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CEGE 1101 - Introduction to Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 1101 until 08-SEP-15
CEGE 1101 introduces students to the civil, environmental, and geo-engineering practice and the vital role these fields play in society. Presentations by professionals and faculty will explore the current and future challenges of the field, research areas, and career opportunities. Small group discussions with current CEGE majors will help students foster connections with peers and learn about the experience and opportunities in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering.
CEGE 1201 - Emerging Technologies in Transportation: Automated and Electric Vehicles [MATH TS]
(3 cr; Prereq-Recommended (High school algebra, trigonometry, and physics); A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Emerging battery and computer technologies are revolutionizing our daily transportation. Vehicle automation has the potential to reduce congestion, create new methods of traffic control, and change our travel patterns. 29% of United States greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, and electric vehicles could help reduce the environmental impacts. This course presents an introductory exploration into automated and electric vehicle technologies from a transportation systems perspective. As you study emerging technologies, you will also get exposed to the engineering methods used to design current transportation systems.
CEGE 1501 - Environmental Issues and Solutions [ENV PHYS]
(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: CSE 1101 (inactive, starting 08-SEP-15, was IOFT 1101 until 07-SEP-10)
You will explore a range of environmental challenges and their potential solutions, including climate change, water pollution, air pollution, renewable energy, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss, social justice, equity, ethical responsibilities. You will study the causes, consequences, and solutions while gaining hands-on experience through weekly laboratory sessions where you will work in groups, focusing on environmental monitoring, data collection, and analysis to assess environmental parameters and understand real-world applications. You will participate in engaging field trips to the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary, and two local lakes and/or the Mississippi River during your lab sessions. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and ethical awareness necessary to contribute meaningfully to the ongoing dialogue on environmental sustainability and solutions. Join us as this course is designed for all majors. This course satisfies the Liberal Education requirements of Physical Sciences with Lab Core and The Environment Theme.
CEGE 3101 - Computer Applications I
(3 cr; Prereq-MATH 1372, PHYS 1301, CSE or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 3101 until 08-SEP-15
Computer tools and computational methods for solving civil, environmental, and geo-engineering problems. Solving systems of linear/nonlinear equations, parameter estimation and engineering model fitting, numerical differentiation/integration, numerical solution of ordinary, and partial differential equations.
CEGE 3102 - Uncertainty and Decision Analysis
(3 cr; Prereq-MATH 1372 or equiv; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 3102 until 08-SEP-15
Stochastic models, their usefulness in reasoning about uncertainty in civil, environmental, and geo-engineering. Techniques for identifying, fitting, and validating models using data samples. Testing hypotheses about, and bounding uncertainty attached to, engineering parameters. Applications to civil, environmental, and geo-engineering.
CEGE 3103 - Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice
(1 cr; Prereq-Civil Eng. or Environmental Eng. or Geoengineering Upper Division; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Introduction to ethical thinking, code of ethics for engineers, accounting for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in engineering practice, and legal aspects of professional practice, using ethical and DEI case studies.
CEGE 3190 - Curricular Practical Training Internship
(1 cr; Prereq-CE, EnvE, or Geo major ; S-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Work assignment involving advanced civil engineering. Reviewed by the director of undergraduate studies.
CEGE 3201 - Transportation Engineering [TS]
(3 cr; Prereq-PHYS 1301, (CEGE 3101, CEGE 3102 can be taken concurrently); A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 3201 until 08-SEP-15
Applying laws of motion to vehicle performance, determining constraints for highway designs. Traffic flow principles, their relation to capacity and level of service. Geometric design, traffic control, pavement design, transportation planning.
CEGE 3202 - Surveying & Mapping
(2 cr; Prereq-CSE or Construction Mgmt; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was CMGT 3202 until 03-SEP-24, was CE 3202 until 08-SEP-15
Theory of precision measurements of distance, elevation, angle, and direction of points/lines above, on, or beneath earth's surface. Establishing such points/lines. Elements of coordinate systems, datum planes, and maps.
CEGE 3301 - Soil Mechanics I
(3 cr; Prereq-upper division CSE, AEM 3031, CEGE 3101, or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 3301 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 3301 until 07-SEP-99
Index properties and soil classification. Effective stress. Permeability and seepage. Elasticity theory. One-dimensional compression and consolidation; settlements. Compaction; cut and fill problems.
CEGE 3401 - Linear Structural Analysis
(3 cr; Prereq-AEM 3031, upper division CSE or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 3401 until 08-SEP-15
Analysis of determinate/indeterminate trusses and frames. Application of energy methods and virtual work technique in analysis of structural deformations. Force-based and displacement-based methods in analysis of indeterminate structures. Influence lines and critical load configurations.
CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials
(3 cr; Prereq-AEM 3031; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CEGE 3402W until 08-SEP-20, was CE 3402W until 08-SEP-15, was CE 3402 until 07-SEP-10
Concepts and modeling of behavior mechanisms for civil engineering materials such as concrete, masonry, metals, asphalt, plastics, and wood. Standard specifications for material properties. Techniques for testing.
CEGE 3501 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering [ENV]
(3 cr; Prereq-Chem 1062, Phys 1302, Math 1372 or equivalent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 3501 until 08-SEP-15
A quantitative approach to environmental problems, including the development of mass and energy balances and the application of fundamental principles of environmental chemistry and microbiology. Meets the University of Minnesota's liberal education environment theme through the incorporation of environmental function, problems, and solutions throughout the course.
CEGE 3502 - Fluid Mechanics
(4 cr; Prereq-[AEM 2012 or AEM 3031], Math 2373, CEGE 3101; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 3502 until 08-SEP-15
Fluid statics/dynamics. Kinematics of fluid flow, equations of motion, pressure-velocity relationships, viscous effects, boundary layers. Momentum/energy equations. Lift/drag. Flow in pipes and pipe systems. Hydraulic machinery. Fluid measurements.
CEGE 3541 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3501; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 3541 until 08-SEP-15
Laboratory-based course focused on physical, chemical, and microbiological measurements used in analysis of air, water, and solid samples. Applications include water quality, water treatment, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste treatment/remediation, air pollution, and environmental sensing.
CEGE 4101W - Project Management and Engineering Economics [WI]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CEGE 4101 until 22-JAN-19, was CE 4101W until 05-SEP-17, was CE 4101 until 18-JAN-00
Civil, Environmental, and Geo-engineering project management. Project planning, scheduling, and controlling. Project permitting. Financing, bidding, and contracts for public projects. Budgeting, staffing, task cost control. Critical path method and graphical project representations. Project management and leadership. Risk management. Engineering economics. Prerequisites: Civil Eng. or Environmental Eng. or Geoengineering upper division
CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering [WI]
(4 cr; Prereq-4101W, 4401, 4501; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4102W until 08-SEP-15, was CE 4102 until 05-SEP-00
Students participate in teams to design a solution for an open-ended civil, environmental, and geo- engineering problem. Projects include a cross-section of critical design tasks from conceptualization through preliminary planning, public hearings, design, environmental impact statements, final plans/specifications, and award of contracts. Student design reports must include an assessment of sustainability and an evaluation of issues related to ethics, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
CEGE 4103W - Capstone Design for Environmental Engineering [WI]
(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 4104W (starting 08-SEP-20, was GEOE 4104W until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 4102W until 02-SEP-14, was GEOE 4102 until 05-SEP-00)
Students participate in teams to design a solution for an open-ended civil, environmental, and geo- engineering problem. Projects include a cross-section of critical design tasks from conceptualization through preliminary planning, public hearings, design, environmental impact statements, final plans/specifications, and award of contracts. Student design reports must include an assessment of sustainability and an evaluation of issues related to ethics, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Prereqs: CEGE 4101W, 4501, 4502
CEGE 4104W - Capstone Design for Geoengineering [WI]
(4 cr; Prereq-CEGE 4101W, CEGE 4121, CEGE 4311, CEGE 4351, ESCI 4501; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was GEOE 4104W until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 4102W until 02-SEP-14, was GEOE 4102 until 05-SEP-00, CEGE 4103W
Students participate in teams to design a solution for an open-ended civil, environmental, and geo- engineering problem. Projects include a cross-section of critical design tasks from conceptualization through preliminary planning, public hearings, design, environmental impact statements, final plans/specifications, and award of contracts. Student design reports must include an assessment of sustainability and an evaluation of issues related to ethics, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
CEGE 4111 - CADD and Coordinate Geometry Applications
(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CEGE 3111 until 13-MAY-24, was CE 3111 until 08-SEP-15
This course provides an introduction to AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and GIS software applications. Students complete all tasks to design two-lane roadways and subdivision using civil engineering design software, including topography, plan/profile, contours, cross sections, and quantity calculations. Instruction in coordinate geometry includes how various data files are obtained, and can be used to create surfaces for design.
CEGE 4121 - Computer Applications II
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3101, MATH 2373 or equivalent, MATH 2374 or equivalent, upper division CSE or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4121 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 4121 until 07-SEP-99
Advanced application of computer tools/methods in solving ordinary/partial differential equations from civil engineering problems. Spreadsheet, MatLab programming. Methods may include finite differences, boundary element, finite element, and control volume finite element.
CEGE 4160 - Special Topics (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Upper div CSE; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Equivalent courses: was CEGE 4011 until 17-MAY-21, was CE 4011 until 08-SEP-15
Topics/credits vary.
CEGE 4170 - Independent Study I
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4170 until 08-SEP-15
Special studies in planning, designing, or analyzing civil engineering systems. Lab problems, literature studies, or reports supervised by staff.
CEGE 4180 - Independent Study II
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4180 until 08-SEP-15
Special studies in the planning, design, or analysis of civil engineering systems. Individual lab research problems, literature studies, reports. Supervised by staff.
CEGE 4194 - Directed Research
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Instructor Consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Special studies in planning, designing, or analyzing civil, environmental, and geo-engineering systems. Lab problems, literature studies, or reports supervised by staff.
CEGE 4211 - Highway Design and Traffic Operations
(4 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3201, CEGE 3102 or equivalent, upper division CSE or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4211 until 08-SEP-15, CEGE 5211 (starting 08-SEP-15, was CE 5211 until 08-SEP-15)
Principles of vehicle/driver performance as they apply to design and operation of highways. Highway alignment and roadside design. Intersection design and traffic control devices. Capacity/level of service. Trip generation and traffic impact analysis. Safety studies and safety impacts of design and operational decisions.
CEGE 4214 - Infrastructure Systems Engineering
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
The course introduces mathematical modeling methods such as convex or network optimization to formulate and solve civil engineering problems. Examples are motivated from emerging technologies such as sensing, shared mobility, etc. and computer tools are used to solve the problems. Prereqs: Math 2263 or equivalent, Math 2373 or equivalent, CEGE 3101 or equivalent, CEGE 3102 or equivalent
CEGE 4219 - Air Transportation Systems
(3 cr; Prereq-Recommended (CEGE 3101, CEGE 3102, MATH 2263, PHYS 1301) ; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 5219
This course provides an overview of the civil air transportation system design and operations. After completing this course, you should be able to describe the operations of civil transport aircraft from the pilot and company, and air traffic control perspectives; conduct basic economic analysis on airline operations and demand; conduct capacity analysis for airspace and airports; and conduct basic optimization for air transportation operations. This course will prepare students for working with the civil aviation industry.
CEGE 4253 - Pavement Design, Engineering, and Management
(4 cr; Prereq-[3201, 3301, 3402, upper div CSE] or grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4253 until 08-SEP-15
History of road construction, pavement types, traffic, and environmental loading. Subgrade materials, aggregates, asphalt concrete, and Portland cement concrete. Flexible pavement analysis and rigid pavements analysis. Structural design of flexible pavements and structural design of rigid pavements. Flexible pavements construction and rigid pavements construction. Distresses, maintenance, and rehabilitation of pavement systems. Assessment of pavement condition. Needs analysis and rehabilitation and maintenance strategies. Time value of money and life cycle cost analysis.
CEGE 4301 - Soil Mechanics II
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3301, upper div CSE, or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4301 until 08-SEP-15, GEOE 4301 (inactive, starting 18-JAN-00), GEOE 4301 (inactive)
Traction and stress. Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion. Experiments on soil strength. Earth pressure theories, rigid/flexible retaining walls. Stability of slopes. Bearing capacity of foundations.
CEGE 4311 - Rock Mechanics
(4 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3301 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4311 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 4311 until 07-SEP-99
Site investigation/classification. In-situ stresses. Strength/failure criteria of rock/interfaces. Stereographic projections. Kinematic analysis of rock slopes. Block size/stability. Reinforcement. Methods of stress analysis. Pillar design, stiffness effects. Elastoplastic analysis. Rock-support interaction. Numerical modeling of support systems. Lab testing of rock.
CEGE 4351 - Groundwater Mechanics
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3101or BBE 2003, CEGE 3502 or BBE 3012, upper division; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4351 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 4351 until 07-SEP-99, GEOE 4351 (inactive)
Shallow confined, unconfined, and sem-confined flows. Flow in two coupled aquifers separated by leaky layers. Transient flow. Flow toward wells. Streamlines/pathlines in two/three dimensions. Contaminant transport. Elementary computer modeling.
CEGE 4352 - Groundwater Modeling
(3 cr; Prereq-4351, upper div CSE or grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4352 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 4352 until 07-SEP-99, GEOE 4352 (inactive)
Analytic element method. Mathematical/computer modeling of single/multiple aquifer systems. Groundwater recovery. Field problems. Theory/application of simple contaminant transport models, including capture zone analysis.
CEGE 4401 - Steel and Reinforced Concrete Design
(4 cr; Prereq-Grade of at least C- in 3401, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 3402, [upper div CSE or grad student]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4401 until 08-SEP-15
Limit-states design. Steel: tension, compression, flexure, combined compression/flexure, connections. Reinforced concrete: beams (rectangular, T-sections, doubly reinforced) in flexure/shear, one-way slabs, serviceability, development length, reinforcement detailing, short columns.
CEGE 4411 - Matrix Structural Analysis
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3101, CEGE 3401, upper div CSE or grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4411 until 08-SEP-15
Analysis of linear structural systems by matrix methods, stiffness, and flexibility methods. Introduction to computerized structural analysis of trusses/frames, including coding.
CEGE 4412 - Reinforced Concrete II
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 4401, upper div CSE or instr consent; 4411 recommended; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4412 until 08-SEP-15
Advanced design of reinforced concrete structures: footings, retaining walls, columns with slenderness effects and biaxial loading, torsion, continuous systems, two-way floor systems.
CEGE 4413 - Steel Design II
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 4401, upper div CSE or instr consent; 4411 recommended; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4413 until 08-SEP-15
Design of steel and composite steel/concrete structures, including composite beams, plate girders, beam-columns, connections and multi-story frames.
CEGE 4416 - Sensors in Infrastructure
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 5416
As sensors become part of practice in CEGE fields, an understanding of instrumentation and their application to engineering problems becomes essential. This course will highlight the interdisciplinary nature of using sensors in engineering applications and how previous coursework can be applied. The sensors covered will range from mechanical measurements (e.g. strain, displacement, and acceleration) to environmental measurements (e.g. temperature, oxygen concentration, and wind speed), and non-destructive techniques. In addition to class lectures, instruments and data acquisition will be explored in lab experiments. Prerequisites: CEGE 3402, AEM 3031, CSE Upper division or instructor consent
CEGE 4417 - Structural Engineering Design of Wood Buildings
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: BBE 4355 (inactive, starting 22-MAY-17, was BP 4355 until 16-JAN-07), CEGE 5417
This course provides an in-depth presentation of topics in design of wood structures. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate and entering graduate students who have completed CEGE 4401 or equivalent. The course extends basic concepts of member design, which are covered in CEGE 4401, to wood members and simple wood structures. Knowledge of basic concrete and steel design, construction materials and structural analysis is presumed. Topics covered in the course include: wood properties and grading; design criteria using sawn wood, glue-laminated wood, and plywood; design of beams, columns, trusses, shear diaphragms and floors; connections for wood structures; and building codes and test methods. Prereqs: CEGE 4401 or equivalent
CEGE 4501 - Hydrologic Design
(4 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3502; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4501 until 08-SEP-15, RELS 5111 (inactive, ending 06-SEP-05, starting 18-JAN-05, was JWST 5111 until 06-SEP-05, was JWST 5111 until 18-JAN-05), JWST 5111 (inactive, ending 06-SEP-05)
Hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation, infiltration runoff. Flood routing through rivers and reservoirs. Statistical analysis of hydrologic data and estimation of design flows. Open channel flow, flow through conduits. Detention basin design, hydraulic structure sizing, estimation of risk of flooding.
CEGE 4502 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3501 or ChEn 2001 or BBE 3033; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4502 until 08-SEP-15
Theory and design of physical, chemical, and biological processes for the treatment of water and wastewater.
CEGE 4512 - Open Channel Hydraulics
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4512 until 08-SEP-15
Theories of flow in open channels, including gradually varied and rapidly varied flows, steady and unsteady flows. Computational methods for unsteady open channel flows, applications to flood routing. Introduction to moveable bed mechanics.
CEGE 4513 - Energy Conversion from Wind Hydro and Solar Resources
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: BBE 5733, BBE 4733 (starting 02-SEP-08), CEGE 5513
During this class the physical principles of energy conversion from alternative resources as wind, hydro and solar will be presented and discussed, with an emphasis on fluid mechanics and geophysical flows (atmospheric boundary layer, rivers, tidal flows). We will start with the resource assessment devoted to quantify the available energy in the environment (wind, rivers, and sun). Each energy resource module will include basic economic principles and assumption enabling the quantification of the efficiency and the costs of energy transformation, as well as an estimate of environmental effects (when possible). We will focus on the details on wind, streams, wave and solar power using conservation equations and basic principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. prereqs: CEGE 3502 or equivalent
CEGE 4515 - Remote Sensing of Environment and Water Resources
(3 cr; Prereq-Recommended (CEGE 3102, Stat 3021 or equivalent, CEGE 4501) ; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
The course presents fundamentals of probability theory, statistical learning, and physics of remote sensing to increase understanding and technical knowledge of undergraduate and graduate students about Earth data analysis and remote sensing.
CEGE 4516 - Stream Mechanics
(3 cr; Prereq-Multivariate Calculus; A-F only; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 5516
Streams are the principle means for the delivery of the water, sediments, and nutrients that are required to sustain life on the Earth's surface. This course discusses the fundamental mechanisms that drive physical transport processes in streams, the role of these physical processes in the stream ecosystem functions, as well as the impacts of biota on these physical processes. The specific topics include open channel flow, sediment transport, channel geomorphology, groundwater flow, the advection and diffusion of nutrients and pollutants. We will also briefly discuss how these physical processes impact stream ecological functions and how biota impacts these physical processes. In addition, we will briefly discuss current ways to restore streams, especially methods to increase channel stability.
CEGE 4522 - Review of Introductory Fluid Mechanics for Graduate Students
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Fluid statics/dynamics. Kinematics of fluid flow, equations of motion, pressure-velocity relationships, viscous effects, boundary layers. Momentum/energy equations. Lift/drag. Flow in pipes and pipe systems. Hydraulic machinery. Fluid measurements
CEGE 4561 - Solids and Hazardous Wastes
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4561 until 08-SEP-15
This course will serve as an introduction to the topics of solid and hazardous waste management. Classes will incorporate information about prevention, treatment options, and the regulations surrounding solid and hazardous waste. They will also provide an opportunity to observe different methods of waste treatment in action.
CEGE 4562 - Environmental Remediation Technologies
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 4562 until 08-SEP-15
Theory and application of current and emerging technologies used to remediate contaminated soil and groundwater. preq: CEGE 3501, Upper division CSE or graduate student or instructor consent
CEGE 4563 - Pollutant Fate and Transport: Processes and Modeling
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
This course will focus on understanding the processes that dictate chemical fate in surface waters, including air-water transfer, adsorption, and biological and abiotic degradation. Students will evaluate the kinetics of these processes by interpreting experimental data. They will also characterize transport in surface waters by building theoretical and computational models from scratch that incorporate advection, diffusion and dispersion transport processes. Students will develop finite difference solutions to advection-diffusion-reaction equations, using ideal and non-ideal reactor theory, to describe the ultimate fate of pollutants in surface water systems such as rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Fate and transport of organic pollutants (such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals), as well as biochemical oxygen demand and nutrient pollution, will be studied. Prerequisites: CEGE 3101, CEGE 3501, or instructor consent
CEGE 5094 - Directed Research
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5094 until 08-SEP-15
Special studies in the planning, design, or analysis of civil, environmental, and geo- engineering systems. Individual lab research problems, literature studies, reports. Supervised by staff.
CEGE 5180 - Special Topics (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-upper division undergraduate, graduate student, or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5180 until 08-SEP-15
Topics vary depending on faculty and student interests.
CEGE 5211 - Highway Design & Traffic Operations
(4 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3201, CEGE 3102 or equivalent, Grad Student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5211 until 08-SEP-15, CEGE 4211 (starting 08-SEP-15, was CE 4211 until 08-SEP-15)
Principles of vehicle/driver performance as they apply to design and operation of highways. Highway alignment and roadside design. Intersection design and traffic control devices. Capacity/level of service. Trip generation and traffic impact analysis. Safety studies and safety impacts of design and operational decisions.
CEGE 5212 - Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment
(3 cr; Prereq-3201 or equiv, upper division CSE, or grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5212 until 08-SEP-15, PA 5232 (starting 02-SEP-08)
Techniques of analysis and planning for transportation services. Demand-supply interactions. Evaluating transportation alternatives. Travel demand forecasting. Integrated model systems. Citizen participation in decision-making.
CEGE 5213 - Transit Planning and Management
(3 cr; Prereq-Upper Division CE, EnvE, or GeoE student, CE or GeoE grad student, or instructor consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5213 until 08-SEP-15, PA 5231 (starting 20-JAN-15)
Principles/techniques related to transit systems. Historical perspective, characteristics of travel demand, demand management. Evaluating/benchmarking system performance. Transit-oriented development. Analyzing alternative transit modes. System design/finance. Case studies, field projects.
CEGE 5214 - Infrastructure Systems Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-Math 2373 or equivalent, Math 2263 or equivalent. CEGE 3101 or equivalent, CEGE 3102 or eqiuvalent, CEGE graduate student or instructors consent.; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5214 until 08-SEP-15
Systems approach, its application to transportation engineering/planning. Prediction of flows and level of service. Production functions, cost optimization, utility theory, demand modeling, transportation network analysis, equilibrium assignment, decision analysis, multidimensional evaluation of transportation projects.
CEGE 5219 - Air Transportation Systems
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 4219
This course provides an overview of the civil air transportation system design and operations. After completing this course, you should be able to describe the operations of civil transport aircraft from the pilot and company, and air traffic control perspectives; conduct basic economic analysis on airline operations and demand; conduct capacity analysis for airspace and airports; and conduct basic optimization for air transportation operations. This course will prepare students for working with the civil aviation industry.
CEGE 5341 - Wave Methods for Nondestructive Testing
(3 cr; Prereq-[AEM 2021, AEM 3031] or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5341 until 08-SEP-15, was CE 5431 until 21-JAN-03
Introduction to contemporary methods for nondestructive characterization of objects of civil infrastructure (e.g., highways, bridges, geotechnical sites). Imaging technologies based on propagation of elastic waves such as ultrasonic/resonant frequency methods, seismic surveys, and acoustic emission monitoring. Lecture
CEGE 5342 - Introduction to Inverse Problems
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Introduction to principles and applications of the inverse problems theory -- the underpinning of model-driven data analytics. The course covers (i) basic ideas, (ii) mathematical foundation, (iii) discretization strategies, (iv) regularization techniques, (v) solution algorithms, and (vi) example problems. All advanced concepts, when recalled, are introduced in an intuitive engineering setting. The discussion, supported by ample numerical examples, focuses on the inversion of linear ``forward'' models. Numerical solutions are implemented in the Matlab environment, and make use of the regtools package that accompanies the textbook (P.C. Hansen, Discrete Inverse Problems -- Insight and Applications, SIAM, 2010). Prereqs: MATH 2243, MATH 2263, CEGE 3101 or equivalent
CEGE 5351 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I
(3 cr; Prereq-[ Math 2374 or equiv], upper division CSE student or grad student] or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5351 until 08-SEP-15
Emphasizes skills relevant for civil, environmental, and geo- engineers. Mathematical principles explained in an engineering setting. Applications from various areas in civil, environmental, and geo- engineering.
CEGE 5411 - Applied Structural Mechanics
(3 cr; Prereq-AEM 3031, Upper div CSE or grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5411 until 08-SEP-15
Principal Stresses and strain analysis; failure criteria. Introduction to plane elasticity, energymethods, torsion of beams, and bending of unsymmetrical beams. Introduction to structural dynamics and stability.
CEGE 5414 - Prestressed Concrete Design
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 4401, upper div CSE or grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5414 until 08-SEP-15, was CE 4414 until 19-JAN-10, was CE 5412 until 17-JAN-06
Design of prestressed concrete structures. Time dependent effects, behavior, flexure, shear, torsion, deflections, continuous systems.
CEGE 5415 - Masonry Structures
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 4401, upper div CSE or grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5415 until 08-SEP-15, was CE 4415 until 19-JAN-10, was CE 5413 until 17-JAN-06
Masonry materials and their production. Mortars, grouts. Design of unreinforced and reinforced masonry structural systems. Walls, columns, lintels. Codes/specifications, testing.
CEGE 5416 - Sensors in Infrastructure
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3402, AEM 3031; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 4416
As sensors become part of practice in CEGE fields, an understanding of instrumentation and their application to engineering problems becomes essential. This course will highlight the interdisciplinary nature of using sensors in engineering applications and how previous coursework can be applied. The sensors covered will range from mechanical measurements (e.g. strain, displacement, and acceleration) to environmental measurements (e.g. temperature, oxygen concentration, and wind speed), and non-destructive techniques. In addition to class lectures, instruments and data acquisition will be explored in lab experiments.
CEGE 5417 - Structural Engineering Design of Wood Buildings
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: BBE 4355 (inactive, starting 22-MAY-17, was BP 4355 until 16-JAN-07), CEGE 4417
This course provides an in-depth presentation of topics in design of wood structures. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate and entering graduate students who have completed CEGE 4401 or equivalent. The course extends basic concepts of member design, which are covered in CEGE 4401, to wood members and simple wood structures. Knowledge of basic concrete and steel design, construction materials and structural analysis is presumed. Topics covered in the course include: wood properties and grading; design criteria using sawn wood, glue-laminated wood, and plywood; design of beams, columns, trusses, shear diaphragms and floors; connections for wood structures; and building codes and test methods. Prereqs: CEGE 4401 or equivalent
CEGE 5496 - Industrial Internship in Structural Engineering
(4 cr; Prereq-CEGE graduate student, completion of at least one semester of coursework in the MS program; no other courses can be taken simultaneously.; A-F only; offered Every Summer)
The internship program aims to help students gain hands-on experience through involvement in real-world projects, which will facilitate their transition into a professional career. The internship spans a 15-week summer session, comprising 13 weeks of full-time work at a firm and two weeks dedicated to report writing. At the end of the internship, students will present their experiences to the CEGE department in a formal presentation session.
CEGE 5511 - Urban Hydrology and Water Quality
(4 cr; Prereq-CEGE 4501or BBE 5513, upper division CSE or grad student or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5511 until 08-SEP-15
Urban hydrology for small watersheds and the management of storm water quality and quantity.
CEGE 5512 - Stochastic Ecohydrology
(3 cr; Prereq-MATH 2373, MATH 2374; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
This course will provide the theoretical and quantitative basis for understanding the interactions between the water cycle, vegetation, soil biogeochemistry, and the atmosphere. A main focus of the course will be on modeling the water and carbon dynamics across the soil-plant-atmosphere system. We will provide probabilistic descriptions of this system at the daily, seasonal, and interannual timescales by incorporating various sources of randomness and non-stationarity within the environment, particularly those from rainfall. These concepts and tools will be discussed in the context of sustainable management of water resources and terrestrial ecosystems, especially in view of the changes in the hydrological regime from climate change and societal pressures.
CEGE 5513 - Energy Conversion from Wind, Hydro and Solar Resources
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3502 or equivalent; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 4513, BBE 5733, BBE 4733 (starting 02-SEP-08)
During this class the physical principles of energy conversion from alternative resources as wind, hydro and solar will be presented and discussed, with an emphasis on fluid mechanics and geophysical flows (atmospheric boundary layer, rivers, tidal flows). We will start with the resource assessment devoted to quantify the available energy in the environment (wind, rivers, and sun). Each energy resource module will include basic economic principles and assumption enabling the quantification of the efficiency and the costs of energy transformation, as well as an estimate of environmental effects (when possible). We will focus on the details on wind, streams, wave and solar power using conservation equations and basic principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
CEGE 5514 - Granular Physics with Environmental and Engineering Applications
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
This class concerns ways in which relatively straightforward particle-scale phenomenology is directly related to larger-scale behaviors of concern to environmental and engineering processes. These larger scale behaviors include pattern formation driven by cooperative sorting and advection dynamics. They also include quasi-static and dynamic non-linear responses to stresses and other forcing. Applications we discuss include particle transport in rivers, wetlands reclamation, pavement compaction, and industrial mixing. As many large-scale and small-scale phenemonelogy can be counter-intuitive without experience, the in-class work is supplemented by two sets of hand-on activities. (1) students will explore these phenomenology in physical laboratories and (2) students will explore details unattainable in the physical laboratory by modifying existing computational simulations. (e.g., behavior in zero gravity, chaotic particle pathways, small-scale structures in colloidal suspensions). Minimal prior programming experience is expected. Programming assignments will be designed to be flexible for students of all levels of such experience. Prereqs: Graduate student in CSE or permission of instructor and/or CEGE 3502, MATH 2373, MATH 2374
CEGE 5515 - Remote Sensing of Environment and Water Resources
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
The course presents fundamentals of probability theory, statistical learning, and physics of remotes sensing to increase understanding and technical knowledge of undergraduate and graduate students about Earth data analysis and remote sensing. Prereqs: CEGE 4501 is recommended
CEGE 5516 - Stream Mechanics
(3 cr; Prereq-Multivariate Calculus; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 4516
Streams are the principal means for the delivery of the water, sediments, and nutrients that are required to sustain life on the Earth's surface. This course discusses the fundamental mechanisms that drive physical transport processes in streams, the role of these physical processes in the stream ecosystem functions, as well as the impacts of biota on these physical processes. The specific topics include open channel flow, sediment transport, channel geomorphology, groundwater flow, the advection and diffusion of nutrients and pollutants. We will also briefly discuss how these physical processes impact stream ecological functions and how biota impacts these physical processes. In addition, we will briefly discuss current ways to restore streams, especially methods to increase channel stability.
CEGE 5541 - Environmental Water Chemistry
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3501, Chem 1061, Chem 1062 or Chem 1071H/1072H, upper division CSE or grad student or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5541 until 08-SEP-15, was CE 4541 until 04-SEP-01
Introduction to water chemistry. Physical chemical principles, geochemical processes controlling chemical composition of waters, behavior of contaminants that affect the suitability of water for beneficial uses.
CEGE 5542 - Experimental Methods in Environmental Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 3501, (CEGE 5541 recommended) Chem 1022, upper division CSE or grad student or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5542 until 08-SEP-15
Tools necessary to conduct research in environmental engineering and chemistry. Theory of operation of analytical equipment. Sampling and data handling methods, statistical analyses, experimental design, laboratory safety. Lecture, laboratory.
CEGE 5543 - Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics
(4 cr; Prereq-Any undergraduate fluid mechanics course or consent of the instructor; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd Year)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5543 until 08-SEP-15
In Environmental Fluid Mechanics, we study the movement and changes of pollutants and nutrients in water systems. Our focus is on quantifying transport from microscopic to watersheds scales. The overall goal is to develop physically-based knowledge of fluid flow transport processes that mediate the fate of contaminants and nutrients in the environment. An understanding of mechanisms guides sustainable water quality management strategies. The topics covered encompass dimensional analysis, scaling, transport phenomena, flow, dispersion, and chemical/biological reactions, along with practical laboratory experience.
CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology
(3 cr; Prereq-Upper div or grad student or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5551 until 08-SEP-15, was CE 4551 until 16-JAN-01
Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health.
CEGE 5552 - Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
(1 cr; Prereq-CEGE 5551 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CEGE 5551; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 5552 until 08-SEP-15
Basic microbiological techniques: isolation, identification/enumeration of bacteria, BOD, biodegradable kinetics, disinfection. Lab.
CEGE 8022 - Numerical Methods for Free and Moving Boundary Problems
(3 cr; Prereq-8401 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8022 until 08-SEP-15
Examples of free and moving boundary problems: metal solidification, filling, polymer molding, flow in porous media, ground freezing. Solutions: analytical, fixed finite difference, fixed finite element, front tracking schemes, general deforming finite element methods.
CEGE 8094 - Directed Research
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 12 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8094 until 08-SEP-15
Special studies in the planning, design, or analysis of civil, environmental, and geo- engineering systems. Individual lab research problems, literature studies, reports. Supervised by staff.
CEGE 8200 - Seminar: Transportation
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8200 until 08-SEP-15
Content depends on instructor and student. Sample topics: traffic safety, traffic flow theory, transportation materials, transportation planning, transportation economics.
CEGE 8211 - Theory of Traffic Flow
(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8211 until 08-SEP-15
Definitions/measurements of basic traffic flow parameters, fundamental relationships. Macroscopic continuum and microscopic traffic flow models. Schockwaves and applications. Flow, speed, headway, and other statistical distributions of traffic parameters. Gap availability/acceptance. Simulation of traffic flow. Traffic control theory, queuing theory, applications.
CEGE 8212 - Advanced Travel Demand Modeling and Supply Analysis
(3 cr; Prereq-5211 or equiv, Stat 3021; Student Option; offered Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8212 until 08-SEP-15
Application of random utility theory to model travel demand; deterministic and stochastic trip assignment; network design problems; transportation planning software.
CEGE 8214 - Transportation Economics
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8214 until 08-SEP-15
Application of microeconomic theory to transportation. Demand/demand estimation, cost/cost estimation, pricing/investment, regulation/deregulation. Urban/intercity passenger transportation, freight transportation.
CEGE 8215 - Transportation Data Analysis
(3 cr; Prereq-[8210 or 8211], [STAT 5021 or equiv]; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8215 until 08-SEP-15
Maximum likelihood methods for generalized linear models, with logit/probit models. Linear regression as special cases. Applications to gap acceptance, discrete choice, speed/headway distributions, accident modeling. Introduction to Bayesian inference.
CEGE 8216 - Urban Traffic Operations
(3 cr; Student Option)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8216 until 08-SEP-15
Capacity analysis techniques for urban streets, optimal traffic signal timing, coordination, real time control. Traffic signal hardware, including detectors/controllers. Operational techniques for traffic management. Use of computer program packages in traffic engineering practice. Freeway operations/control.
CEGE 8217 - Transportation Network Analysis
(4 cr; A-F only; offered Fall Odd Year)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8217 until 08-SEP-15
Concepts/tools for transportation system and network analysis. Analytical models, algorithms for formation/solution of equilibrium assignment problem for transportation networks. Static/dynamic user equilibrium traffic assignments. System optimal, stochastic user equilibrium, traffic paradox. Linear/nonlinear programming, variational inequalities.
CEGE 8218 - Dynamic Transportation Network Analysis
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd Year)
Dynamic traffic assignment and its history as an extension to static traffic assignment. Issues related to traffic flow propagation and time-dependent travel times. Dynamic user equilibrium Variational Inequalities. Analytic and simulation-based DTA models. Dynamic transit assignment on schedule-based networks. Hyperpaths, stochastic route choice, and capacity constraints in transit networks. Introduction to activity-based modeling. Time-space prisms, activity-travel scheduling. prereqs: CEGE 5214 or IE 5531, CEGE 8217 recommended
CEGE 8300 - Seminar: Geomechanics
(1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8300 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 8300 until 22-JAN-02, was CE 8300 until 22-JAN-02, was GEOE 8300 until 07-SEP-99, GEOE 8300 (inactive)
Presentations on various topics.
CEGE 8321 - Thermoporoelasticity
(4 cr; Prereq-CSE grad student, 5321 or GeoE 5321 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8321 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 8321 until 07-SEP-99, GEOE 8321 (inactive)
Micro-mechanical description of porous media. Thermodynamics foundations. Linear theory of thermoporoelasticity: constitutive, transport, and balance laws; field equations. Determination of material constants. Singular solutions. Methods of solution: integral transform, method of singularities, finite and boundary element method.
CEGE 8333 - FTE: Master's
(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8333 until 08-SEP-15
(No description)
CEGE 8336 - Boundary Element Methods I
(3 cr; Prereq-CSE grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8336 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 8336 until 07-SEP-99, GEOE 8336 (inactive)
Introduction to boundary element methods for elastostatics; stress discontinuity, displacement discontinuity, and direct boundary integral methods. Derivation of basic mathematical solutions from the theory of elasticity. Applications in geomechanics.
CEGE 8341 - Wave Propagation in Solids and Structures
(4 cr; Prereq-Basic courses in soil machanics/dynamics or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8341 until 08-SEP-15
Fundamentals of wave propagation theory in elastic media. Wave dispersion and packet distortion. Waves in one-dimensional structural systems: rods and beams. Waves in two- and three-dimensional media. Guided waves, Rayleigh waves and Lamb waves. Waves in heterogeneous media. Application of wave methods to structural and material diagnostics. Experimental methods for wavefield measurements and characterization. Signal processing for wave feature extraction. Introduction to nonlinear wave propagation.
CEGE 8351 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II
(3 cr; Prereq-[MATH 2374 or equivalent], [CEGE 5351], [CSE grad student or instr consent]; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8351 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 8351 until 07-SEP-99
Emphasizes skills relevant for civil, environmental, and geo-engineers. Mathematical principles are explained in an engineering setting, with applications chosen from deformable body mechanics, rock mechanics, soil mechanics, fluid mechanics, and groundwater flow.
CEGE 8352 - Advanced Groundwater Mechanics II
(3 cr; Prereq-4351, CSE grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8352 until 08-SEP-15, was GEOE 8352 until 07-SEP-99, GEOE 8352 (inactive)
Applying complex methods, including conformal mapping, in groundwater mechanics; solving problems with free boundaries using the hodograph method; drains in aquifers with free boundaries; superposition of solutions with drains; singular Cauchy integrals; boundary elements.
CEGE 8400 - Seminar: Structures
(1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8400 until 08-SEP-15
Content depends on instructor and student. Sample topics: theory of elasticity, optimization, reliability, wave propagation, soil dynamics, experimental equipment, wind forces on structures, structural failures, modern construction practices.
CEGE 8401 - Fundamentals of Finite Element Method
(3 cr; Prereq-4411 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8401 until 08-SEP-15
Elements of calculus of variations; weak and strong formulations of linear continuum and structural problems. Isoparametric elements and numerical integration. Basic concepts of error analysis and convergence. Analysis of plates and shells. Introduction to mixed methods and time dependent problems.
CEGE 8402 - Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
(3 cr; Prereq-8401 or instr consent; offered alt yrs; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8402 until 08-SEP-15
Large strains and work conjugate stresses. Equilibrium and principle of virtual work for nonlinear problems. Nonlinear elasticity and plasticity. Finite element discretization and nonlinear algebraic equations. Linearization and solution algorithms for nonlinear problems. Structural stability.
CEGE 8411 - Plate Structures
(3 cr; Prereq-5411 or instr consent; offered alt yrs; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8411 until 08-SEP-15
Analysis of plate structures based on the small-deflection elastic Kirchhoff-Love theory. Classical and numerical analysis methods. Skew and orthotropic plate structures. Elements of large deflection theory and stability of plates.
CEGE 8412 - Shell Structures
(3 cr; Prereq-CSE grad or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8412 until 08-SEP-15
Static analysis of thin elastic shells based on Love's postulates. Membrane and bending theories. Thermal stresses in cylinders. Buckling of shells of revolution. Offered alternate years.
CEGE 8413 - Fracture and Scaling
(3 cr; Prereq-5411; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8413 until 08-SEP-15
Linear elastic fracture mechanics, cohesive fracture, scaling, strength statistics.
CEGE 8421 - Structural Dynamics
(3 cr; Prereq-[3401, AEM 2012] or instr consent; concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 4411 recommended; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8421 until 08-SEP-15
Response of discrete/continuous systems to dynamic loading. Formulation/solution of problems of one or more degrees of freedom. Modal analysis. Numerical integration and transform techniques. Response of dynamic systems to base motion using response spectrum methods.
CEGE 8422 - Earthquake Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-8421 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8422 until 08-SEP-15
Introduction to earthquake engineering; response spectra; energy absorption capacity of structures; estimation of damping; earthquake resistant design; seismic design codes; base isolation; soil-structure interaction. Blast resistant design. Wind effects on structures.
CEGE 8431 - Structural Stability
(3 cr; Prereq-CSE grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8431 until 08-SEP-15
Classification of discrete/continuous conservative/nonconservative systems. Buckling analysis of, e.g., structural members, frameworks, and plates by classical/numerical methods. Offered alternate years.
CEGE 8442 - Analysis of Structural Systems
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 5411 or equivalent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8442 until 08-SEP-15
Advanced theory and computational techniques for analyzing complex structural building systems. Using comprehensive geometric and material nonlinear analysis for designing steel and composite structures.
CEGE 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
(1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8444 until 08-SEP-15
(No description)
CEGE 8451 - Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures
(3 cr; Prereq-4412 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8451 until 08-SEP-15
Advanced topics; experimental and theoretical background to design code provisions. Moment-curvature analysis of members. Shear; torsion; disturbed regions. Beam column joints; shear walls. Effects of earthquake loading. Limit analysis.
CEGE 8461 - Structural Reliability
(3 cr; Prereq-[4412, 4413] or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8461 until 08-SEP-15
Structural design standards/methods. Uncertainties in structural design. Basic probabilistic concepts, statistical distributions. Resistance/load statistics. First-/second-order reliability methods, systems reliability. Development of probability-based design codes. Offered alternate years.
CEGE 8490 - Special Topics (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8490 until 08-SEP-15
Topics vary depending on faculty and student interests.
CEGE 8500 - Seminar: Environmental
(1 cr; Prereq-grad CE major or instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8500 until 08-SEP-15
Broad coverage of topics in environmental engineering and science. Speakers consist primarily of graduate students in these areas, but presentations may also be given by University faculty and guest speakers.
CEGE 8501 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics I
(4 cr; Prereq-3502 or equiv or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8501 until 08-SEP-15
Basic laws of mass, energy, and momentum transport in environmental fluid flow. Exact and approximate solutions for viscous flow. Irrotational flow; gravity waves. Similitude and inspectional analysis. Laminar boundary layers and slender flows. Application to engineering and environmental problems.
CEGE 8502 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics II
(4 cr; Prereq-8501 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8502 until 08-SEP-15
Reynolds equations. Developed and developing turbulent boundary layers and slender flows, and their interaction with inviscid flow. Jets, plumes, wakes and shear layers. Statistical description of turbulence; data analysis.
CEGE 8503 - Environmental Mass Transport
(4 cr; Prereq-3502, 3501 or equiv or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8503 until 08-SEP-15
Principles of intraphase and interfacial chemical transport and fate in the environment, specifically the processes of diffusion, dispersion, and convection. Application to surface water and atmospheric mixing, dispersion in groundwater, and transport between these media.
CEGE 8504 - Theory of Unit Operations
(4 cr; Prereq-5541; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8504 until 08-SEP-15
Theoretical basis, design, operation of chemical/physical processes used in treating/controlling water quality. Adsorption, ion exchange, sedimentation, thickening, filtration, gas transfer, coagulation, flocculation, membrane processes, disinfection.
CEGE 8505 - Biological Processes
(3 cr; Prereq-4502, 4501 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8505 until 08-SEP-15
Theoretical principles underlying chemical and biological wastewater treatment processes, including aerobic and anaerobic treatment for organic carbon and nutrient removal. Mathematical models of microbial growth kinetics and mass transport in suspended growth and attached film applications are developed.
CEGE 8506 - Stochastic Hydrology
(4 cr; Prereq-Stat 3021 or equiv or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8506 until 08-SEP-15
Analysis and synthesis of hydrologic series and systems; derived distributions; uncertainty and risk analysis; flood frequency analysis; multivariate time series analysis; correlation and spectral analysis; series of long-range dependence; linear estimation; geostatistics; sampling networks; hydrologic forecasting.
CEGE 8507 - Advanced Methods in Hydrology
(4 cr; Prereq-8506; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8507 until 08-SEP-15
Notions of scale-invariance, scaling, and multiscaling in geophysical processes; methods of multiscale analysis; wavelet transforms; time-frequency-scale analysis and fractal analysis. Applications in atmospheric, hydrologic, and geomorphologic processes.
CEGE 8508 - Ecological Fluid Mechanics
(4 cr; Prereq-3502 or equiv; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8508 until 08-SEP-15
Fluid mechanics of microbiological processes in lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Small-scale fluid motion, nutrient uptake, growth kinetics, ecosystem metabolism, scaling, lab/field microstructure measurements.
CEGE 8511 - Mechanics of Sediment Transport
(3 cr; Prereq-3502 and 4501 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8511 until 08-SEP-15, ESCI 8511
Particle motion in fluids. Criteria for incipient motion. Formulations for bedload and suspended load. Bedform mechanics and hydraulic resistance relations. Channel stability, aggradation and degradation, alluvial stream morphology.
CEGE 8521 - The Atmospheric Boundary Layer
(4 cr; Prereq-CSE or COAFES grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Summer)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8521 until 08-SEP-15
Land-atmosphere interactions and turbulent transport in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), the lowest part of the atmosphere. ABL development and dynamics. Turbulence, surface energy balance, spectral analysis, similarity theory. Flow over homogeneous and heterogeneous surfaces. Atmospheric stability, measurement, simulation of turbulent fluxes.
CEGE 8542 - Chemistry of Organic Pollutants in Environmental Systems
(3 cr; Prereq-CEGE 5541 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8542 until 08-SEP-15
Structural characteristics and physico-chemical properties of organic contaminants in aquatic systems. Emphasizes PCBs, PAHs, dioxins, insecticides, herbicides, and chlorinated solvents. Factors affecting their transport/transformation. Structure- and property-activity relationships, their use in predicting organic chemical behavior.
CEGE 8545 - Data Quality
(.5 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Data Quality will examine the application of quality assurance and quality control fundamentals to engineering studies in the field, in the laboratory, and in modeling. The course material will be applicable to any study. Data quality considerations are important through the planning, data generation (field, laboratory, modeling), data organization, and data interpretation stages of a project. Practical questions and problems will be considered by in-class small groups and homework assignments. These problems will be largely based on real data sets. The class topics will include: data quality as a component of effective experiment design, measures of uncertainty for experimental and analytical data, data-quality considerations in the laboratory, data-quality considerations in the field, data-quality considerations in computational modeling, documentation for data quality, and data handling, data checks.
CEGE 8551 - Environmental Microbiology: Molecular Theory and Methods
(3 cr [max 4]; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Even Year; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8551 until 08-SEP-15
Introduction to microbial genetics and molecular phylogeny. Application of nucleic-acid techniques in environmental microbiology and microbial ecology.
CEGE 8561 - Analysis and Modeling of Aquatic Environments I
(3 cr; Prereq-One sem grad work or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8561 until 08-SEP-15
Introduction to hydrologic transport and water quality simulation in natural water systems. Deterministic, process-oriented water quality model development. Mixed cell models, advection, turbulent diffusion/dispersion. Chemical/biological kinetics in water quality models. Application of water quality models to management problems.
CEGE 8562 - Analysis and Modeling of Aquatic Environments II
(3 cr; Prereq-One sem grad work or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8562 until 08-SEP-15
Models for transport/transformation of pollutants, nutrients, particulates, ecosystems, etc., from recently completed theses, articles, or research in progress. Students review assigned recent papers, make presentations, and analyze a topic of their choice.
CEGE 8571 - Hydraulic Measurements
(3 cr; Prereq-3502 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8571 until 08-SEP-15
Lab and field methods and instruments for measuring hydraulic pressure, velocity, and discharge.
CEGE 8572 - Computational Environmental Fluid Dynamics
(4 cr; Prereq-grad student in CSE or COAFES or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8572 until 08-SEP-15
Finite difference methods, their application to solution of one-/two-dimensional problems in environmental fluid dynamics. Stability, convergence, consistency, and accuracy of numerical schemes. Navier-Stokes equations, their physical meaning, and their numerical solution. Turbulence modeling: RANS and LES.
CEGE 8581 - Research and Professional Ethics in Water Resources and Environmental Science
(.5 cr; Prereq-[Environmental engineering or water resource science] grad student or instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8581 until 08-SEP-15, CEGE 8442 (ending 02-SEP-08, was CE 8442 until 08-SEP-15), WRS 8581
Ethics of water resources science and environmental engineering research/practice. Societal responsibility, plagiarism, recording-keeping, authorship, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, professional relationships, fraud, reporting misconduct. Meets during first eight weeks of spring semester.
CEGE 8601 - Introduction to Stream Restoration
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8601 until 08-SEP-15, ESCI 8601, EEB 8601
Background material required to participate in a stream restoration project. How to assimilate geologic, hydrologic, and ecological data at watershed and reach scales to plan a restoration project and evaluate/critique existing stream restoration projects.
CEGE 8602 - Stream Restoration Practice
(2 cr; Prereq-CEGE 8601, or EEB 8601, or ESCI 8601 ; S-N only; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8602 until 08-SEP-15, ESCI 8602, EEB 8602
Field experience, group design project. Students provide a stream restoration context for each other's elective coursework, complete critical assessments of stream restoration projects, and design a stream restoration site.
CEGE 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8666 until 08-SEP-15
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CEGE 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1 cr [max 18]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8777 until 08-SEP-15
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CEGE 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was CE 8888 until 08-SEP-15
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