CEGE Student Success Center (SSC)

Covers properties and behavior of typical civil engineering materials, including wood, metals, aggregates, asphalt cement concrete, portland cement concrete, and composites. Laboratory exercises demonstrate selected engineering mechanics principles, including elastic, inelastic, and time-dependent material behavior. Additional topics include testing techniques, materials standards, report writing, and presentation of experimental data.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): ENG 2120 or MEEM 2150 or CMG 2120 or ME 2150

Provides engineering students with a unified understanding of the fundamental conservation laws and property accounting applied to thermodynamic and fluid dynamic systems. Topics will include but are not limited to: ideal gas behavior; heat, work, and energy; 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics; heat pumps; cycles; hydrostatics; Bernoulli; pipe flow and loss; and lift and drag.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Pre-Requisite(s): CH 1150 and CH 1151 and PH 2100 and (ENG 1101 or ENG 1101T or CS 1111 or CS 1121 or CS 1131) and MA 2160

Introduction to structural concepts and techniques for analyzing trusses, determinate and indeterminate beams, and frame structures. Apply concepts from statics and mechanics of materials to determine internal forces and deflections of structural members and systems, including loads and load paths.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): (ENG 2120 or MEEM 2150 or ME 2150) and (MA 2320(C) or MA 2321(C) or MA 2330(C))

Introduction to concepts required by professionals involved in the construction industry. Includes contracts, bidding, estimating, scheduling, cash flow, safety, labor issues, equipment ownership, and productivity.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman

Introduction to transportation in the United States, transportation mode characteristics and applications, highway geometrics and design standards, pavement design and management.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman

Basic principles and calculations for environmental engineering. Covers application of mass balance, energy balance, and physical/chemical/biological principles to water and wastewater treatment, surface water quality, air quality, solid waste management, and groundwater quality.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Engineering - Environmental, Ecological Engineering, Environmental Engineering
• Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1160 or MA 1161) and MA 2160 and (CH 1112 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151))

Introduction to environmental data acquisition and interpretation, fundamentals of environmental monitoring, instrumentation, measurement techniques, and statistical analyses. Measurements are conducted in a variety of engineered and natural environments. Probability and statistical analyses are applied to the collected data.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
• Semesters Offered: Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and (CH 1150 and CH 1151)

Application of fundamental chemical, biological, and physical principles of environmental engineering to design and operation of systems used for water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management, air pollution control, and analysis of quality of surface water, air, and groundwater.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and CH 1112 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151)

Introduction to hydrologic engineering, including rainfall-runoff modeling and hydrologic frequency analysis. Analysis and design of hydraulic systems such as pipe networks and storm water management systems. Computational, field, and experimental laboratory sessions reinforce lectures and provide hands-on learning opportunities.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman
• Pre-Requisite(s): (ENG 3200 or CEE 3200) and (MA 3710(C) or MA 2710(C) or MA 2720(C) or CEE 3502(C) or CEE 3710(C))

Introduction to probability, statistics, and uncertainty analysis with examples from civil engineering (e.g. models of vehicle arrivals, structural reliability, flood distributions). Topics include: discrete probability theory, probability distributions, parameter estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, linear regression, and model selection.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160

Develops the terminology and descriptions common to the field. Studies soil compressibility, fluid flow, response to mechanical compaction, and strength as well as methods of determining geostatic stresses and stress changes due to boundary loadings. An experimental laboratory experience reinforces the lecture material.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-3)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): GE 2000(C) and (MEEM 2150 or ME 2150 or ENG 2120) and (ENG 3200 or CEE 3200 or GE 3850)

Introduction to design of reinforced concrete structural components. Analyze and design reinforced concrete beams, columns, and footings. Understand material behavior, limit state criteria, and practical detailing considerations. Application of the ACI 318 to cast-in-place and precast systems.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-2)
• Semesters Offered: Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3202

Behavior and design of structural steel members using both ASD and LRDF approaches. Covers material behavior, external loads, and the design of tension, compression, and flexural members (rolled, built-up, and composite), and simple welded and bolted connections.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-2)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Summer
• Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3202

Application of chemistry, conservation principles, and mathematics to the analysis of chemical processes occurring in natural and engineered environments. Topics include acid-base phenomena, the carbonate system, precipitation/dissolution, redox chemistry, diffusion, mass transfer, and applications to engineering design.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-3)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Pre-Requisite(s): (CEE 3501 or CEE 3503) and CEE 3502 and (ENG 3200 or CEE 3200)

Principles of physical, chemical, and biological processes employed in wastewater treatment. Design of selected individual units within wastewater treatment systems.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3501 or CEE 3503 or CEE 3500

Provides an overview of the principles and design of municipal water treatment practices. Understand the physical and chemical processes employed in water treatment. Design individual unit processes with a view toward integration into complete treatment systems.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3501 or CEE 3503 or CEE 3500

Overview of air quality regulation in the U.S. and world, including basic concepts of atmospheric chemistry and transport; fugitive, point, and area emissions; principles and tradeoffs of operation and design of air pollution control systems; and application of air quality models.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3501 or CEE 3503

Develops the scientific basis for water quality management in lakes and rivers. Considers the origin, behavior, and fate of nutrients and toxic substances. Introduces engineered approaches for lake management, including mass balance modeling. Presents techniques for water quality restoration and the legal framework supporting pollution control.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-3)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3501 or CEE 3503 or CEE 3500

Study of sustainability, engineering and design including systems analysis, life cycle analysis, biogeochemical cycles, energy balances, energy conservation and development, models for sustainable engineering, environmental regulations as sustainability instruments, sustainability in the build environment, and industrial ecology and compliance.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
• Semesters Offered: Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): CEE 3501 or CEE 3503 or CEE 3500

Provides a rigorous hands-on introduction to process control, laboratory and pilot-plant experimentation focused on physical, chemical and biological treatment systems used in environmental engineering.

• Credits: 2.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-5)
• Semesters Offered: Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): (CEE 3501 or CEE 3503) and (ENG 3200 or CEE 3200) and (CEE 4502 or CEE 4503(C))

Introduction to the construction management profession, and current issues and trends in residential and commercial construction industries. Focuses on how the construction industry works, along with enhancing verbal, CAD, and print reading skills.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-2)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore

Overview of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components of building systems. HVAC systems and controls, water supply and drainage, electrical power distribution and lighting, fire detection, alarm, and communications. Includes construction drawing interpretation and design projects.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring

The composition and resolution of forces and force systems, principles of equilibrium applied to various bodies, simple structures, friction, and 2nd moments of area. Intro to the mechanical behavior of materials, including calculation of stresses, strains, and deformations due to axial, torsional, and flexural loading. Uses MATLAB.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering
• Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 and PH 2100 and (ENG 1101 or ENG 1101T or CS 1111 or CS 1121 or CS 1131)

Introduction to the design, conduct, and analysis of statistical studies aimed at solving engineering problems. Topics include methods of data collection, descriptive and graphical methods, probability and probability models, statistical inference, control charts, linear regression, design of experiments.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160 or MA 3160(C)

Force systems in two and three dimensions. Includes composition and resolution of forces and force systems, principles of equilibrium applied to various bodies, simple structures, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. Vector algebra used where appropriate. Prerequisite of MA2160 with a grade of C or better is required.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of For Res & Env Sci, College of Engineering
• Pre-Requisite(s): MA 2160

Introduction to mechanical behavior of materials, including stress/strain at a point, principle stresses and strains, stress-strain relationships, determination of stresses and deformations in situations involving axial loading, torsional loading of circular cross sections, and flexural loading of straight members. Also covers stresses due to combined loading and buckling of columns.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of For Res & Env Sci, College of Engineering
• Pre-Requisite(s): MEEM 2110 or ME 2110

Introduction to the geospatial engineering profession with emphasis on technology and careers. Topics include: technology, specialties, education, professional practice, life-long learning, and ethics related to geospatial engineering.

• Credits: 1.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-1-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Surveying Engineering, Geospatial Engineering

An introductory course exploring surveying instruments and their use in the measurement of angles, distances and elevations. Subject areas apply mathematics, fundamentals of mapping, computational methods, measurement analysis and proper instrument care in plane surveying.

• Credits: 2.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-1-2)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring