (pre-requisite)
Co-requisite: E 326, Prerequisite: E 312.


Stresses in truss members (including 3-dimensional trusses). Shear and bending movement in beams and frames; deflections; influence lines; analysis of statically indeterminate structures; introduction to matrix analysis of structure.
40000

CE 345 Construction Materials
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
E 326
Prerequisite: E 326.


Physical and mechanical, properties of concrete and asphalt. Manufacturing and quality control of concrete, concrete mix and asphalt mix design.
32003

CE 348 Soil Mechanics
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
E 326
Prerequisite: E 326.


Origin of soils, composition, soil characteristics and soil classification. Principles of effective stress; permeability and seepage. Shear strength of soils. Introduction to consolidation theory, compaction.
30000

CE 349
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
CE 348 (Co-requisite)
Co-requisite: CE 348


Soil Mechanics LabLaboratory to accompany CE 348
10003

CE 352 Transportation Engineering
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
Junior Standing
Prerequisite: Junior standing.


Historical development of road transportation, design of roadways related engineering studies, level of service, economic evaluation and safety.
30000

CE 466 Bridge Design
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
CE 468
Prerequisite: CE 468.


Use of ASSHTO Design Codes, Design Techniques for Beam, Curbed, Box Girder, Segmental, Cable-Stayed, and Suspension Bridge. Consideration of Deck Systems.
30000

CE 468 Design of Steel and Concrete Structures
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
CE 342
Prerequisite: CE 342


Structural proportioning of reinforced concrete members such as: beams, floors, columns and footings. Students will be able to design structural steel tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns and simple connections. Students will develop an understanding of the how and when design methods are applicable and how to make good design assumptions based on controlling theories.
40000

CE 482 CE Senior Design Project
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
Senior Standing
Prerequisite: Senior Standing.


Supervised design projects applying the fundamentals of engineering science and the concepts of planning and systems analysis in the design of practical engineering works. The scope includes needs analysis, formulation of the design problem statement and evaluative criteria; analysis of alternative solutions and the generation of specifications. Economic, social, environmental, aesthetic and safety constraints are considered. Practicing professional engineers are invited to serve as consultants. Written and oral reports are required.
30000

CE 483 Hazardous Waste
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:




Methods used for disposal or detoxification of hazardous wastes, including landfill, thermal, chemical and biological processes.
30000

CE 490 Municipal Design Using Geographical Information System (GIS)
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
CE 340
Prerequisite: CE 340


An introduction to geographical information system (GIS) and its application in construction management, geo-technical engineering, transportation engineering, structural engineering and environmental engineering. Standard GIS software will be used as a part of this course.
30000

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