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Undergraduate Catalog 2013 - 2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Chemistry
  
  
  

  • CHM 471 - Faculty Colloquium

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Research seminars presented by faculty. Graded S/U.


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  • CHM 472 - Student Colloquium

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in the Chemistry major is required for eligibility. Seminars presented by students. Graded S/U. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 479 - Advanced Chemistry Lab

    (11 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students An advanced laboratory program in selected techniques to be determined by the needs and interests of the student. Offered every semester. Graded S/U.


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  • CHM 489 - Senior Research

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 401 and senior standing in the Chemistry major are required for eligibility. Design and execution of experiments, recording and reporting of results. Requires written reports on specific problem. May be repeated for credit for a total of 6 credits hours. Graded S/U.


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  • CHM 489H - H: Senior Research

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: Honors Program Students, CHM 401 and senior standing Design and execution of experiments, recording and reporting of results. Students will be expected to present their work formally, either in writing or orally. May be repeated for credit for a total of 8 credit hours with a change of topic.


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  • CHM 497 - Topics in Chemistry

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Discussion of selected topics in chemistry as determined by faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit for a total of 8 credit hours with a change of topic.


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Chinese
  
  

  • CHN 102 - Chinese II

    (5 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of CHN 101 with a “C” or better or permission of instructor Essentials of Chinese usage; practice in hearing, speaking, reading, and writing.


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  • CHN 193 - Special Topics in Chinese

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Study of a particular topic in Chinese language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • CHN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHN 102 or the equivalent Emphasizes basic structures of standard Mandarin Chinese; helps students improve reading, writing, listening and speaking abilities. Chinese culture, society, and people introduced through supplementary materials and activities.


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  • CHN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II

    (4 credits)
    A continuation of CHN 201 that continues to build student skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Readings and activities emphasize contemporary Chinese culture and culturally appropriate interactions in a Chinese context.


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  • CHN 293 - Special Topics in Chinese

    (4 credits)
    Study of a particular topic in Chinese language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • CHN 393 - Special Topics in Chinese

    (4 credits)
    Study of a particular topic in Chinese language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • CHN 493 - Special Topics in Chinese

    (4 credits)
    Study of a particular topic in Chinese language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with change of topic.


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Civil Egr Technology
  

  • CET 310 - Structural Analysis & Design

    (3 credits)
    Basic concepts and principles of structural analysis and design. Emphasis on practical aspects of structural analysis and design to include beams, columns, trusses, frames.


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  • CET 311 - Structur Analysis & Design Lab

    (1 credits)
    Laboratory experiments for the study of the basic concepts and principles of structural analysis and design, with emphasis on practical aspects of structural analysis and design of beams, columns, trusses, frames. The course will build upon and actively complement the material presented in the Structural Analysis & Design (CET 310) class.


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  • CET 320 - Hydraulics & Hydrology

    (3 credits)
    A study of the fundamental principles of hydraulics and their application in engineering practice, including the fundamentals of fluid flow through orifices, tubes and pipes, in open channels, and over weirs, pump design, network analysis, and modeling.


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  • CET 321 - Hydraulics & Hydrology Lab

    (1 credits)
    Laboratory experiments for the study of the fundmental principles of hydraulics and their application in engineering practice, such as solving problems dealing with quantification of hydrologic budget, estimation of soil and aquifer parameters and water quality issues in a real world setting. The course will build upon and actively complement the material presented in the Hydraulics & Hydrology (CET 320) class.


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  • CET 330 - Eng Economic Cost Analysis

    (3 credits)
    Principles of evaluating alternative engineering proposals. Compound interest formulas and applications, present worth, equivalent uniform annual value, rate of return, depreciation and depletion, economic feasibility of projects.


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  • CET 340 - Adv Structural Analys & Design

    (3 credits)
    Analysis of statically determinate structures under fixed and moving loads. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures using the methods of three-moments, consistent distortions, slope deflection, moment-distribution and approximate analysis. An introduction to matrix methods of structural analysis.


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  • CET 380 - Elec Power, Light, HVAC System

    (3 credits)
    Design, installation and operation of materials and equipment in electrical power and lighting, and HVAC systems in residential and commercial construction. Includes design projects, blueprint reading, and quantification of labor and material units for productivity and cost estimation.


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  • CET 410 - Structural Steel Design

    (3 credits)
    Design of beams and columns, floor framing, tensions and compression members, bolted and welded connections according to AISC specifications.


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  • CET 411 - Structural Steel Design Lab

    (1 credits)
    Create and test to failure different types of steel conditions and connections and comparing their appropriate designed values of capacity according to AISC specifications.


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  • CET 420 - Reinforced Concrete Design

    (3 credits)
    Design of rectangular beams, T-beams, columns, reinforced concrete floor systems, and reinforced concrete footings according to ACI code. Quality control of concrete and structural inspection.


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  • CET 421 - Reinforced Concrete Design Lab

    (1 credits)
    Laboratory experiments for the study of the design of rectangular beams, T-beams, columns, reinforced concrete floor systems, and reinforced concrete footings according to ACI code, and for studying quality control of concrete and structural inspection. The course will build upon and actively complement the material presented in the Reinforced Concrete Design (CET 420) class.


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  • CET 440 - Highway Design & Construction

    (3 credits)
    This course provides an introduction to the field of transportation engineering with particular emphasis on traffic engineering and highway design. Topics covered include a description of the transportation industry and transportation modes; characteristics of drivers, pedestrians, vehicles and the roadway; traffic engineering studies, highway safety, principles of traffic flow, intersection design and control, capacity analysis, level of service analysis; geometric design of highways; paving materials and pavement design.


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  • CET 460 - Construction Management

    (3 credits)
    Construction and project management; workplace health and safety, construction site examples, construction equipment, temporary facilities, project management. Elements of law pertaining to civil engineering projects.


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  • CET 470 - Senior Design A

    (2 credits)
    Planning for the capstone course, CET 480 Senior Design B, to demonstrate the ability to define a problem in engineering terms and to develop a realistic plan to complete a civil technology project. A comprehensive written plan including budget, equipment requirements, time schedule, problem description, design alternatives, and tentative design will be prepared. Students are expected to extend their knowledge through self-study and research in developing and assessing design options. Ethical, legal, and environmental considerations are included. Students are encouraged to propose team projects.


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  • CET 480 - Senior Design B

    (2 credits)
    Continuation of capstone course CET 470 Senior Design A. In this course students will demonstrate the ability to solve a problem in engineering terms and to develop a realistic solution to complete a civil technology project. A comprehensive written report which includes budget, equipment requirements, time schedule, problem description, design alternatives, and tentative design will be prepared a course completion. Students are expected to extend their knowledge through self-study and research in developing and assessing design options. Ethical, legal, and environmental considerations are included. Students are encouraged to work on projects in teams.


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  • CET 497 - Special Topics in CET

    (6 credits)
    Independent study on a special topic or project under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.


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Civil Engineering
  

  • CVE 211 - Surveying

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 181 Theory and techniques of horizontal and vertical distance measurement, angle measurement, theory and adjustment of errors, area and traverse calculations, tacheometry, state plane coordinate system, topographic mapping, horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork calculations, fundamentals of engineering graphics, integration of geometrical theory, and computer-aided drawing.


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  • CVE 212 - Surveying Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 211 (as prerequisite or corequisite); must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. Practical application of theory learned in CVE 211 through field problems involving the measurement of angles and horizontal and vertical distances. CVE 211 must be taken concurrently or as a prerequisite.


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  • CVE 310 - Strength of Materials Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 211 (as prerequisite or corequisite); must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. Laboratory testing of engineering materials to determine physical properties and to verify basic theories. ESC 211 must be taken concurrently or as a prerequisite.


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  • CVE 312 - Structural Analysis I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in ESC 211. Truss and frame analysis, influence lines and load position criteria, deflection analysis, analysis of indeterminate structures by compatibility methods, moment distribution method, slope deflection method.


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  • CVE 322 - Structural Steel Design

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 312 Design of structural steel components subject to tensile, compressive, bending and combined bending and compressive loadings; design of bolted and welded connections.


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  • CVE 331 - Intro to Geotechnical Engr

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 211 Phase relationships, index properties, soil classification, clay mineralogy and soil structure. Soil-water interaction; capillarity, shrinkage and swelling, permeability seepage and effective stress, shear strength and consolidation theories, slope stability.


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  • CVE 332 - Geotechnical Engineering Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 331 is a corequisite for this course Performance of basic soil tests, such as Atterberg limits, grain size analysis, compaction, consolidation, and triaxial testing. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CVE 360 - Mech Fluid Basic Therm Sys CVE

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 201 and ESC 250 This course provides the students with a comprehensive study of mechanics of fluids and an exposure to key concepts from thermodynamics and heat transfer, tailored for civil and environmental engineering education.


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  • CVE 361 - Hydraulic Engineering

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in ESC 301 or CVE 360. Application of the principles of fluid mechanics to the design and operation of pipeline, pump, open channel, and ground-water hydraulic systems. Introduction to hydrology.


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  • CVE 362 - Hydraulics Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 361 (as prerequisite or corequisite); must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. Corequisite: CVE 361 . Experimental verification of pump, open channel, and ground-water energy-loss theories. Measurement of pipe and open-channel flow. Determination of centrifugal pump operating characteristics. Application of probability, statistics, linear algebra and numerical methods to hydraulic and hydrology problems.


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  • CVE 371 - Environmental Engineering I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in CVE 360 or ESC 301. Must be taken concurrently with  . Introduction to environmental engineering issues, legal aspects, engineering solutions, and basic approaches to abatement system design. Includes water quality, water supply, wastewater treatment systems, air pollution abatement, fate of pollutants, solid wastes, hazardous wastes, hazardous materials management, and environmental impacts.


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  • CVE 374 - Environmental Engr Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 261, CHM 266, ESC 301, or CVE 360. Must be taken concurrently with  . The objective of the laboratory course is to demonstrate the application of basic chemistry, biology and thermodynamics to environmental engineering, laboratory methods and interpretation of result to provide the student with a strong fundamental understanding of environmental engineering issues and engineering solutions The laboratory course will supplement and help demonstrate the application of the fundamental science concepts required to understand and solve environmental engineering issues. Students will learn basic sampling, laboratory methods and data analysis techniques as applied to treatment and remediation designs.


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  • CVE 392H - Junior Honors

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and approval of student’s honors advisor Student will enroll in an existing 300-level course in the department. The course will be modified to provide additional material appropriate to an honors course. The course modifications will be arranged by mutual consent between the student, the course instructor, the student’s honors advisor, and the student’s department undergraduate advisor. May be repeated for credit.


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  • CVE 401 - Structural Engineering Lab

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 422 Laboratory work in testing of structural engineering materials and components; proportioning of concrete mixes; testing of concrete cylinders and beams, reinforcing bars.


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  • CVE 403 - Constructn Planning/Principles

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. Types and uses of construction equipment and study of construction procedures; study of different types of estimates, direct and indirect costs, insurance, taxes, and bonds; analysis of construction schedule planning by CPM or PERT.


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  • CVE 404 - Civil Engr Systems Analysis

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. Application of standard mathematical optimization procedures to the solution of linear and nonlinear civil engineering systems.


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  • CVE 412 - Structural Analysis II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 312 and ESC 350 Matrix analysis of two- and three-dimensional trusses, continuous beams, and frames; emphasis on the displacement method and stiffness matrix development. Use of AutoCad and an ALGOR software program are required.


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  • CVE 413 - Adv Strength of Materials

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 211 This course will foster an understanding of a number of advanced concepts in the field of engineering mechanics. Topics include three-dimensional stress-strain relationships, failure theories, bending of non-symmetrical members, curved beam theory, beams on elastic foundations, torsion of noncircular shafts using membrane analogy, and plate theory.


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  • CVE 414 - Analysis and Design of Composite Materials

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 211 . Behavior of unidirectional composites, rule of mixtures, short-fiber composites, analysis of orthotropic lamina, analysis of laminated composites, design of polymer composite structures, and repair of reinforced concrete structures with composite materials.


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  • CVE 415 - Structural Reliability

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Sucessful completion of CVE 413 and ESC 310 Structural reliability depends on a precise definition of failure, which is usually specified by loss of service. In order to quantify reliability, a basic review of reliability mathematics, including probability density functions and hazard rate functions, is provided. Aspects of Monte Carlo and decision tree analysis will be discussed as they relate to structural analysis. Since there is appreciable scatter in the failure strength of brittle materials (such as ceramics and concrete) the concepts of Weibull analysis and weakest link theory will be thoroughly discussed. Bundle theory and its relationship to composite materials will be introduced. Standard techniques to estimate statistical parameters such as linear and nonlinear regression analysis, as well as maximum likelihood estimation methods will be highlighted. Finally, issures relating to limit state functions, the reliability index, and approximate methods will be discussed. Cross-listed with CVE 515 and MME 515.


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  • CVE 417 - Structural Vibrations

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 202 ,  , CVE 412 . Dynamic response of single and multiple degree-of-freedom and continuous structural systems to general force inputs by integration and modal methods, approximate design methods of structural systems under dynamic loading.


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  • CVE 421 - Behavr/Properties of Concrete

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Properties of hydraulic cements, aggregates, plastic, and hardened concrete; effect of admixtures and curing conditions; specifications and acceptance tests; placement, consolidation, finishing, and durability of concrete.


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  • CVE 422 - Reinforced Concrete Design

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 312 Analysis and design of reinforced concrete members by service and ultimate strength methods; flexure, shear, displacement, and anchorage of beams; combined axial and bending stresses in columns; one-way slabs and continuous beams.


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  • CVE 423 - Prestressed Concrete

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 422 Immediate and long-term stress losses in post-tensioned and pre-tensioned members; analysis and design of prestressed structural members for flexure and shear; proportioning of members for size and placement of reinforcement; analysis of crack width, development, and deflection.


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  • CVE 424 - Nondestructive Evaluation

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 211 and senior standing. Methods of non-destructive evaluation are studied in this course. Topics include ultrasonics, acoustic emissions, penetrants, eddy current, X-ray and neutron radiography, digital radiography, computed tomography, and thermography.


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  • CVE 425 - Advanced Structural Design

    (3 credits)
    Topics in reinforced concrete and steel design, plastic design of beams and frames, composite construction, plate girder design, torsion, two-way slab design and limit state design.


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  • CVE 426 - Senior Design

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 312, CVE 331, CVE 361 & CVE 371; must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. A capstone course which applies and extends previously developed principles of civil engineering. Students will form teams and work on design projects under the supervision of civil engineering faculty in the various areas offered by the faculty. Computer-aided analysis, cost estimation, planning, and management should be included in the design. Registration must be for two consecutive semesters of 2 credit each. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CVE 427 - Capstone Design

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 426. A capstone design course which applies and extends previously developed principles of civil engineering including engineering standards and realistic constraints. Students work in multi-disciplinary teams on planning, design and analysis of a civil project, involving as much as possible all major aspects of the civil engineering profession. Computer-aided analysis, cost estimation, planning and management should be included in the design. Registration must be in the semester immediately following registration in CVE 426.


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  • CVE 428 - Structural Wood Design

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 312 . Vertical dead and live loads due to gravity, roof, and floor. Lateral design loads due to wind and seismic. Properties and grades of sawn lumber and glulam members; modification factors of allowable stresses; analysis and design of sawn and glulam beams for flexure and lateral stability, shear, bearing, and deflections; analysis and design of axially loaded members, combined axial, and bending effects. Properties and grades of plywood and other rated sheathing; analysis and design of horizontal diaphragms, chords, drag struts, and shearwalls. Design of nailed, bolted connections; timber connectors and connection hardware.


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  • CVE 429 - Foundation Engineering

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 331 and CVE 332. Co-requisite: CVE 422 Co-requisite: CVE 422 . Subsurface exploration, bearing capacity analysis, shallow foundation design; spread footing, combined footing and mat footing. Lateral earth pressure theory; Retaining wall design; sheet piles; deep foundations; piles and caissons; soil improvement.


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  • CVE 430 - Adv Soil Mechanics

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 331 Soil mineralogy, determination of soil composition, clay-water electrolyte systems, soil composition, and engineering properties. Conduction phenomenon. Frozen soil engineering.


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  • CVE 431 - Adv Foundations

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 429 Subsurface explorations, shallow foundations, design of spread footings, mats, retaining walls, deep foundations, design of piles, piers and caissons.


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  • CVE 440 - Soil Stabilizatn & Decontamtn

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 331 and CVE 373 Engineering classification of soils; clay mineralogy; properties of different types of soils including strength, permeability, volume-density and characteristics; soil contaminant interaction, methods of soil stabilization, methods of soil decontamination, process selection, and site remediation. Soil decontamination design project.


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  • CVE 441 - Traffic Flow Theory

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. The Traffic Flow Theory course provides the basic concepts and theories of traffic flow characteristics and the associated analytical techniques. This course reviews the foundations of traffic science and presents the major classes of models derived for traffic flow. Recent developments and topics of current research are introduced. The course also addresses the implications of the models and the traffic system properties for traffic operations and control.


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  • CVE 442 - Urban Transportation Planning

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Focus on factors involved in the process of urban planning and regional transportation systems, encompassing all modes. Provides students with theory and applications of urban transportation planning studies, traffic models, investment models, programming and scheduling.


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  • CVE 446 - Transportation Engineering

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Survey of transportation development, characteristics, and planning; traffic characteristics capacity of various systems, including basic procedures, controls, and criteria in highway design; environmental considerations. CVE 450; Environmental Technology. (3-0-3) Introduction to environmental quality, water resources, wastewater treatment, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, waste site remediation. Emphasis on solutions to business, industrial, and manufacturing problems; including site audits, pollution prevention and regulatory issues.


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  • CVE 447 - Highway Engineering

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing Properties of materials used in highway construction. Effects of loading and the environment on pavement life. Design of flexible and rigid pavement systems. Construction methods and management.


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  • CVE 450 - Environmental Technology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): This course is for non-engineering environmental masters students only. Introduction to environmental quality, water resources, wastewater treatment, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, waste site remediation. Emphasis on solutions to business, industrial, and manufacturing problems; including site audits, pollution prevention and regulatory issues. (This course is for non-engineers in the Environmental Science and Environmental Studies Masters Program only.)


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  • CVE 451 - Boundary Survey

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 211 , CVE 212 . The Land Surveyor’s Role, analysis of evidence and procedures for boundary locations, retrace-ment principles for sequences, simultaneous and public surveys, laws on surveying practices


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  • CVE 453 - Subdivision Design

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 211 and CVE 212 Process of subdividing and platting land; analysis of soils, topography, terrain, earthwork, geometry and other variables for land subdivision; plat preparation; layout of development plans.


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  • CVE 454 - Route Surveying

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 211 , CVE 212 . Route surveying and geometric design; topographic site surveys and mapping; civil engineering and construction surveys; earthwork computation; layout of industrial plants, buildings, cables, pipelines and manufacturing.


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  • CVE 461 - Hydrologic Analysis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 361 Characterization and analysis of the hydrologic cycle and associated hydrologic abstractions. Statistical analysis of hydrologic events, hydrologic routing, and the effects of urbanization on the hydrologic response of a watershed.


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  • CVE 462 - Open Channel Hydraulics

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 361 Application of the principles of the conservation of mass, energy, and momentum to open channel flow phenomena. Analysis of open channel hydraulic structures and floodplain hydraulics. Emphasis is on computer applications and numerical methods.


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  • CVE 463 - Water Resources Engineering

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 361 Analysis and hydraulic design of water resource engineering subsystems including subsurface drainage, pressure flow systems, pumps and turbines, reservoirs, spillways, and landfills.


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  • CVE 464 - Ground-Water Hydrology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. CVE 361. Analysis of the physical properties and the resultant ground-water flow in porous media. Application of the principles of the conservation and mass, energy, and momentum to ground water flow systems. Includes well hydraulics, well design, aquifer analysis, infiltration, flow in the unsaturated zone, and introduction to ground-water contamination.


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  • CVE 470 - Environmental Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course.  CVE 371. Theoretical concepts from inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry applied to water chemistry and environmental engineering issues.


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  • CVE 471 - Environmental Law, Regulation and Compliance

    (3 credits)
    The study of environmental legislation and the resultant regulations as they apply to the environmental engineering profession. Addresses federal, state, and local regulations as applied to soil, water, air, and multimedia engineering activities.


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  • CVE 472 - Biol Principles of Envirn Engr

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course.  CVE 371 Application of the principles of biochemistry and microbiology including microbial metabolic cycles, enzyme systems, inhibitors, and electron transport mechanisms important to the water and wastewater treatment processes.


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  • CVE 473 - Environmental Engineering II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 371 Introduction to environmental engineering design of unit processes and pollution abatement systems. Topics include water treatment plant design, wastewater treatment plant design, air pollution abatement systems, solid waste engineering management, hazardous waste engineering management, and waste site remediation.


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  • CVE 474 - Environmental Engineering Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 371 pre or co requisite Laboratory methods for the measurement of physical, chemical, and bacteriological parameters of water and wastewater. Interpretation of laboratory results with regard to the design and operation of water and wastewater treatment processes and to the control of the quality of natural waters.


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  • CVE 475 - Solid Waste Engr Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course.  CVE 371. Generation, storage, collection, transfer, treatment, and disposal of solid waste. Addresses engineering and management issues including waste minimization and recycling.


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  • CVE 476 - Environmental Health Engineering

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 476. The application of engineering principles to the analysis and control of problems in occupational and environmental health, with emphasis on problems in small water and wastewater treatment systems, industrial hygiene, air pollution, noise, hazardous materials control, and public health.


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  • CVE 478 - Water Treatment Plant Design

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course.  CVE 371. Design of water treatment and distribution systems, engineering principles in design, selection of alternative process schemes, and cost estimates.


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  • CVE 479 - Wastewater Treatmnt Plant Dsgn

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course.  CVE 371. Design of wastewater treatment and collection systems, engineering principles in design, selection of alternative process schemes, and cost estimates.


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  • CVE 481 - Air Pollution

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 470 Types of air pollutants, and their sources, characteristics, environmental effects, control, and environmental fate. Dispersion modeling.


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  • CVE 490 - Special Topics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and departmental approval Detailed study of a special topic under the guidance of a faculty member. Available every semester.


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  • CVE 491 - Advanced Civil Engineering Design or Research I

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Advanced design or research under the direction of an instructor. Available every semester.


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  • CVE 492H - Senior Honors

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and approval of student’s honors advisor Student will enroll in an existing 400-or 500-level course in the department. The course will be modified as appropriate to provide additional material suitable to an honors course. The course modifications will be arranged by mutual consent between the student, the course instructor, the student’s honors advisor, and the student’s department undergraduate advisor. May be repeated for credit.


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  • CVE 499H - Honors Thesis

    (8 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and approval of student’s honors advisor Student will be involved in an engineering research or development project under the personal supervision of a faculty member. The specific responsibilities of the student will be arranged by mutual consent of the sutdent, the student’s honors advisor, and the department’s undergraduate advisor. The culmination of this course is a written thesis that is approved by a committee of departmental faculty members. The student will also present a public, oral defense of the thesis. May be repeated for credit.


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Classical and Medieval Studies
  

  • CLM 230H - Turning Pts in Anct & Med His

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Honors standing or permission of the University Honors Program. CLM 230H uses non-traditional pedagogical techniques, such as participation in historical role-playing games, to engage students in an in-depth and interdisciplinary exploration of pivotal points in pre-modern western history. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CLM 293 - Topic In Clm

    (6 credits)
    Focus on some topic in classical and medieval studies otherwise not offered. The topic may be an individual author; text, monument; genre; style; historical period; social, philosophical, or religious movement; linguistic problem; or an appropriate combination of these. May be repeated for a total of 80 credit hours with a change in topic. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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  • CLM 393 - Topic In Clm.

    (6 credits)
    Focus on some topic in classical and medieval studies otherwise not offered. The topic may be an individual author; text, monument; genre; style; historical period; social, philosophical, or religious movement; linguistic problem; or an appropriate combination of these. May be repeated for a total of 80 credit hours with a change in topic. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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  • CLM 493 - Special Topics in Classical and Medieval Studies

    (1-6 credits)
    Focus on some topic in classical and medieval studies otherwise not offered. The topic may be an individual author; text, monument; genre; style; historical period; social, philosophical, or religious movement; linguistic problem; or an appropriate combination of these. May be repeated for a total of 80 credit hours with a change in topic. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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