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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: CE 160. Field and office procedures in support of material studied in CE 160.
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2.00 Credits
Special Requirements: For beginning college freshmen or transfer students with fewer than 24 semester hours of credit. Transition to university experience. Topics include study skills, critical thinking skills, library education, exploration of majors and careers, degree programs, campus resources, and personal development, with special attention given to Civil Engineering careers and design. The design process is introduced through hands-on projects.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: For transfer or change of major students who have earned at least 24 semester hours of credit or have completed a course equivalent in content to the generic WKU University Experience course; Math 117 or higher An introduction to civil engineering and its specialties. Topics include a brief overview of: surveying, water resources, transportation, and construction, geotechnical, and structural engineering. The design process and the importance of public safety are emphasized. Students will complete on a simple design project.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Math 126 Corequisite: Math 227 A study of the branch of mechanics dealing with forces and the effects of forces acting on bodies at rest. Topics include: vector operations, applied loads forces, moments of a force, couples, resultants, free body diagrams, equilibrium, friction, centroids, centers of gravity and moments of inertia. Applications of these topics involve: beams, frames, trusses, cables, pulleys, sheaves, and machines.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Junior standing or approval of the instructor (per proposal). Description: Introduction to federal and local regulations governing floodplain management, the National Flood Insurance Program, and flood maps. Successful completion of the class requires passing the Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam, within a maximum of two attempts. Students will be required to pay the exam fee(s) to the Association of State Floodplain Managers.
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3.00 Credits
Corequisite: CE 304. The study of planning, administration, and management of construction projects and an introduction to the methodology utilized in executing specific designs. Emphasis is placed on the organization of construction firms, development of construction documents, theory of estimating and quantity take-offs, contractual and management systems, scheduling, project administration and inspection of construction operations.
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: CE 303. Extension of CE 303 lecture course. Skills related to Construction Management will be covered in a laboratory setting including plan reading, specification reading, construction scheduling and estimating using industry standard state-of-the-practice software and hardware, and other applied tasks.
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1.00 Credits
**Effective Fall 2008** Corequisites: EM 302 or EM 303 Prerequisites: MATH 227 and EM 221 or EM 222 Effective Fall 2010 Prerequisites: MATH 137 and EM 221 or EM 222 Implementation of fundamental principles and physical laws governing the response of structural components to external forces. Students will plan, conduct and report on experiments to measure the performance characteristics of materials and structural systems.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CE 303. Study of construction operations as dynamic production processes. Utilization of equipment and other resources to achieve highest levels of productivity, safety, and quality. Covers a wide range of traditional and state-of-the-practice construction methods.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to law and judicial procedures as they relate to the practicing engineer. Contracts, professional liability, professional ethics, licensing, bidding procedures, intellectual property, products liability. Emphasis on development of critical thinking process, abstract problem analysis and evaluation.
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