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Graduate Catalog 2014 - 2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Chemistry
  

  • CHM 600 - Chemistry Teaching

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Orientation to the philosophy and methods used in teaching chemistry; observation and directed practice teaching in the laboratory and classroom.


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  • CHM 604 - Special Topics In Environmental Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: CHM 504 and approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in environmental chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests.


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  • CHM 611 - Special Topics In Analytical Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in analytical chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests. May be repeated for credit with chnage of topic.


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  • CHM 612 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 511 or equivalent. Theoretical principles of analytical chemistry, including equilibrium, error analysis, and quantitative calculations.


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  • CHM 613 - Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 511 or prior approval of the Faculty instructor. Theory, principles, and applications of electroanalytical chemistry. Electron transfer in molecular mechanisms and molecular imaging, sensors, and state-of-the-art devices for analysis and diagnosis. Theory and application of advanced scanning probe techniques including AFM, STM, Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM), and coupled AFM-electrochemical analysis.


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  • CHM 614 - Chromatography and Separation

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 511 or equivalent. Comprehensive survey of separation techniques, including solvent extraction, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, chromatography detectors, gel electrophoresis, and capillary electrophoresis.


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  • CHM 615 - Advanced Mass Spectrometry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. This course covers electrospray, MALDI, CI, APCI, EI, and other novel ionization methods, as well as quadruple, TOF, FTMS, and double sector mass spectrometry. GC/MS and LC/MC also are discussed.


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  • CHM 625 - Quantum Mechanics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of Advisor or one year of undergraduate physical chemistry. Principles of quantum theory including aspects of structure and spectroscopy. Will include projects using common quantum computational software programs.


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  • CHM 630 - Special Topics In Organic Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 631/731 or approval of instructor. Discussion of special topics in organic chemistry reflecting student and faculty interests. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • CHM 631 - Organic Structure And Bonding

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 332 or equivalent. Structure and properties of organic compounds, including stereochemistry, conformational analysis, aromaticity, reactions, and reaction intermediates.


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  • CHM 633 - Organic Reactions

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 631/731. A study of the mechanisms of organic reactions and their implications in synthetic and structural organic chemistry.


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  • CHM 640 - Special Topics In Inorganic Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in inorganic chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests. Currently, bioinorganic chemistry and inorganic nanotechnology are the modern topics. Examples from the newest chemical literature will be discussed.


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  • CHM 641 - Inorganic Mechanisms and Structures

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 441 or equivalent. Application of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and elementary quantum chemistry to the determination of mechanisms of inorganic reactions; structural aspects of inorganic reactivities. Introduction to bioinorganic chemistry. Applications cover almost every element and examples from the newest chemical literature.


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  • CHM 642 - Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 625/725 or equivalent. Symmetry and group theory of inorganic and organometallic compounds; irreducible representations and character tables; applications to valence-bond and molecular-orbital theories of chemical bonding, structures, and spectroscopy. Applications cover examples from the newest chemical literature.


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  • CHM 651 - Clinical Chemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Laboratory diagnosis of kidney, liver, and hemolytic diseases. Instruction includes physiology and pathophysiology in conjunction with laboratory testing for the above diseases. Laboratory statistics also are covered.


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  • CHM 652 - Clinical Chemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Laboratory investigations of disorders in acid-base balance, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and endocrine functions. Biochemical markers of myocardial infarction. Case studies.


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  • CHM 653 - Advanced Biochemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 332 or CHM 402. Chemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids; immunology and AIDS. Enzyme and energetics of metabolic reactions.


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  • CHM 654 - Advanced Biochemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 653. Metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds, vertebrate metabolism, neurotransmission, nucleotides, and nucleic acids, DNA processes, RNA synthesis and processing, protein synthesis, gene expression, and cancer.


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  • CHM 655 - Biotechnology Techniques I

    (4 credits)
    Techniques of immunoassays and techniques of isolation, manipulation, and analysis of proteins/nucleic acids are covered. Includes both lecture and laboratory.


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  • CHM 656 - Internship In Clinical Chemistry I

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of the Director of Clinical Chemistry. Students rotate through the clinical laboratory at Cleveland medical centers, being trained in instrumentation, quality control, and diagnostic uses of various testing methodologies. Students are assigned evaluations and/or development projects for a more in-depth experience. Management issues of the clinical laboratory also are addressed. Offered in the summer to clinical chemistry majors only.


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  • CHM 661 - Macromolecular Structure and Dynamics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: Undergraduate organic chemistry, physical or analytical chemistry or prior permission of the Faculty instructor. Survey of basic and advanced analytical techniques that are critical in investigations of structure and dynamics of biomolecules, including protein, DNA and RNA folding and structures and function. Examination of biomolecules using basic and ADVANCED techniques including spectroscopic, time-resolved, and molecular imaging techniques.


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  • CHM 679 - Advanced Chemistry Laboratory

    (11 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. An advanced laboratory program in selected techniques to be determined by the needs and interests of the student. Offered every semester.


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  • CHM 690 - Annual Research Report

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite: Departmental Approval. Written report and oral presentation of research progress to student’s Research Advisor and Thesis/Dissertation Committee; includes submission of figures and data, and receiving feedback from the Advisor and the Committee.


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  • CHM 691 - Chemistry Internship

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing, completion of at least one full-time academic year in the Chemistry MS program or in the Clinical-Bioanalytical Chemistry PhD program, and permission of advisor. Provides students with practical experience in chemical and its applied fields. Students are required to submit a final project report and make an oral presentation at the end of the course. May be repeated one time for credit. Graded on an S/U basis.


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  • CHM 695 - Chemistry Seminar

    (1 credits)
    Introduction to effective collection, organization, and presentation of technical information. Students are required to present seminars, preferably dealing with some aspect of their proposed research program.


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  • CHM 699 - M.S. Thesis

    (16 credits)
    Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Methods and techniques of experimental research under the direction of a faculty advisor; includes submission of an acceptable thesis. Offered every semester.


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  • CHM 700 - Chemistry Teaching

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Orientation to the philosophy and methods used in teaching chemistry; observation and directed practice teaching in the laboratory and classroom.


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  • CHM 704 - Special Topics In Environmental Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: CHM 504 and approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in environmental chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests.


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  • CHM 711 - Special Topics In Analytical Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in analytical chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • CHM 712 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 511 or equivalent. Theoretical principles of analytical chemistry, including equilibrium, error analysis, and quantitative calculations.


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  • CHM 713 - Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 511 or prior approval of the Faculty instructor. Theory, principles, and applications of electroanalytical chemistry. Electron transfer in molecular mechanisms and molecular imaging, sensors, and state-of-the-art devices for analysis and diagnosis. Theory and application of advanced scanning probe techniques including AFM, STM, Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM), and coupled AFM-electrochemical analysis.


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  • CHM 714 - Chromatography and Separation

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 511 or equivalent. Comprehensive survey of separation techniques, including solvent extraction, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, chromatography detectors, gel electrophoresis, and capillary electrophoresis.


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  • CHM 715 - Advanced Mass Spectrometry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. This course covers electrospray, MALDI, CI, APCI, EI, and other novel ionization methods, as well as quadruple, TOF, FTMS, and double sector mass spectrometry. GC/MS and LC/MC also are discussed.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  
  
  

  • CHM 725 - Quantum Mechanics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of Advisor or one year of undergraduate physical chemistry. Principles of quantum theory including aspects of structure and spectroscopy. Will include projects using common quantum computational software programs.


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  • CHM 730 - Special Topics In Organic Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 631/731 or approval of instructor. Discussion of special topics in organic chemistry reflecting student and faculty interests.


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  • CHM 731 - Organic Structure And Bonding

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 332 or equivalent. Structure and properties of organic compounds, including stereochemistry, conformational analysis, aromaticity, reactions, and reaction intermediates.


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  • CHM 733 - Organic Reactions

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 731. A study of the mechanisms of organic reactions and their implications in synthetic and structural organic chemistry.


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  • CHM 740 - Special Topics In Inorganic Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in inorganic chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests. Currently, bioinorganic chemistry and inorganic nanotechnology are the modern topics. Examples from the newest chemical literature will be discussed.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 741 - Inorganic Mechanisms and Structures

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 441 or equivalent. Application of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and elementary quantum chemistry to the determination of mechanisms of inorganic reactions; structural aspects of inorganic reactivities. Introduction to bioinorganic chemistry. Applications cover almost every element and examples from the newest chemical literature.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 742 - Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 625/725 or equivalent. Symmetry and group theory of inorganic and organometallic compounds; irreducible representations and character tables; applications to valence-bond and molecular-orbital theories of chemical bonding, structures, and spectroscopy. Applications cover examples from the newest chemical literature.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 750 - Special Topics In Clinical Chemistry

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in clinical chemistry and related clinical disciplines. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • CHM 751 - Clinical Chemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Laboratory diagnosis of kidney, liver, and hemolytic diseases. Instruction includes physiology and pathophysiology in conjunction with laboratory testing for the above diseases. Laboratory statistics also are covered.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 752 - Clinical Chemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Laboratory investigations of disorders in acid-base balance, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and endocrine functions. Biochemical markers of myocardial infarction. Case studies.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 753 - Advanced Biochemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 332 or CHM 402. Chemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids; immunology and AIDS. Enzyme and energetics of metabolic reactions.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 754 - Advanced Biochemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CHM 653/753. Metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds, vertebrate metabolism, neurotransmission, nucleotides, and nucleic acids, DNA processes, RNA synthesis and processing, protein synthesis, gene expression, and cancer.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 755 - Biotechnology Techniques I

    (4 credits)
    Techniques of immunoassays and techniques of isolation, manipulation, and analysis of proteins/nucleic acids are covered. Includes both lecture and laboratory.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 756 - Internship In Clinical Chemistry I

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of the Director of Clinical Chemistry. Students rotate through the clinical laboratory at Cleveland medical centers, being trained in instrumentation, quality control, and diagnostic uses of various testing methodologies. Students are assigned evaluations and/or development projects for a more in-depth experience. Management issues of the clinical laboratory also are addressed. Offered in the summer to clinical chemistry majors only.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 757 - Internship In Clinical Chemistry II

    (11 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of the Director of Clinical Chemistry. Students rotate through instrumentation stations not covered in the first internship course (CHM 656/756) in the clinical laboratory at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation or other medical facility. Topic areas are the same as described for CHM 656/756. Offered in the summer to clinical chemistry majors only.


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  • CHM 759 - Clinical Chemistry Seminar

    (1 credits)
    Tutorial and student participation program emphasizing current developments in various facets of clinical chemistry. Open only to clinical chemistry majors.


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  • CHM 761 - Macromolecular Structure and Dynamics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: Undergraduate organic chemistry, physical or analytical chemistry or prior permission of the Faculty instructor. Survey of basic and advanced analytical techniques that are critical in investigations of structure and dynamics of biomolecules, including protein, DNA and RNA folding and structures and function. Examination of biomolecules using basic and ADVANCED techniques including spectroscopic, time-resolved, and molecular imaging techniques.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 779 - Advanced Chemistry Laboratory

    (11 credits)
    Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. An advanced laboratory program in selected techniques to be determined by the needs and interests of the student. Offered every semester.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 790 - Annual Research Report

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite: Departmental Approval. Written report and oral presentation of research progress to student’s Research Advisor and Thesis/Dissertation Committee; includes submission of figures and data, and receiveing feedback from the Advisor and the Committee.


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  • CHM 791 - Chemistry Internship

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing, completion of at least one full-time academic year in the Chemistry MS program or in the Clinical-Bioanalytical Chemistry PhD program, and permission of advisor. Provides students with practical experience in chemical and its applied fields. Students are required to submit a final project report and make an oral presentation at the end of the course. May be repeated one time for credit. Graded on an S/U basis.


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  • CHM 795 - Chemistry Seminar

    (1 credits)
    Introduction to effective collection, organization, and presentation of technical information. Students are required to present seminars, preferably dealing with some aspect of their proposed research program.


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  • CHM 899 - Ph.D. Dissertation

    (16 credits)
    Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Doctoral research under the direction of a faculty advisor; includes submission of an acceptable dissertation. Offered every semester.


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Civil Engineering
  

  • CVE 500 - Mathematical Methods In Engineering Mechanics

    (4 credits)
    Partial differential equations, integral equations, complex variables, integral transforms, and variational calculus as applied to the areas of elasticity, plasticity, fracture mechanics, materials science, and structural engineering.


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  • CVE 504 - Civil Engineering Systems Analysis

    (4 credits)
    Application of standard mathematical optimization procedures to the solution of linear and nonlinear civil engineering systems.


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  • CVE 505 - Reliability

    (4 credits)
    Includes a basic review of probability and statistics. Aspects of Monte Carlo simulation are discussed as it relates to reliability analysis and parameter estimation. Concepts of Weibull analysis and weakest link theory will be thoroughly discussed along with other system reliability topics. Standard techniques to estimate statistical parameters are presented. Limit state functions, the reliability index, and approximate methods are discussed. Code provisions based on probabilistic methods will be presented.


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  • CVE 509 - Energy Methods in Structural Mechanics

    (3-0-3 credits)
    Development of the principles of virtual work, total potential energy, complementary virtual work, total complementary energy, and Reissner’s principle for solid mechanics problems. Castigliano theorems, Ritz, Galerkin, and finite-element methods. Applications in structural mechanics problems for bars, beams, columns, plates, and shells.


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  • CVE 511 - Matrix Methods In Structural Analysis

    (3 credits)
    Energy methods approach to matrix structural analysis, including the development of element material stiffness, geometric stiffness, and mass matrices of basic structural elements; emphasis on the displacement method with computer program solutions of truss and frame problems.


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  • CVE 512 - Finite Element Analysis I

    (4 credits)
    Techniques in the formulation and application of the Finite Element method. Calculus of variation, potential energy and Galerkin formulations of element stiffness equations. Uniaxial, biaxial element, Isoparametric element formulations. Applications to plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric problems; solutions of engineering problems using computer software.


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  • CVE 521 - Behavior And Properties Of Concrete

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 422. 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 523 - Prestressed Concrete

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 422. Immediate and long-term stress losses in post-tensioned and pre-tensioned members; analysis and design of post-tensioned and pre-tensioned members for flexure and shear; proportioning of members, calculation of the amount, and positioning of reinforcement.


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  • CVE 524 - Nondestructive Evaluation

    (4 credits)
    Methods of nondestructive evaluation are studied. Topics include ultrasonics, acoustic emissions, penetrants, eddy current, X-ray and neutron radiography, digital radiography, computed tomography, and thermography. Cross-listed with MME 524.


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  • CVE 530 - Advanced Soil Mechanics

    (3 credits)
    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 531 - Advanced Foundations

    (3 credits)
    Subsurface explorations; shallow foundations; design of spread footings, mats, retaining walls, and deep foundations; design of piles, piers, and caissons.


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  • CVE 540 - Soil Stabilization and Decontamination

    (4 credits)
    Engineering classification of soils, clay mineralogy, properties of different types of soils, such as strength, permeability, volume-density characteristics; soil contaminant interaction, method of soil stabilization, method of soil decomposition, process selection, and site remediation. Soil decontamination design project.


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  • CVE 541 - Traffic Flow Theory

    (4 credits)
    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 542 - Urban Transportation Planning

    (4 credits)
    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 546 - Transportation Engineering

    (3 credits)
    Survey of transportation development, characteristics, and planning; traffic characteristics capacity of various systems, including basic procedures, controls, and criteria in highway design; environmental considerations.


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  • CVE 547 - Highway Engineering

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 446. 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 561 - Hydrologic Analysis

    (3 credits)
    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 562 - Open Channel Hydraulics

    (3 credits)
    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 563 - Water Resources Engineering

    (3 credits)
    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 564 - Groundwater Hydrology

    (3 credits)
    Analysis of the physical properties and the resultant groundwater flow in porous media. Application of the principles of the conservation of mass, energy, and momentum to groundwater flow systems. Includes well hydraulics, well design, aquifer analysis, infiltration, flow in the unsaturated zone, and introduction to groundwater contamination.


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  • CVE 565 - Hydrologic Modeling

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 561. Numerical and statistical methods employed in computer models that simulate the movement of surface water through the hydrologic cycle. Emphasizes the utilization of computer programs to evaluate the hydrologic response of watersheds.


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  • CVE 601 - Civil Engineering Graduate Sem

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Provides students with experience and instruction on research and presentation methods and oral communication of technical information, focused on civil engineering issues. Invited experts from industry and academia, from various civil engineering field, present and discuss current issues and trends in research and professional practice. Students will present a research paper at the end of the course.


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  • CVE 602 - Civil Engineering Internship

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Civil Engineering, completion of at least one full-time academic year in MSCE or Doctor of Engineering program, and permission of advisor. This internship provides students with practical experience in civil/environmental engineering. Students are required to submit a final project report and make a presentation at the end of the course. May be taken up to two times for credit.


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  • CVE 604 - Elasticity

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 513. Elasticity topics include tensor algebra, fundamentals of stress analysis, fundamentals of deformation theory, thermo-elastic constitutive relationships, uniqueness of solution, Airy’s stress function, and various solution techniques for two-dimensional problems.


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  • CVE 612 - Finite Element Analysis II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 512 or MCE 580. Advanced techniques in the formulation of the Finite Element with applications. Development of three dimensional elements, tetrahedrals and hexahedrals. Formulation of thin and moderately thick plate bending elements and shell elements. 3D isoparametric beam, plate and shell elements, solutions of engineering problems using computer software.


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  • CVE 613 - Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: CVE 512 and/or permission of instructor. Isoparametric finite element discretization, incremental equations of motion. Total and updated Lagrangian formulations. Nonlinear geometry, nonlinear material problems in two and three dimensions. Computer solution of problems.


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  • CVE 622 - Fatigue Analysis

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 620. The fundamental concepts of crack growth in the presence of cyclic stress are considered. The fracture mechanics approach is adopted. Similitude concepts, common empirical and semi-empirical equations, variable amplitude loading, and rain-fall analysis are discussed.


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  • CVE 625 - Viscoelasticity

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 604. Modeling of continua as a viscoelastic material in which stress and strain fields in deformable bodies are time and spatially dependent. Viscoelastic models include Maxwell fluids and Kelvin solids. Creep phenomena, stress relaxation, hereditary integrals, viscoelastic beams, beams on continuous supports, vibration, and wave propagation in viscoelastic materials are studied.


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  • CVE 696 - Independent Study In Civil Engineering

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Chair approval. Detailed individual study on a special topic under the guidance of a faculty member.


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  • CVE 697 - Master’s Research

    (8 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in civil engineering. Up to eight credits may be considered toward thesis credit requirements.


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  • CVE 701 - Civil Engineering Graduate Seminar

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Provides students with experience and instruction on research and presentation methods and oral communication of technical information, focused on civil engineering issues. Invited experts from industry and academia, from various civil engineering field, present and discuss current issues and trends in research and professional practice. Students will present a research paper at the end of the course.


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  • CVE 704 - Elasticity

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: CVE 513. Elasticity topics include tensor algebra, fundamentals of stress analysis, fundamentals of deformation theory, thermo-elastic constitutive relationships, uniqueness of solution, Airy’s stress function, and various solution techniques for two-dimensional problems.


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