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2.00 Credits
Covers engineering project management from concept through design, procurement, construction and closeout. Topics include project delivery, contractual arrangements, construction documents, project phases, cost-estimating, work-planning, tracking and cost control, trend analysis and forecasting, administration of group process and leadership and economic feasibility analysis. Engineering economics reviewed, and use of the critical-path method included. Many topics are applicable to the concurrently offered senior design course. Prerequisite: GE 359.
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2.00 Credits
Introduction to site investigation procedures and insitu testing techniques to characterize field behavior of soils related to engineering properties. Field exercises in principles of mechanics of materials and structural analysis to the design of steel structures in conformance with current codes. Prerequisite: CE 350.
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3.00 Credits
Structural design for earthquake forces in accordance with the 1997 Uniform Building Code and the 2000 International Building Code. Fundamentals of earthquake ground motion: tectonics, seismic waves, intensity, magnitude, seismic maps, soil effects, structural dynamics and response spectra. A detailed study of the IBC-2000 static force provisions, including seismic use groups, spectral maps, site coefficients, base shear, force distribution, torsion and reliability factor; comparison to the UBC-97 provisions. Detailed analysis and design of diaphragm and shear wall systems in wood, masonry and concrete. Analysis of steel moment frames, braced frames and eccentrically braced frames. Overview of foundation design considerations, seismic isolation and seismic retrofit. Prerequisites: CE 321, CE 350, CE 450.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of seismology and geotechnical earthquake engineering, in accordance with the NEHRP and USGS procedures, with correlation to the UBC and IBC building codes. Topics include plate tectonics, earthquake faults, seismic magnitude and intensity, ground motion, seismic wave attenuation, development of response spectra, seismic hazard analysis, ground motion amplification, liquefaction analysis, dynamic slope stability, seismic design of retaining walls and mitigation of hazardous sites. Prerequisites: CE 321, CE 350, CE 450.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to engineering geology. Major topics include three-dimensional portrayal of subsurface conditions, endogenic and exogenic geological conditions applicable to civil engineering, land use planning, applied geomorphology and geophysics, hydrology and field methods for site-specific analysis of engineering geology problems. Prerequisite: CE 321.
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3.00 Credits
Selected topics in advanced transportation planning techniques, signalization design, airport planning and design and transportation economics. Course is designed to equip students with practical design-oriented knowledge of land use impacts on transportation, travel demand forecasting, models of trip distribution and traffic assignment on the road network. Prerequisites: CE 323, GE 359.
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3.00 Credits
Geotechnical design of foundations and retaining structures. Structural requirements are combined with subsurface behavior to select and design the most suitable foundation type, focusing on safety, serviceability and economy of design. Topics include subsurface exploration methods, bearing capacity and settlement analysis for shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls and abutments, sheet piles, problem soils, ground improvement, slope stability and construction excavation and bracing. Basic soil mechanics theory is extended and applied to analytic and semi-empirical approaches in the geotechnical design of foundation systems for civil engineering structures. Prerequisites: CE 321, CE 322, and CE 350.
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2.00 Credits
Asphalt and concrete pavement design for highways and airfields. Covers wheel loads and design factors, stresses in flexible and rigid pavements, vehicle and traffic considerations, soil classification and characteristics, subgrade, design methods and bases and subbases. Combines soil mechanics theory and traffic requirements for an understanding of the fundamental behavior of pavements under traffic loads, with design of material and thickness to satisfy strength and serviceability performance objectives.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis and design of structural steel members, connections and systems using Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), in accordance with current AISC specifications. Topics include steel properties, load combinations, specifications, design of tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, trusses, welds, bolted connections and structural systems to resist vertical and lateral loads. Senior civil engineering students learn to apply the principles of mechanics of materials and structural analysis to the design of steel structures in conformance with current codes.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis and design of wood structures by the allowable stress method, in accordance with the National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction. Topics include wood properties and specifications, design of solid and glued-laminated members, tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, bolted and nailed connections, and plywood diaphragms and shear walls to resist lateral loads. Senior civil engineering students learn to apply the principles of mechanics of materials and structural analysis to the design of wood buildings in conformance with current codes. Prerequisite: CE 350.
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