Department of Civil Engineering

Architectural Engineering: ARE

Lower-Division Courses

102. Introduction to Architectural Engineering.

Introduction to architectural engineering as a career by use of case studies. One lecture hour a week for one semester.

316. History of Construction Technology.

The development of structural and construction components and materials used in buildings and in transportation, water supply, sanitation, and drainage systems from the Neolithic age to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Architectural Engineering 316, 353, 377K (Topic 1: History of Construction Technology). Prerequisite: A major in architectural engineering, civil engineering, or architecture, or consent of instructor.

Upper-Division Courses

320K. Introduction to Design I.

Introduction to design of buildings, with special emphasis on engineering and industrial problems. Nine laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the major sequence in architectural engineering.

320L. Introduction to Design II.

Continuation of Architectural Engineering 320K. Nine laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Engineering 320K.

323K. Project Management and Economics.

Solving economic problems related to construction and engineering; construction project management techniques; characteristics of construction organizations, equipment, and methods. Prerequisite: Mathematics 408D.

125. Computer-Aided Design and Graphics.

Introduction to computer-aided design and computer graphics. Three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 311K.

325L. Cooperative Engineering.

This course covers the work period of architectural engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program. Forty laboratory hours a week for three semesters. The student must complete Architectural Engineering 325LX, 325LY, and 325LZ before a grade and degree credit are awarded. Prerequisite: For 325LX, application to become a member of the Cooperative Engineering Program, approval of the dean, and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LY, Architectural Engineering 325LX and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LZ, Architectural Engineering 325LY and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour.

235K. Materials and Methods of Building Construction I.

Manufacturing, engineering, and construction properties of building materials. Two lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 314K and admission to the major sequence in architectural engineering.

235L. Materials and Methods of Building Construction II.

Continuation of Architectural Engineering 235K. Description of building elements and construction methods. Two lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Engineering 235K.

345K. Masonry Engineering.

Behavior and design of masonry with respect to architectural, economic, and structural criteria. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 329 and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 331.

346K. Environmental Systems I.

Plumbing systems of buildings, electric power distribution, and lighting. Architectural Engineering 345 and 346K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Physics 303L and 103N.

346L. Environmental Systems II.

Heating and air conditioning of buildings, transportation systems, and acoustics. Architectural Engineering 346L and 377K (Topic: Air Conditioning and Heating Control for Buildings) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Admission to the major sequence in architectural engineering.

358. Construction Cost Estimating.

Construction quantity surveying from plans and specifications, unit price and lump sum estimates, bidding procedures. Two lecture hours and three supervised laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the major sequence in civil engineering or architectural engineering.

362L. Wood Engineering Design.

Design of solid and laminated structural members, connections, and plywood structural components; structural systems and laminated arches. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 329.

465. Integrated Design Project.

Design of low-rise buildings, including structural and environmental systems; preparation of contract documents. Two lecture hours and six laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architectural Engineering 320L, 125, 235L, 346K, 346L, 362L, and Civil Engineering 331 and 335.

366. Contracts, Liability, and Ethics.

Legal aspects of engineering and construction contracts and specifications; contract formation, interpretation, rights and duties, and changes; legal liabilities and professional ethics of architects, engineers, and contractors. Prerequisite: Admission to the major sequence in civil engineering or architectural engineering.

177K, 277K, 377K. Studies in Architectural Engineering.

Various specified topics or conference course. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Additional hours are required for some topics; these topics are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

379K. Noise and Vibration Control.

Same as Electrical Engineering 363N and Mechanical Engineering 379N. Principles of acoustics; human response to sound; control of noise and vibrations by means of vibration isolation; sound barriers and absorption. Prerequisite: Mathematics 427K with a grade of at least C and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering.

Civil Engineering: C E

Lower-Division Courses

301. Civil Engineering Systems.

Introduction to civil engineering as a career; engineering problem solving; microcomputers for text and graphics; introduction to civil engineering measurements; disciplines within civil engineering; engineering ethics. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.

311K. Introduction to Computer Methods.

Organization and programming of civil engineering problems for computer solutions. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Credit or registration for Mathematics 408D or 308L; additional prerequisite for civil engineering majors, Civil Engineering 301.

311S. Elementary Statistics for Civil Engineers.

Basic theory of probability and statistics with practical applications to civil engineering problems; emphasis on sampling, statistical inference, and experiment design. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Mathematics 408D.

314K. Properties and Behavior of Engineering Materials.

Structure, properties, and behavior of engineering materials, including concrete and metals. Laboratory exercises illustrate mechanical behavior of typical materials and demonstrate selected principles of mechanics. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Architectural engineering majors and civil engineering majors must make a grade of at least C in this course. Prerequisite: Chemistry 301 and credit or registration for Engineering Mechanics 319.

319F. Elementary Mechanics of Fluids.

Fluid properties, hydrostatics, elements of fluid dynamics, energy and momentum, boundary layers, similitude, pipe flow, metering instruments, drag forces. Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Civil Engineering 319F, 354, Mechanical Engineering 330, 345. Prerequisite: Engineering Mechanics 306S or 311M.

Upper-Division Courses

321. Transportation Systems.

Planning, economics, location, construction, operation, maintenance, and design of transportation systems; concepts of various modes of transportation. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 311S and credit or registration for Architectural Engineering 323K, or consent of instructor.

325L. Cooperative Engineering.

This course covers the work period of civil engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program. Forty laboratory hours a week for three semesters. The student must complete Civil Engineering 325LX, 325LY, and 325LZ before a grade and degree credit are awarded. Prerequisite: For 325LX, application to become a member of the Cooperative Engineering Program, approval of the dean, and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LY, Civil Engineering 325LX and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LZ, Civil Engineering 325LY and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour.

329. Structural Analysis.

Forces and deflections from stationary and moving loads for determinate and indeterminate structural systems. Two lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Engineering Mechanics 319 and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 311K.

331. Reinforced Concrete Design.

Ultimate strength theory and design for reinforced concrete members. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 329 and credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Civil Engineering 314K.

333T. Technical Communication.

Advanced technical communication skills: writing technical documents, representing information graphically, delivering oral presentations, working collaboratively, and managing computer-mediated communication. Two lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: English 316K and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering.

335. Elements of Steel Design.

Analysis and design of tension members, beams, columns, and bolted and welded connections. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 329 and credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Civil Engineering 314K.

341. Environmental Pollution Engineering.

Quantitative evaluation of the environmental, economic, and technical problems involved in control of pollutants of the air, water, and land. Prerequisite: Chemistry 301 and 302 and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 311S, or consent of instructor.

342. Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering.

Application of chemical, biological, and physical principles to the analysis and design of water and wastewater treatment processes. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 341 and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 319F (or credit for 354), or consent of instructor.

345. Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.

Nature and actions of poisons and other physiological stresses; recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 341 or consent of instructor.

346. Solid Waste Engineering.

Types, sources, composition, generation, collection, transportation, disposal and recycling of municipal, industrial, and agricultural solid wastes. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 341 or consent of instructor.

346K. Hazardous Waste Management.

Technical and regulatory aspects of handling and disposing of hazardous wastes. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 341 or the equivalent or consent of instructor.

351. Construction Materials.

Portland cement, properties of fresh and hardened concrete, mix design, lightweight aggregates, polymer impregnated and fiber reinforced concretes, asphalt, clay masonry, steel heat treatments. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 314K with a grade of at least C.

352. Civil Engineering Measurements.

Computations, error analysis, use and adjustment of surveying instruments. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Civil Engineering 310K and 352 may not both be counted; Civil Engineering 113K and 352 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Mathematics 408D or 308L, and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 311S.

356. Elements of Hydraulic Engineering.

Flow in closed conduits and open channels; pumps; flow measurement. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 319F (or 354).

357. Geotechnical Engineering.

Engineering properties of soils; permeability and shear strength of soils; settlement of embankments and foundations of structures; laboratory measurements. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Engineering Mechanics 319 and Civil Engineering 319F.

358. Introductory Ocean Engineering.

Wave theory, forecasting, and forces on onshore and offshore structures; coastal zone processes; and ocean outfalls. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 319F (or 354) or consent of instructor.

360K. Foundation Engineering.

Effect of geotechnical conditions on the behavior, proportioning, and choice of foundation type; design of shallow and deep foundations; study of foundation case histories. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 357.

362M. Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design.

Design of reinforced concrete buildings by ultimate strength design. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 331.

362N. Advanced Steel Design.

Design of steel buildings, composite beams, and plate girders. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester, with additional conferences and assignments. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 335, or upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

362P. Prestressed Concrete Design.

Design of prestressed concrete members to satisfy allowable stress limitations and strength requirements. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with field trips and additional class meetings to be arranged. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 331.

363. Advanced Structural Analysis.

Structural analysis for forces and deflections in complex structures, using energy methods and computer methods. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 329.

364. Design of Pollution Control Systems.

Analysis, synthesis, and design of integrated systems for the treatment and distribution of drinking water and the collection, pumping, and treatment of municipal wastewater. Six hours a week, including lecture and laboratory, for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 342 and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 356, or consent of instructor.

365K. Hydraulic Engineering Design.

Analysis and design projects for problems in hydraulic engineering practice. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 311S and 356.

366K. Design of Bituminous Mixtures.

Fundamental properties of asphalt and aggregates; design and control of asphalt mixtures; structural design of flexible pavements. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and Civil Engineering 321.

366M. Modern Pavement Materials.

Pavement theory, soil mineralogy, material characterization, stabilization, asphalt additives, concrete additives, fibers, recycled materials. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

367. Highway Engineering.

Geometric design of modern highways and streets, including intersections and interchanges; drainage; traffic operations. Three lecture hours and one hour of computer-aided-design laboratory a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 321.

367M. Public Transportation Systems.

Introduction to planning and operations of public transit; includes concepts of short-range and long-range planning studies, routing, scheduling, fares, and ownership-management. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 321 or the equivalent.

367P. Pavement Design and Performance.

Basic principles of design of pavements for highways, airfields, and railroads; pavement construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 321 and 357.

367S. Systems Engineering Applications in Civil Engineering.

Introduces the systems approach to civil engineering problem solving; applications of microeconomic theory, linear programming, dynamic programming, and other optimization techniques to civil engineering systems. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

367T. Traffic Engineering.

Driver and vehicle characteristics, traffic studies, traffic laws and ordinances, intersection capacity, signs, markings, signals, bus transit, parking, design of street systems, and operational controls. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 321 or consent of instructor.

369L. Air Pollution Engineering.

Characterization of sources, emissions, transport, transformation, effects, control, and measurement of gaseous and particulate air pollutants. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 341 and Mechanical Engineering 320 or the equivalent, or consent of instructor.

370K. Environmental Sampling and Analysis.

Principles of water chemistry, applied to measurement of contaminants in drinking water, wastewater, natural waters, and the atmosphere. One and one-half lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in engineering and Civil Engineering 341, or consent of instructor.

373. Professional Engineering Management.

Finance, investments, employee and public relations, decision making, legal and ethical factors in engineering practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the major sequence in civil engineering or consent of instructor.

374K. Hydrology.

Phases of the hydrologic cycle, unit hydrograph, flow routing, hydrologic statistics, design storms and flows, design of storm sewers, detention ponds and water supply reservoirs. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 311S and 356.

374L. Groundwater Hydraulics.

Darcy's law, steady flow in aquifers, aquifer and well testing, regional flow, numerical simulation, unsaturated flow, saltwater intrusion. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 356 or consent of instructor.

375. Earth Slopes and Retaining Structures.

Earth fills, excavations, and dams; soil compaction, ground improvement, and slope stability; seepage and dewatering; study of earth-pressure theories; design of earth-retaining structures. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 357.

375C. Rock Mechanics and Underground Construction.

Application of remote sensing and geophysical techniques to terrain evaluation site characterization. Methods of excavation and design of underground excavations in soil and rock. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Civil Engineering 375C and 377K (Topic 7: Geological and Rock Engineering) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 357 and a course in geology.

376. Airport Design.

Factors influencing the location, design, and construction of airports, including lighting, terminal facilities, noise-level control, aircraft control, airspace utilization, and automobile parking. Three lecture hours and two hours of supervised work a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 321 or consent of instructor.

177K, 277K, 377K. Studies in Civil Engineering.

Various specified topics or conference course. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Additional hours may be required for some topics; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Technological Innovation: Bioethical Issues.

Topic 2: Energy Policy and Ethical Conflicts.

Topic 3: Engineering Ethics in a Corporate World.

Topic 4: The Environment, Resources, and Technological Risks.

Topic 5: Engineering Entrepreneurship.

Topic 6: Engineering in a Legal Environment.

378D. Integrated Design.

Restricted to students in their last long-session semester. Integration of design concepts; impact of ethical issues on design; discussions with practicing engineers of real-world engineering problems; development of oral and written communication skills; discussion of the preparation of reports, plans, or specifications; emerging engineering issues. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 333T and credit or registration for all required base-level courses.

Meteorology: MET

Lower-Division Course

301. Descriptive Meteorology.

Nontechnical treatment of meteorology for students who want an elementary description of the more important weather processes; current weather discussions.

Upper-Division Courses

320. General Meteorology.

Solar and terrestrial radiation; elementary thermodynamics; the winds; general circulation; fronts and cyclones; weather analysis. Prerequisite: Physics 303K and 103M, or consent of instructor.

376. Physical Oceanography.

Same as Marine Science 354N. Introduction to the physical properties of seawater and the physical processes in the ocean. Distribution of temperature and salinity; oceanographic measurements; air-sea interaction; ocean currents; wind waves; tides. Marine Science 384N and Meteorology 376 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: A course in calculus and Physics 303K and 103M, or consent of instructor.

178, 378. Special Studies in Meteorology.

Independent study. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division meteorology and consent of instructor.

28 August 1996. Registrar's Web Team
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